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Kitchen Island Lighting Inspiration – Industrial

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: May 31, 2022 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Calling all foodies and kitchen-lovers! Today we take a deep dive into some of our favourite industrial-inspired kitchen lighting ideas for your island. 

Euclid Island Light in Matte Black

Perpendicular and simply stunning open cubes bring a fresh architectural twist to this very chic ten-light island design. The Matte Black finish brings a stunning sense of brilliant drama to any industrial inspired space.

Also available in chrome with matte black, or olde brass with bronze, . As well as many different style configurations (pendants, chandeliers, flush mounts, etc). 

Iuka Pendant in Brushed Nickel

The Iuka collection of fixtures feature a round inverted mesh basket resting on a trapezoid shaped frame to create its signature look.

Also available in a bronze finish. 

Trestle Mini Pendant in Matte Black with Olde Brass

Indulge in an exercise of geometrics and stunning interior décor, adding this single-light mini-pendant to a compact living space. Light up your kitchen island with a stylish Matte Black finish cage shade harkening back to an industrial motif, and a gorgeous Old Brass bulb mount that delivers perfect contrast.

Also available in an antique silver finish. As well as many different style configurations (pendants, chandeliers, flush mounts, etc). 

Quintus Mini Pendant in Rubbed Brass

Delivering a catchy, charming industrial motif, this single light mini pendant is ideal for a compact transitional space. Add targeted lighting to your kitchen island with this cage-style, geometric light fashioned of rubbed brass finish steel.

Also available in the following finishes: brushed nickel, plated bronze, bronze, chrome, matte black, metallic gold, red or white. 

Orsay Pendant in Matte Black

Showcase charm and personality in the kitchen with a pendant light in a matte black finish. A bird cage silhouette brings an alluring and airy display with steel construction.

Only available in matte black. Two size choices are available. 

If you are looking to update your home’s lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Fall 2021 Lighting Trends

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Oct 22, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The days are getting cooler and shorter. It’s safe to say that things have been far from ‘normal’ for 2021 but that hasn’t stopped people from updating their homes. 

As the leaves change colour and the crisp scent of fall is in the air, we have found a few common trends emerge this fall from our lighting clients. 

Incorporating Sconces

Over the past year there has certainly been a push towards a more natural and ambient style of lighting while keeping the design aesthetic minimalist. Key to mastering this style of lighting is incorporating layers of lighting. One way designers are maximizing the layered lighting effect and keeping the look minimalistic is by incorporating wall sconces into the design. 

Wall sconces are desirable because they don’t take up floor space or table space like a floor or table lamp, but still allow a focal point and layered light effect. This allows you to highlight a particular feature of your room like a painting or photograph, or to allow focused task lighting like a reading light by the bed without taking up space on the ever-full bedside table. 

Focus on the Dining Table

2020 and 2021 has taught us a lot about the value of cherishing the here and now. One way we are seeing this manifest in the home is as a new focus on the dining room or kitchen table. Families are actively seeking ways to connect with their loved ones and what is a better place to do that than around the table sharing a delicious meal?! 

We have seen a number of families looking to freshen up their dining area by updating their over-the-table lighting. Interested in what that process involves? Check out our blog on how to purchase your dining room table light.

A Welcoming Front Door

With snow on the way, it’s certainly time to make sure your outdoor lights are in working condition to light up those slippery paths. 

The style of your outdoor lighting fixture should always compliment the style of your home. When this happens successfully, your home will always be welcoming to guests and have great curb appeal. We always recommend that our clients bring in a photo of the front of their house so we can help you choose something that reflects the charm of your house. Read more about creating the perfect front door on our blog.

If you are looking for some fall inspiration please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Kitchen Island Lighting Inspiration – Contemporary Look

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Oct 14, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Calling all foodies and kitchen-lovers! Today we take a deep dive into some of our favourite contemporary kitchen lighting ideas for your island. 

1. Joliet Pendant

From the Joliet Collection comes an intriguing, ultra-modern one-light pendant offering a superb accent for kitchens, hallways, and main living areas. This pendant delivers a reverse-goblet design with a chic clear glass shade and gorgeous chrome finish steel holder, down rod, and canopy. Infuse custom contemporary charm with a delicate flavor.

Also available in brushed nickel, matte black and olde brass. As well as many different style configurations (sconce, chandeliers, flush mounts, etc). 

2. Nimbus Pendant 

Encourage a sense of serenity with this crisp orb pendant, boasting mount blown glass. Beautiful over a dining table or entry, the pendant shows off a lovely silhouette with a snow flurry finish.

Also available with different shade finishes like silver, gold and mirror. 

3. Eaton Pendant 

A customized kitchen or living space deserves fashionable lighting fixtures, and this one-light pendant from the Eaton collection delivers. This sleek, simple light offers a minimalist design with a cone-shaped shade, down rod, and canopy mount crafted of iron with a shiny polished nickel finish. Mount this light straight-up or on a sloped ceiling.

Also available in brushed nickel, bronze plate, matte black and rubbed brass. As well as different sizes; 12-inch (pictured), 18-inch and 24-inch.

