If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
9-light chandelier by Kalco Lighting
Featuring the look of tortoiseshell without any harm to animals! Kalco Lighting has captured one of my favorite looks, the mosaic, in their Monaco collection of chandeliers. Black iridescent shell shades for 9-LED lights. The diamond shaped mosaic allows light to disperse from each shade like a kaleidoscope. The result? A faceted appearance. Each of the nine shades sparkle with black and gold.
These wrought iron chandeliers are so fashionable that it is the obvious choice for a room’s focal point. Balance the light and shadows of the room with a Monaco chandelier. The down-lights will create drama. The 40-watt medium bulbs will cast a soft illumination. Ribbons of hand-forged, wrought-iron arms encircle the shades! Monaco displays a design that suits a masculine or feminine setting. Kinetic and fluid design for exciting home decor!
Besa Lighting is always at the forefront of the green lighting movement and their latest LED monorail kit really highlights the elegance of contemporary lighting style. Using only a mere 12 volts, this LED monorail kit features decorative glass spotlights or pendants and the sleek metal finish options of Bronze or Satin Nickel. This new monorail lighting kit includes 8 feet of monorail as well as the technologically advanced, low-profile LED power supply. (No more of those bulky surface transformers or remote transformers–Besa Lighting’s tiny, no-load 60 watt electronic transformer fits right in your junction box.)
This new LED monorail lighting kit comes with a complete set of spotlights or a mix of pendants and spotlights. The choices for these fixtures include 6 Tipster spotlights or 3 Scope glass pendants and 3 Scope glass spotlights, in a variety of colors. This monorail kit supports up to 9 LED lighting fixtures (max 6W each) which are dimmable so you can create that romantic but contemporary lighting vibe you always longed for. And of course, Besa Lighting includes all the required support and mounting hardware with this new kit, so you can set it up in your living or dining room without making a last minute run to Home Depot for spare parts.
“Low-profile style and the low-wattage LED advantage mix perfectly with the upscale yet practical attitude of their ‘Sensibly Contemporary’ corporate premise.” (A note from the latest Besa Lighting press release) For those DIYers out there, check out Besa’s page on monorail lighting installation to see just how easy it would be to give your living room a fresh new makeover. With design and energy efficiency like this new LED monorail lighting kit, you can’t afford NOT to be curious about how to green your home for the 21st Century.
2" Mini-Arc Recessed Light Housing by Liton Lighting
Liton Lighting is a master when it comes to recessed lighting and retrofit LED lights and their latest mini-arc recessed kit is certainly no exception. Liton always makes it easy for you to retrofit your home whenever you’re ready to go green with your contemporary lighting motif, and their latest mini-arc recessed light housing creates a wonderful, clean feel in your modern decor. LHBLD2 – NEW CONSTRUCTION / REMODEL is the name of Liton’s latest retrofit achievement. From their catalog, they explain that this fixture is an “architectural-grade recessed downlight housing for low to medium height ceilings and commercial installations. A variety of trims, compatible styles and finishes are available to achieve the proper décor and illumination.”
And to perfectly complement the trim on your new recessed lighting renovation, Liton Lighting has also developed a sleek new 2″ mini-arc downlight baffle to go with the new housing. This LR2L93 – BAFFLE (I know, the names are less than fabulous, but Liton is a no-nonsense company) features a chic warm temperature LED light, which will keep your home glowing and save you electricity as well, lasting approximately ten times longer than your typical incandescent bulb. 2″ in diameter, this downlight recessed baffle is available in Black, Copper, Natural, and White finishes with a beam spread option that includes both flood and narrow beams, so you can direct the light and control its intensity as well. With these two new LED products you can take a step in the green, futuristic direction and stay stylish at the same time. You will never look back!
Varaluz has just unveiled their latest sustainable, earth friendly lighting family appropriately named Flair. This rich family of lights includes wall sconces, pendants, kitchen island lighting, bathroom vanity lights, and even ceiling lights–the whole shebang! As far as contemporary lighting goes, Flair is top notch in design decor. Constructed of painstakingly applied sustainable, natural fibers, the Flair lights are a labor of love for Varaluz artisans and each light has its own edgy and natural character.
