Lighting Designer
Information for and about residential lighting designers.
Idea Board: Resourceful Home
Multifunctional, customizable and technologically advanced, these products make life a little easier.
ET2
Bring the outdoors inside with ET2’s line of Alumilux Architectural Essentials high-quality…
Baby Boomers and Gen Xers Are On Social Media Too. Here's How to Find Them.
For many retailers and interior designers, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers make up the majority of their clientele. So why focus on a social media strategy if only Millennials and Gen Zers use these…
First Look at Last Look Is Back for the July 2018 Issue
Ready to put your best design foot forward? Next week, Lighting & Decor will host its second First Look at Last Look competition. The winner will be featured in the Last Look department of the…
What to Expect at ICFF 2018
This year marks the 30th edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America's premier furniture fair for global and contemporary design. For four days, 36,000 interiors…
5 Farmhouse Fandeliers Worth Falling For
Old habits die hard, especially when they’re a little bit rustic, a little bit industrial and totally bursting with casual charm. Maybe that’s why — even when experts put their money on the…
5 Good Reasons to Leave the Outdoors Out
Designers and their clients continue to pre-occupy themselves with bringing the outdoors in, and it’s not really hard to see why. Fiddle-leaf fig trees and split-leaf Philodendrons, floral motifs and…
What Amazon's Alexa Blueprints Means for Smart Homes
When Amazon first released the Echo with its voice assistant Alexa, many consumers thought "Yeah, this is cool, but do I really need this?" While consumers can connect to their Echo via bluetooth,…
5 Dining Room Ideas for a Modern Family
Being a parent requires a certain degree of sacrifice. Moms and dads give up time alone, a good night’s sleep, a car interior free of greasy fingerprints and goldfish cracker crumbs…The list goes on…
How to Remember to Post on Social Media
How often has this scenario happened to you?
You plan to post something to Facebook as soon as you get to your showroom office. But once you get there, a sales associate asks you a question. Then a…
4 Dry Places to Wait out the Inevitable High Point Market Rain Shower
It never fails. Every High Point Market, it will rain at least one day. Some markets, the rain falls endlessly. For those High Point seasoned pros, the umbrella is the most important accessory anyone…