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Polaris ES Ceiling Light

Named in honor of the North Star, the Submarine or the ATV off-road vehicle, the Polaris ES Ceiling Light (product page: http://www.affordablelamps.com/nuv-60-491.html) is a lean, clean, lighting machine. It is energy star compliant and uses two 13 watt GU24 Base Fluorescent bulbs. The Polaris fluorescent lighting fixture is made from brushed nickel and white opal glass, and is a new entry from a company new to our website, Nuvo Lighting. Come to think of it, is really is more nautical in nature. So drop and give me twenty, swab.

Everything old is new again. The Roaring Twenties are back in vogue, and the lighting industry has not lost sight of this fact. Uttermost, a company that always excels in retro style furnishings has created a doozie here in a candle chandelier with the Kane 9-Lamp Chandelier (product page: http://www.affordablelamps.com/utt-21175.html), a sweeping and swooping art deco masterpiece that harkens back to the days of wine, women and song. Straight out of a William Randolph Hearst backdrop, the Kane measures 32″ in diameter by 28″ high, and uses nine 60 watt Candelabra Base bulbs.

This is the sort of fixture prominent in that time of excess, decadence, flappers, speakeasies, and the silent film. If you had it, you flaunted it. Can you say Rosebud?

d°light Bubbles

Dianna Lin has designed a very feminine looking light fixture that allows you to squeeze it, and the d°light Bubbles LED fixture give out a “whoo” sound after every squeeze. This fixture was designed for those who want to relieve stress, sort of a modern illuminated version of Zen balls or some such. The sexual ramifications of this lighting fixture are obvious, so I won’t dwell on it here. Suffice to say, most red-blooded heterosexuals will get a kick out of this, especially those who were breast fed as children. I can see every Madison Ave. psychiatrist having this as standard lighting décor, especially the Freudians. These Bubbles will be very popular in Hollywood, I’m certain.

This gives a new meaning to the phrase “going green.”

We have just started listing the wall swing lamps from Uttermost on our site:

The Romina is the first, so it only fitting and proper that she gets to go to the chopping block, my blog.

As the blurbs states, the saddle brown shades makes this fixture stand out, and if you have a Western motif in your home, office, den or bedroom, then the Romina will fit right in. This wall swing arm lamp measures 12” in diameter and 19” in height, and uses one 40 watt bulb, and comes in an oxidized brass finish. Of particular note is the top finial, with very nice interlocking lattice work. And with a price at under $130.00, what’s not to love about this wall swing arm lamp?

So worry not, little Romina. Uttermost will not loose you. You have done well, my sweet.

Next victim, please!

Palladium ES Contemporary 6-Lamp Chandelier

New to www.affordablelamps.com is Nuvo Lighting. And for their first blog entry on our site, I am choosing the Palladium ES Contemporary 6-Lamp Chandelier. Now, if you live in Los Angeles, you have no doubt heard of or been to the Hollywood Palladium. There are also many Palladiums across the USA, in St. Louis, Worcester, and Dallas, to name a few. But the Hollywood venue is probably the most famous, and I have seen acts like Oingo Boingo, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Hootie and The Blowfish, and the Brazilian Carnival every February. Except this year, because the promoters decided to move it to the Club Noika in downtown LA, so I will not be attending.  Frankly, because I like the Palladium, for all of its faults; it is a large, spacious concert hall, and walking distance to the Metro red line, not to mention my brother-in-law’s apartment. All of the things Club Noika is not.

And I like this Palladium ceiling light as well. It is big, measuring 25” in diameter, and hangs up to 72” with the chain. This Energy Star Compliant ceiling light fixture uses six 13 watt GU24 Base Fluorescent bulbs, so it green and grand. This Nuvo chandelier has a contemporary feel, mixed with a dash of nautical and topped off with a satin nickel trim.

So if you want to turn your place into a Palladium-style venue, I can think of no better chandelier to decorate it with than this Nuvo Palladium ES Contemporary 6-Lamp Chandelier. At under $330.00, that is a paltry price to pay.

Del Sol Flush Mount Ceiling Light

I’ve always had a soft spot for blown glass since I was child. I even worked briefly for Douglas Cole Blown Glass Designs back in the 1980’s. We produced blown glass earrings, necklaces, and vases and sold them at art shows in Santa Monica and Las Vegas. So this ceiling light from Thomas Lighting definitely caught my eye. With its hand forged filigree and seedy glass, this is a stunning flush mount fixture, measuring 18” in diameter and 8” in height. It uses two medium base 100 watt bulbs, and that is quite bright for any flush mount. This is an ideal fixture for a traditional home, hotel, lobby, or conference room. At $242.19, this ceiling light delivers the power and the prestige.