Outdoors At Home A blog about home living, especially outdoors.

Are you looking for a dramatic way to impact the look of your home? Then chandelier shades are just what you are looking for. This is a simple way you can use to update lighting fixtures and renew the look of your home. There are many types of chandelier shades and all of them are suitable for different kinds of rooms with different themes.

You can choose to… Continue reading

Lighting can do a lot of wonders around your home. Indoors, you will not be able to accomplish your tasks without any lighting specially during the night. With lighting outdoors, you will not be limited in to doing your tasks and desired activities indoors but also outdoors.

With garden lighting, you will be able to transfer you front and back yard into a place where you can relax… Continue reading

If you’ve ever worked in an office or merely been in an office building, hospital or other public space, you’ve seen fluorescent light fixtures. These types of buildings choose fluorescent fixtures because they cost less, require less maintenance and don’t have to be changed nearly as often as standard bulbs. Some people have fluorescent lights in their homes, but the fixtures that are standard to office buildings require special… Continue reading

Red Pendant Lighting is available in a variety of designs and materials, and is a bold and attractive choice. The red color multi light pendant is one that can be used a lot in more modern living areas, especially suitable for living rooms, bar kitchens and kitchens, children’s rooms and dining rooms.

A number of people are reluctant to purchase red furniture or red appliances, as they… Continue reading

The main reason the gooseneck lamp is so popular is because of its versatility.  It can bend any way you wish it to and it can highlight anything that you are working on or anything you want to highlight.  There are gooseneck floor lamps, gooseneck desk lamps and even gooseneck wall lamps.

Gooseneck floor lamps are great for living areas. As they generally have a fairly tall neck it… Continue reading

Did you realize that you can enjoy gorgeous chandelier lighting for an investment of less than $400? The January 2010 Pottery Barn catalogue shows a lovely crystal chandelier, hanging above a lovely, turned-leg dining table. Called the Camilia Chandelier, this hanging light fixture has what looks like crystal “leaves.” Those leaves decorate the ends of cast iron “branches.”

While the Camilia Chandelier has a more traditional style, consumers… Continue reading

There are many kinds of ceiling lights and what kind is right for your room would depend on a few factors, such as the size of your room, how bright you need it, the ceiling height and of course, your budget.  Also, be sure to take into account what style of decor you would like the room to have.  If you want a more elegant and formal style of living… Continue reading

Faux antler chandeliers are basically a reproduction of the real thing. While they don’t have the same authenticity as the chandeliers which are produced using antlers which are naturally shed by animals, they are every bit as rustic looking and share a similar beauty.

The uniqueness they provide is identical to their more authentic counterparts from the perspective that a lighting fixture with horns is… Continue reading

When a home is purchased, there often seems to be no limits on how to decorate. As time passes, however, limitations in creativity become apparent. Furniture only works on certain walls and lighting is sufficient only in certain areas. One of the most restricting features in a home is the placement of overhead lighting. When fixtures are awkwardly placed or not available, many homeowners face construction and electrical rewiring in… Continue reading

A ceiling light no longer has to be a dull object that illuminates a room. Today there are many different types on the market and can become part of any style of decor.

Modern decor generally is full of different geometric shapes and asymmetry. The colors used in many types of modern decor are in neutral tones such as black, white and tan. A… Continue reading