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The next introduction into a room is lamps and lighting.  This includes table lamps, floor lamps and hanging fixtures. Lamps that are the correct size for a table surface fill the space on the table appropriately and art behind them is unnecessary. In the past few years chandeliers appear more frequently.  This is a wonderful departure from the overuse of recessed cans in the ceiling.  Small chandeliers are an option to replace a table lamp but need to be carefully selected for proportion. Select styles much smaller than one for a dining table and add a dose of drama.

The examples below from Global Views depict eye-catching lighting that add interest and pizazz to your interior. 

Pendant chandelier Global Views

Murano Glass Leaf Table Lamp Global Views

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A FAVORITE THING FOR DECEMBER

With tree lighting ceremonies that kick off the holiday season, we witness the tremendous expansion of LED. LEDs are the lighting technology of choice for holiday lighting installations around the globe. 

LED (light emitting diodes) are so efficient not only for major displays like the ones below, but especially for our personal use. LEDs are becoming more and more popular because they last much longer and are extremely energy efficient.  One 26-lamp string of traditional lights lasts 1,000 hours and burns at 125 watts. The same size string in LED lasts 20,000 hours and burns at 2.3 watts. One set of LED lights costs only ten cents of electricity to run all season.  For more information on how you can use eco-friendly lighting technology in your home and for discount coupons, visit www.gelighting.com. 

                          Winter Light Show, Kuwana, Japan                                  

4.5 million LEDs at the Nabana no Sato theme park in Kuwana, Japan form the centerpiece of their annual Winter Light Show that runs until March 8.

London’s Covent Garden commissioned a light-based sculpture called “Constellation,” which hangs from its ceiling.  The sculpture comes with a total of 578 two-meter long TARMLED double-sided LED strips.

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