If you are looking to update your home’s lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Home Office Lighting Inspiration – Modern Industrial

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Oct 12, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Calling all work-a-holics! If you have made the transition to work-from-home during the pandemic, or have always been enjoying the perks of working from home, it’s time to give your workspace a little bit of love. 

Making sure that your workspace is functional and aesthetically pleasing is paramount to your productivity. And that’s why we have brought together three looks to compliment any modern industrial workspace.

1. Cape Harbour Flush Mount in Matte Black

Chic lighting illuminates a custom space with decadence and a hint of nautical fare, customizing this matte black and glass three-light flushmount ceiling light. Embrace a historical theme originating from storied lighthouse designs with this light from the Cape Harbor collection, enjoying versatility that embellishes a space with modern, industrial, and Art Deco ambiance. This light offers a sleek ribbed clear glass shade nestled in a linear frame fashioned of bold matte black finish steel.

Also available in brushed nickel and polished nickel. Many size options are available as well.  

2. Parsons Chandelier in Matte Black and Brushed Nickel

Enhance your favorite room with this clean, crisp four-light chandelier. It’s fashioned with a matte black and brushed nickel finish and clear glass shades that deliver all the light you want. It will add a touch of brilliance to any space in the home, whether it’s your home office, the dining room, foyer, or kitchen.

Also available in matte black with an olde brass finish. There are many size and configuration options available as well.  

3. Arcano Pendant in Matte Black

Play with modern geometry with this eye-catching six-light LED pendant from the Arcano collection. Beautiful over your desk or reading chair, this pendant offers appealing curves in a matte black finish, with energy-efficient LED lighting you’ll love.

There are many size and configuration options available as well.  

If you are looking to update your home’s lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Dining Room Table Lighting Inspiration – Glam Feel

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Sep 28, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dining room tables are no longer just the place where we eat. Dining room tables are now part of our at-home office, the homework help center, the transition land of all lost items and the place where the family might eat if the game isn’t on. 

The lighting overhead of your dining room table should express your style and feel of your family’s aesthetic. We have collected three options for those aspiring to a glam feel in their dining room.

1. Cronise Chandelier in Chrome

Celebrate sleek style and elongated lines with this rectangular island pendant constructed of metal. Featuring a brilliant chrome finish, the smooth frame is complete with geometric cut out shapes that elevate your dining space. 

2. Haylie Chandelier in Matte Black and Olde Brass

This warm two-tone twelve-light long chandelier fixture adds a dynamic elegance to your favorite space. It’s crafted in a classic matte black and olde brass finish with the lights in a candle-like design.

3. Chloe Island Light in Brushed Nickel

Define your modern space with the eye-catching, streamlined presence of this island style three-light pendant. Rounded shades are made from clear, water-textured glass, suspended from a sleek steel frame with a brushed nickel finish. Your contemporary dining room gets an instant glam boost with this sophisticated fixture.

If you are looking to update your home’s lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Home Office Lighting 101

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Aug 20, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

With more and more companies moving to a permanent work-from-home situation, it’s no surprise that home offices are becoming a focus. Finding the perfect combination of lighting for your home office can be tricky, but let us help you with breaking down the most important tip for lighting your home office – layering your light sources!

Within your day you probably have many different types of tasks that need to be accomplished. Think of all the things you do in your home office – working on the computer, reading, talking on the phone, video calls, holding meetings, etc. Each of these tasks would benefit from a different style of lighting which all layer together to create the perfect home office! 

When layering your lighting it is important to consider three types of light:

1 – Natural Light 

Natural light (from a window) will serve to energize you throughout the day but it can also cause a lot of glare on computer screens. Natural light can be used in your home office through controlled use. Think of installing blinds or curtains to help manage brightness and glare throughout the day. 

2 – Overhead Lighting

Overhead lighting serves to illuminate a large portion of your room from one single light source. Overhead lighting can be a place to express your style and creativity in your office. It should provide enough light to keep the room bright for working, but not be so overwhelming to cause glare. If you are renovating you may have more ability to select where the overhead electrical box will be placed and can do so to avoid potential glare and shadows. Putting your overhead lighting on a dimmer switch is also a great way to create ambience in your home office.

3 – Task Lighting 

Task lighting is going to be your new best friend in your home office! Think of task lighting like your very own personal assistant helping you to focus and complete tasks with efficiency and less headaches. Task lighting allows you to highlight an area of your room, or desk, to help you stay focused and on task (pun intended). 

Think of all the different tasks you perform in your home office and how you like to perform those tasks. For example, if you like to read documents away from your desk and in that cozy armchair – then a floor lamp for reading is going to be a must! If you do a lot of handwritten note taking or writing at your desk – a table lamp would be a great addition to your work space.

When purchasing your task lighting be sure to include lamps with adjustable arms so that you accommodate a range of setups in your home. Ensuring that your task lighting has dimmable capabilities will also help to ensure that you have options to create a different feel in your office too!

