Elegant Lighting

How we light up the places where we live and work makes a big impact on how we feel. It also makes a huge impact on the environment. The kind of bulbs, the kind of fixture, the kind of power and the habits we can keep all add up to a very significant greening. Start with the fact that a conventional incandescent bulb turns only around five to ten percent of its consumed energy into light, the rest goes out as heat. From there, there's no limit to how green your lighting can be. 

The choices have never been greater when it comes to decorative lighting fixtures. the lighting industry has transformed from the practical to decorative works of art, providing the latest in quality decorative lighting covering a range of styles and budgets. 

For over 30 years, LAMPS PLUS has been synonymous with excellence in the lighting retail industry. Established in 1976, LAMPS PLUS is the nation's largest specialty lighting company, with over 40 state of the art superstores throughout the western United States. Serving over five million customers each year, we carry the largest selection of functional and decorative indoor and outdoor lighting products. This selection includes hundreds of products available exclusively from LAMPS PLUS.

 Find a wide selection of children's table lamps, desk lamps, ceiling lights and more at LampsPlus.com!  

Bellacor - Lighting and Home Furnishings 

Bellacor is a one-stop showroom that promises a new way to shop the entire lighting and home furnishings industry from the comfort of your home by providing superior personal service and access to the largest collection of lighting and home furnishings on the web. Bellacor offers access to over 500,000 products from 700 manufacturers. Delight in their extensive collection.

Y Lighting offers an extensive selection of modern and contemporary lighting fixtures and chandeliers ideal for residential and commercial applications. Check out their latest additions; the renowned Artemide and Flos collections from Italy, beautiful European-designed fixtures from Vibia, ceiling fans from Modern Fan Company, George Nelson Bubble Lamps, Foscari and enhancements to the Illuminating Experiences collection, not to mention exciting lamps from Italian firms Oluce and Prandina.

Energy Efficient Lighting at YLighting

"You may not know it, but households across the globe are infested with vampires. Energy vampires, that is. Cleverly disguised as innocuous household appliances (psst, your television is one of them), their nasty pointed teeth plunged deep into your wall socket, draining power all hours of the day and night, even after you've switched them off. (Americans pay $ 1 billion a year for our televisions and VCRs while they're turned off.) Other sleeper agents of the electric undead that consume 1,000 kilowatt hours a year per household, while in standby mode: your toaster, coffee maker, hair dryer, PC, printer, cable box and cell phone charger. You don't have to live in a constant state of fear, however, forever checking behind your back for that one appliance you forgot to pull the plug of Just plug adjacent equipment into power strips with surge protectors and before you crawl under the safety of your covers, or head out to work, simply flip the switch."

Source: LiveScience.com 

Go Green and Save Big with Energy Efficient Lighting

Save up to hundreds of dollars annually while reducing waste with energy-efficient LEDs and compact fluorescent lighting, now available in sharp, contemporary designs.

Find Energy Efficient lighting at Lumens. Stunning in design and performance, less polluting and saves you money.

Lumen Light + Living is dedicated to offering the very best of design-oriented lighting, fans and home accessories. They carry a highly diversified line of quality products from the most contemporary international designs to modern interpretations of the classics. The collection includes both European and American designs including the most popular international contemporary lines. Lumens make a special effort to showcase the work of studio glassmakers, artisan lamp-makers and small design studios that you won't find anywhere else.

Organic Style is the premiere eco-lifestyle destination site for people seeking high-quality products that uphold the well-being of the planet and humankind.

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Most of us care about our homes and tries to make them as nice aspossible. If you want to decorate your home with success and really become clever in interior decorating you should know the basic interior decorating tips as well as the three elements of success that apply toany interior decorating program. This helps you to create rooms thatare welcoming and harmonic for everybody.

The elements I am talking about are:

the function,
the mood and
the harmony.

The Function

Any room in a house has to be functional. If not it will be of nouse to anybody. Only if it functions according to its’ purpose it will be enjoyed. Functional actually means that the room should serve a purpose and be comfortable to perform that function inside the room.

A living room is an example of a functional room. Some living rooms are so decorated and pristine, they are never used. It should not belike that. This is, to put it plainly, an interior decorating failure. A functional living room should be in a manner that it is used forgreeting and entertaining guests and providing a space for family members to interact, relax and share quality time together. This makes it a functional room because it has a purpose and use. keep this function in mind while decorating a functional room like a living room.

The Mood

The next of the three elements of successful interior decorating is the Mood. If the mood of a room is to be relaxing and peaceful, such as a bedroom, then everything in the room will work toward this mood. If you want a room to be high energy, such as an office or game room, then the elements applied to the decoration and design will set this mood.If you want a room to be bright an airy, then colors and treatments will focus toward this mood. You should know the mood for which that room is created. Then accordingly you have to decorate it. The decoration should be in such a way that it brings the desired mood to the person in that room.

The Harmony

The third of these three elements of successful interior decorating is harmony. Every element in any room of the home, office etc. should work in harmony with the other elements or items, for example colors, textures and patterns in that room. Be aware that this is not the same as neglecting contrasting elements; contrast should also be used. The clue is to make harmony in the room and this should be the end result of combining all the items within it. The way we usually accomplish this is by utilizing a color scheme that uses three colors which are highlighted throughout the room.

