September 2011 | Children's Lighting Design

Children’s Lighting was our inspiration for this month’s lighting feature. We were inspired by contemporary lighting that could translate into children’s lighting designs for a boy’s and girl’s room. We then took our lighting choices and were able to create colorful and trendy spaces. Children’s lighting can be playful and fun, but if you want a design that would last for the years to come, contemporary lighting selections are great investments in a child’s space.

Here at 1STOPlighting we have a variety of children’s lighting to choose from and a large selection of contemporary lighting that you can be creative with to design a child’s room.

The Crystorama Lighting | 5404 | Abbie 4 Light Chandelier was our inspiration to create a design fit for a girl’s room. With its delicate crystal flowers and antique white finish, it’s a chandelier that will be age appropriate for a girl’s room. A simple shaped table lamp from Robert Abbey | W3323 | Harriet Collection, will add dimension to the space with its tall height and playful curved base. A table lamp with this type of design is sure to be your best portable investment. A colorful accent wall will always need a finishing touch! Adding wall décor to help pull your design together will bring excitement and depth. Cyan Lighting | 01860 | Flora Mirror is a unique find that will do the trick, it adds interest and could be used on any color wall palette if you decide to freshen up your wall colors later.

Robert Abbey | 138R | Mr. Puppy table lamp was our inspiration for a boy’s room. With its golden Saki fabric shade and Tudor bronze metal finish, it provides a sophisticated design, but playful theme to the space. A 3-way switch is the perfect function to any table lamp because it provides light bright enough for tasks and dims just enough before bedtime. Adding a Justice Design Group | CLD-9695 | Clouds square semi-flush mount is the perfect selection for ambient lighting. Its unique shade material allows the fixture to be attractive while on and off. Cyan Lighting | 02796 | Bicycle bookends complete a playful look when holding story time books.

Try to keep in mind that an interesting design scheme in a child’s room doesn’t have to be focused around bright colors and cartoonish themes. Kids lighting can be simple and still maintain intricate details that are youthful and playful. Contemporary lighting creates focal points in the space and allows for color schemes and décor to be limitless. Window treatments, accent walls, beddings to rugs, all can be colors of your choice and are easy to update! If you don’t want to commit to a wall color, try playful patterns and interesting textile designs to interject pops of color in a child’s room.

Remember to have fun designing a child’s space! Children’s lighting can be an investment if you allow it to be your inspiration.

Bath & Vanity Lighting by Hinkley Lighting

Bathed in the Right Light - It's a misconception from years past that bathrooms must be brightly lit. Bathrooms do require a certain amount of practical light to support practical activities that are performed in the bathroom, such as styling your hair or applying makeup. However, creating layers of light can be most effective in the bathroom because it can provide the ability to control the lighting depending on the task at hand.

Task Lighting:
Task lighting is one of the most important types of lighting for the bathroom, and should be addressed with a lighting scheme for the vanity. The best vanity lighting utilizes cross illumination, which provides shadow-free lighting, In other words, you need a lighting solution over the vanity, as well as on both sides of the vanity, which lights the face evenly, and achieves the "cross-illumination" effect by eliminating shadows.

Ambient Lighting:
Ambient lighting is typically provided by ceiling fixtures, and is especially important in the bathroom because of varied mixtures of materials and finishes, many of them shiny surfaces like wall tile, floor tile, and chrome faucets. Recessed lighting with a dimmer is ideal for introducing some lower-level ambient lighting into the bath. It’s less likely to cause a glare by reflecting off of shiny surfaces, which creates a more pleasing and relaxing environment.

Additional Tips:
Mirrors can make a space look larger and lighter; they can increase the impact of anything they reflect; they can change the contours of a room; and multiply and divide the effects of lights.

Try These Layering Options:
Chandeliers:
These days there are many options to compliment or supplement your overhead, central lighting source. Chandeliers are being introduced in the bath, adding a touch of glamour. Decorative cut glass or crystal dressed chandeliers can add sparkle and create depth and drama while fracturing and multiplying the light further.

Flush Mounts:
Flush ceiling mounts are still an ideal choice, especially if installed with a dimming option. Their diffused light source helps eliminate harsh reflections in mirrors or off tile surfaces.

Pendants:
Mini-pendants are even gaining popularity as an alternative option to side mirror lighting, and can be used above the bathtub for a dramatic effect. Pendants are easily adjusted during installation to reach just the right height by a mirror to ensure you have the perfect lighting effect.

Wall & Vanity Lighting:
Above the sink, decorative sconces are popular and are available in a variety of sizes (2-light, 3-light, etc.). Single-light sconces on either side of the mirror help to even out task lighting in this area, as well as to accent other areas of the bathroom.

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Bath & Vanity Lighting

Meridian 3 Light Bath Bar
5593BN

Clean and Modern: The Meridian bath family from Hinkley Lighting features a soft, yet elegant modern design. Complete in both Chrome (CM) and Brushed Nickel (BN) finishes with faceted, clear, inside etched glass, this family will add a stylish look to your bath. The Meridian family uses G9 sockets and the wide arcing tube design is mimicked by the oval back plate with flat sides on both ends. Their bath lights are available in 1-light, 2-light, 3-light, and 4-light configurations.