A blend of technology and sculpture, Flair lights create a fiery glow and would look eye catching and impressive in any room of your house. Hand crafted with organic components and frosted acrylic diffusers, the elegant glow from Flair lights willl give your home that vibrant glow you’ve always longed for. But it doesn’t stop there. Varaluz Flair fixtures are also earth friendly lighting because they are available in models that use fluorescent, LED, or low voltage bulbs to save you money on your electric bill and protect the environment from wasted energy, all at once.
My personal favorite fixture from the Flair family is definitely the six-light pendant light. Measuring 3′ in diameter, this light is impressive in any situation and certain not to be overlooked for its beauty. So keep your eye out on AffordableLamps.com for these gorgeous new lights–they will soon be added to our inventory and will be there to stay!
Sometimes you overlook your mood. You feel relaxed or tranquil, sometimes joyful or excited, and you don’t even know why. Well Philips has brilliantly chosen to capture these emotions and reflect them with their latest LivingColors Gen2 mood lights. An improvement on the original generation of mood lighting, LivingColors Gen2 provides 50% more light to wash your home or office with intense hues and lush tones. And because LivingColors uses a high tech LED lighting design, you can bathe your everyday life with more intense light much more energy efficiently. (LED lights are 70% more energy efficient than traditional incandescent light fixtures.)
Blue LED LivingColors Light with Remote
At the touch of a button, quite literally, you can transform a grey, overcast day into a radiant sunset, or a hot, humid afternoon into a cool icy chamber of solace. And Philips, a division of Forecast Lighting, understands the importance of control and convenience when it comes to home lighting and decor, so they’ve made these LivingColors lights lightweight and portable and they include a handy remote with which you can control the intensity and color of your lamp.
Create a Unique Environment with LivingColors
The highly intuitive, touch-sensitive color wheel on your LivingColors Gen2 mood light allows you to choose between 256 different shades to create a dynamic and personal atmosphere in your home or office using this unusual contemporary lighting innovation. And the chic, round design of the mood light itself makes this invention extremely intriguing. Featuring a clear bulbous form so you can actually see the LED lighting technology at work, LivingColors mood lighting really does give you the feeling that you are decorating your home with a living creation. Just watch this candid video to see what I mean!
These mood lights are so new they are not even up on the AffordableLamps.com site yet, but they will be soon! Just in time for your summer BBQs and wine tastings, children’s slumber parties, and romantic summer flings. My personal favorite hues out of all the LivingColors Gen2 possible shades are lavender (for bubble baths), lime green (for long days at the office), royal blue (for falling soundly asleep), and bright magenta (for bustling parties and friendly gatherings).
So Many Mood Lighting Styles
LivingColors mood lights are so convenient and versatile and beautiful all at the same time. Use them to brighten up a party, to calm down the kiddos as they’re going to sleep, to soothe your mind after a long day at work, or to create that perfect atmosphere for a romantic dinner. And because they are portable and just the right size to fit on a nightstand or dresser, you can use LivingColors mood lights as table lamps, desk lamps, night lights, porch lights, hallway lights…the possibilities are endless based on your own imagination. So take charge of your mood and fill your home decor with Philips LivingColors mood lighting.
LBL Lighting has unveiled their latest contemporary mini-pendant, Mini-Olivia. These pendants are just so brilliant–made from 100% recyclable plastic surrounding a hand-blown inner opal glass diffuser, Mini-Olivia is available in black, clear, or smoke shades with a satin nickel finish. Designed by Koziol of Germany, these mini pendant lights are a dainty size, measuring only 7″ in diameter and 11″ high. As with most contemporary lighting styles, Mini-Olivia pendants are minimal and geometric, but they have a definite “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” feel of timeless elegance and refinement. Simple and delicate, this kind of mini pendant lighting looks chic in any home decor.
But Mini-Olivia pendants are not stuck in 1961. In terms of energy efficiency, these light fixtures are top notch and come in low voltage Xenon bulb models, or (my preference) LED models. The Mini-Olivia LED lights use only 6W of power, so you can go easy on your electric bill just as these lights (and Audrey Hepburn, for that matter) are easy on the eyes. These mini-pendants are also super versatile and can be converted into mono- or two circuit fixtures as well if you’re interested in using them as track lighting fixtures. Mini-Olivia lights have a relaxed feel, like a lovely lady you’d invite into your home for a martini. Brighten up your living or dining room with these contemporary lights and be transported to a classier time.