These three elements of successful interior decorating should be implemented into your home. This will make it more appealing, enjoyable and brings happiness and pleasure. Thus it is made enjoyable by everyone who uses that room. These elements should be pulled together with the decor to make it a welcoming one to your family and friends.

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Fine Furniture

Club Furniture

As one of the leading national online retailers of home furnishing, Club Furniture offers customers a vast array of high quality, custom-built home furnishings and accessory items such as sofas, sleeper sofas, leather recliners, beds, dining sets, custom sectionals, leather club chairs, coffee tables and much more. Their exclusive "20 Day In-Home Trial" and rock solid warranties equate to happy customers.

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Blinds, Wall Coverings & Counter Tops

Inhabit has been featured in the pages of Style Magazine, Dwell Magazine, The New York Times and Interior Design Magazine. Their products are regularly featured at the Sundance Film Festival, NBC, HGTV and numerous movies and TV shows. Explore their extensive and impressive collection of fine home decor products.

Inhabit Wall Flats. Embossed Wall Tiles. Interior Design Magazine’s Eco-Friendly Product of the Year. Simple, modern, versatile!

Help your walls talk back.

Wall Flats are Inhabits take on a modern, eco-friendly wallpaper. A modern, truly beautiful, embossed three-dimensional wall covering that is good for the environment. Does it get any better than that? 

Wall Flats are made from 100% bamboo pulp, one of the world's most renewable resources. No trees were harmed in the making of this product. They are a sustainable wallcovering that is free of chemicals and will not be a burden to the environment at the end of it's lifecycle, since the tiles are 100% bio-degradable.

Wall Flats are designed to expand in any direction with an automatic pattern repeat and can be painted to coordinate with your decor. You can cover an existing wall with Wall Flats, help disguise a not-so-smooth wall or add a modern, green wallpaper to any room setting through patterning. 

Inhabit Modern Pillows

Inhabit offers stylish mix-and-match pillows built around smart design and bold, tasteful color use. Pillows can change a room quicker than almost any accent piece. It can change the environment as well. All of Inhabit's pillows are hand=printed in the USA using environmentally-friendly inks and generate no chemical waste. They use fabrics that are all from recycled materials.

Luxury Flooring & Rugs

South Cypress Floors was established with a focus on customer satisfaction. They offer quality products and services at a price you can afford, all while shopping from the convenience of your home or office. Purchasing a new floor is certainly an important decision. Whether it is a small bathroom or an entire office building, they want to meet all of your flooring needs.

Make your decorating visions a reality! Gabbeh Persian & Oriental Rugs breathe life into a modern room.

New flooring accents will revitalize any room, adding tone, texture and interest. Add comfort and style to your home with a rug from this soft modern rug collection. These rugs are stunning: made with the finest material, superior workmanship and bold, bright colors that will bring a statement of style to your home.

Rug Sale was established in 1999 with a commitment to providing consumers area rugs at affordable prices. Rug Sale is a leader in online area rugs and has operations in Connecitcut and Massachusetts. Rug Sale boasts three generations of experience in the rug industry. The Rug Sale model is to provide affordable area rugs and to provide unsurpassed service and experience. Rug Sale sells only first quality rugs directly from the manufacturer to your door and there is never a charge for shipping.

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Great Gifts

Discover hundreds of collectible home decor treasures that span cultures and continents, including rustic accents from Mexico, elegant Asian decorative pieces, extraordinary African decor and relaxing tropical decor.

NOVICA is pleased to invite you to shop their unique store full of worldwide fine art and home decor. Enjoy this gateway to the fascinating cultures of the world and explore remote regions across the globe. View the faces of fascinating artisans, read about their lives, learn about the meaning behind their works and select from more than 15,000 unique, handmade works of art. NOVICA has had a profound impact on the lives of many artisans. Many artists have been able to overcome the economic challenges felt in developing regions of the world and have been able to concentrate and work full time as artists.

West Africa Andes

Brazil 

Candles On Line is now Yummi Candles You can expect the same great service and products to only get better. Yummi is an exclusive brand of premium tealite candles, floater candles, pillar candles, volitive candles, taper, ball and square candles plus great accessories at affordable prices. They offer the finest candles available anywhere and with an assortment of styles, colors and scents that are available in one convenient location. Purchase with confidence because they are so confident in their products that they offer a 100% guarantee hassle free.

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Enhance your home with comfortable accessories. 

Relax In An Elegant Rocking Chair

The largest selection of rocking chairs anywhere. The rocking chair experts. If you're looking for a beautiful rocking chair for your home, you've come to the right place. They offer well over 400 exciting items.

Heavenly Hammocks

Explore the largest selection of rope and Mayan hammocks, hammock accessories and more. If you're looking for a way to add true comfort to your outdoor gatherings, add hammocks. You'll find hundreds of items to choose from at Hammocks. They are the hammock experts.

Helpful home organizers and fun items for home and family.

Bathroom Organizers, Magnifying Mirrors, Trash Cans Linens and more for your bathroom. 

Simple changes in the bathroom can  give your style an instant facelift. A great place to start is with the bathroom vanity, where you probably spend themost time daily in front of the mirror. A bath accessory set includes everything from soap pums to toothbrush holders and is an easy way to update the look and function of your bathroom - with styles ranging from ocean scenes for kids to elegant bamboo and bath linens to match! Always classy and always affordable.