Meridian 3 Light Chandelier
3873BN

Clean and Modern: The Meridian family from Hinkley Lighting features a soft, yet elegant modern design. Complete in a Brushed Nickel (BN) finish with faceted, clear, inside etched glass, this family will add a stylish look to your home. The Meridian family uses G9 sockets and the wide arcing tube design is mimicked by the curve of the oval shades. The Meridian Collection features chandeliers in all sizes to fit any space. Their 3 Light chandelier would be a perfect addition over a bath tub to create drama and set the right mood for relaxation.

Meridian 3 Light Pendant
3872BN

Clean and Modern: The Meridian bath family from Hinkley Lighting features a soft, yet elegant modern design. Complete in a Brushed Nickel (BN) finishe with faceted, clear, inside etched glass, this family will add a stylish look to your home. The Meridian 3 Light Pendant uses a medium base socket and the wide arcing tube design is mimicked by the curve of the round shade.

Meridian 1 Light Wall Sconce
3870BN

Clean and Modern: The Meridian bath family from Hinkley Lighting features a soft, yet elegant modern design. Complete in a Brushed Nickel (BN) finishe with faceted, clear, inside etched glass, this family will add a stylish look to your home. The Meridian family uses G9 sockets and the wide arcing tube design is mimicked by the curve of the oval shade.

Here at 1STOPLighting, we have a large selection of colorful table lamps for designs that need accents of color in contemporary, traditional, or transitional spaces. Use colorful table lamps to dress up your contemporary space or add interest to a room. Many homeowners and designers typically use a splash of color on a focal wall, with accent rugs or with throw pillows. Instead of adding color the conventional way, try looking at your table lamps in the space instead! Purchasing table lamps with simple design and playful hues are a great way to add accents of color without fully committing to larger pieces in your space.

Working with a budget and still want to brighten up your space with color this spring? Try giving your existing table lamps a colorful makeover by switching out the old shades with new ones. Pattern shades are a great choice for those plain looking bases. Bright solid colored lamp shades is definitely another way to add colorful lighting to your existing table lamps as well.

Executive Director, Leatrice Eiseman states, “Honeysuckle is a hotter shade of pink. It’s attention-getting and it gets the adrenaline going. It’s related to red, so there’s a very visceral reaction there.” Though Honeysuckle might be a bright color for some, Eiseman says “Honeysuckle works well with a host of hues, including complementary colors on the opposite side of the color wheel, particularly blue-greens and navy, as well as neutrals such as blacks, browns and grays.” For some folks, Honeysuckle might be too strong of a tone, but it’s a color that works with many hues and that’s what you should strive for. So we suggest that a colorful table lamp be simple in form and have a pop of color that will work with your new or existing décor. 

See what Jeff Dross, Corporate Director of Education and Industry Trends at Kichler Lighting, says about Progressive design below.

Like fashion, it’s fun to follow trends, but “try not to choose a fixture that is too trendy in style or color because the style will fade as years go. Progressive design is key!” (Jeff Dross). Colorful Table lamps that are progressive in design tend to be useful in other spaces especially with shared spaces in the home. Finding a good balance of color and design, when it comes to choosing the “right” table lamp will be the most helpful to you.  

Just remember colorful lighting should add that splash of color in your space this spring not overwhelm it. See our choices below, to help guide you with purchasing from our selection of colorful table lamps!

ROBERT ABBEY item OR732, Capri by Jonathan-Adler, is a design that encompasses bold color and simplicity. Its orange cased glass translucent ceramic table lamp form and blanco parchment shade allow this portable to fit into many unique design situations. Designer Tip: This contemporary table lamp can also be used for retro spaces.  The beauty of this contemporary table lamp, is the bold yet subtle gradient finish that will make it one of a kind! Just remember its  finishes make a glossy statement where it sits.

MURRAY FEISS, Sidonia Collection, item 9998PN/BCVG, is a great way to add a bold light blue table lamp with subtleness to your space. This table lamp features a blue cased Venetian glass form with an off white pleated fabric shade. Its polished nickel metal details complete the quaint look. This contemporary table lamp is fit for those looking to add color to old world designs. Designer Tip: The pleated shade and its 3 way switch option is a great feature for mood lighting in a space.

DIMOND LIGHTING celebrates color and design from top to bottom with item D1611 in the Sharon Hill collection. A unique find, its vivid green smoked 3 sphere glass form is integrated with polished nickel metal detailing that takes your eye up to its off white organic pattern shade. Designer Tip: This portable serves as a 3 way lighting function and works aesthetically when the light is not in use as well. It’s a great piece for those who need a little green in their décor without committing to a green disaster.

ROBERT ABBEY Double Gourd Collection has many bold and saturated colorful ceramic glazed finish options. With plenty of bright colors to choose from, adding a pink table lamp to your contemporary space will be easy this spring! This particular item 1619X, displays its schiaparelli pink ceramic glazed body with a pearl dupioni fabric shade. Designer Tip: With Robert Abbey their metal finishes are plentiful as well as their shade options, so don’t forget about the details when selecting from Robert Abbey.

KICHLER LIGHTING, Color Cascade item 70735, is definitely a table lamp that makes a bold statement using cool tones of color. Its detailed hand-painted porcelain base and hardback white linen shade makes for a conversational piece in any space. Designer Tip: Talk about making a statement with a colorful table lamp! Due to the hand painted finish, each portable will have its own unique vibrant color statement. And its 3 way light switch option allows for great ambient lighting.