Lighting

I am a huge lighting fanatic. When creating a comfortable and inviting room, so much of the onus is on lighting. In my opinion, it can make or break a room. When we bought our house, the contractor had placed cheap Home Depot lights in every room. You can bet the first thing I did was scour the earth for lighting that would ultimately give each room personality and warmth. So, I thought I would focus on a handful of suitable lights for a child’s room. Unfortunately, most of them are quite girly (sorry boys). Please let me know if you’ve got any fantastic lights that would be suitable for our little guys…

Jonathan Adler’s Giraffe Lamp is an absolute classic and one that I couldn’t ignore. He’s the master of creating beautiful and whimsical pottery pieces. I salivate over this lamp and dream of putting it in my daughter’s room someday but I shudder to think that an airborne object could knock it over. Ah heck, it’s worth it though! Don’t you think?

Not new to the decor scene but a nice look nevertheless, West Elm’s Capiz circles pendant lamp comes in 2 sizes. It’s a subtle, classic design that quietly enhances a room. I actually have this light in one of my rooms and I love it’s simplicity. I must mention that one of it’s features, that took a little getting used to, was the soft chiming sound it makes when a breeze flows through. I’ve come to realize that the chime of capiz shells sure beats a CD of pre-recorded nature sounds…

Then there’s Anthropologie’s Hanging Garden Globe light that’s so delicate and girly. I don’t know about you but I would have felt like a princess if I’d had this light hanging above my head as a little girl. Can you imagine?

Chandeliers tend to be pretty consistent classics, so I set out to find a couple of worthwhile finds. The Five Arm Multi Leaf And Flower Chandelier is definitely on the punchier side whereas the Ivory Leaf and Flower chandelier is simple and pretty darn charming, I think.

I debated posting these Rose Lights because I’ve already gone overboard with girly, flowery lighting; however, because they’re string lights, I thought they were a nice twist on accent lighting. I’ll bet they make a lovely glow at night for the little girl that needs to keep a light on.