If you are looking to update your home office lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Making a Grand Entrance

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Jul 29, 2021 , , , , , , , , , , ,

Like it or not, first impressions matter. When guests visit your home there are a few key spots to put a little extra love and attention on. Your foyer is one of those places! Lighting for a foyer can be tricky to get right. There are a lot of different perspectives to consider. So let us help you with a few of those considerations.

1 – Scale and Sizing

Depending on the build of your home, you may have a one storey or two storey foyer. The amount of space you have will ultimately determine what type of light you may be looking for. People with two-storey foyers are often able to use larger chandeliers or pendant fixtures to fill their space. While people with one-storey foyers will need to focus on a flush or semi flush mount fixture. In either case you want to make sure that you keep approximately a 7 foot clearance between the floor and the bottom of your light. This will certainly make your life easier when moving furniture in or out of the house, hockey sticks are flying about or super tall Uncle Dawn comes to visit! 

2- Position of The Light Box and The Door

Another measurement to keep in mind is the distance between the light box and any doors in the space. Be mindful of the width or diameter of your light and ensure that you will be able to open and close any nearby doors without any interference.

3 – Sight Lines

When looking for your foyer lighting be aware that this is a high traffic area and an intersection point in the house. Take a look from the front door, down the hallway, dining room, etc and check to see what you can see within those different sight lines. You may want to choose a light for your foyer that compliments or contrasts the other elements within the space. 

4 – Style

And finally, it all comes back to style! Your personal style as well as the character of your home should inform your design choice in this space. Take some time and think about the feeling you want to create when opening your home to guests. Do you want your front foyer to be welcoming, to dazzle, to relax, or maybe to excite! The options are endless! 

If you are looking to update your foyer lighting please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

Lighting Your Table | Woodstock Lighting

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Jun 24, 2021 , , , , , , , , , ,

Kitchen tables are no longer just the place where we eat. Kitchen tables are now part of our at-home office, the homework help center, the transition land of all lost items and the place where the family might eat if the game isn’t on. Lighting your kitchen table can be difficult while you keep the many functions of your table in mind. 

Let us help with a few quick tips:

1. Position of Your Light

A good rule of thumb when positioning your table is to aim to have your electrical box centered to your table. It’s important to remember that the purpose of this light fixture is to light your table, not necessarily your entire room. 

2. Sizing Your Light to Your Table

When picking out your over-the-table light, you want to keep three important dimensions in mind:

  1. Ceiling Height
  2. Height of your Table
  3. Length of Your Table

These three measurements will be incredibly important when finding the right size of light for your table. 

Knowing the height of your ceiling and table will allow our lighting experts to ensure that there is enough clearance from the top of the table to the bottom of the light, so that no one is bopping their heads when passing the buns. 

The  length of your table will determine the size of lights you can consider. Many tables may be able to add extra leaves into them for those bigger family gatherings, but you want to size your light for how your table will look 90% of the time. 

3. Style

Of course, everything comes back to your own signature style! To get the most out of your visit, feel free to bring in pictures of your space and table (with your measurements, of course). 

Some people prefer a light with shades, while others prefer the easier cleaning of fixtures with no shades. 

Tired of your light, but love it too much and want a cheap, easy fix? You can always change up the look of your light just by changing the shape or colour of your bulbs. 

And most importantly, remember that not everything has to be matchy-matchy! You can be complimentary with your design choices to the rest of your living space. 

If you are looking to give your dining lighting fixture a refresh please feel free to contact us. 

Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!

3 Quick Tips for Your Kitchen Lighting – Woodstock Lighting

Posted by: The Lighting Lady Posted on: Oct 25, 2018 , , ,

Kitchen lighting can be a tricky subject. Where should you choose to go big? Where do you add that important task lighting? How do you let your lights match without being too “matchy-matchy”? There are so many aspects to this vital room in your house. But don’t fear, we are here to help you through it all! With our 3 best lighting tips your kitchen lighting will be perfect!

Make a Plan

Ensuring that your kitchen is well-lit should be your number one concern. Think of all of the work that happens in a kitchen. Not only is your kitchen lighting a décor factor for your home but it’s also a safety concern as well! The key to creating a great lighting plan for your kitchen is to incorporate all kinds of lighting from ambient overall lighting, to task lighting over your sink and accent/decorative lighting to add the style. And don’t forget about your natural sources of light too.

Think About All the Elements

Lighting in your kitchen should be a reflection of your style and taste. Kitchen lighting should work together with your other décor choices to create a functional and fun work space for you and your family. The number of fixtures and placement of fixtures will greatly depend on your other décor choices. For example, taller ceilings and darker finishes will call for more light. Whereas a kitchen with white cabinets and white counter tops will help to bounce the light around the room allowing you to choose to use less fixtures or lower wattages in your fixtures.

The Easy Refresh Button

The easiest (and most inexpensive) way to give your kitchen a quick pick me up is to change out your pendant lighting over your island. This area of lighting should be where you can take a risk and bring out a little bit more personality to your kitchen. Whether that be something a little bit more vintage-inspired or something bright and bold. You can easily switch out these pendant lights when needing a refresh for your kitchen lighting.

If you are looking to give your kitchen a refresh please feel free to contact us. Or better yet, come in for a visit to our showroom!