Candle holders

Feb8

Candles and tea lights are important parts of the Valentine’s Day decoration. The simplest way, if proper candles are placed in the candle holders bought in a shop and put in the place which should be conjured cozy. However, there are many further solutions which fit well in the classic interior, still unique and clever constructions. Let’s see some of them – not only for Valentine’s Day.
Let’s combine tee lights and fruits! Apple: cut a hole at the stem in which a tea light just fit. Bigger and heavier ones can hold long decoration candles also. Orange: cut the fruit in half, pick out its meat and put the tea light in the place of it. The flame won’t be visible, this way it gives a more mysterious light. When it warms up, it relieves essential oils and provides a pleasant fragrance in addition to the intimate atmosphere.
Let’s transform glass bowls and glasses into temporary candle holders. Fill them with sea-salt, peppercorns, coffee beans, rice or similar smaller things. If the pot is deeper, a thin candle can be put in it securely, but tea lights will look good in it also. Deeper bowls can be filled with water and floating candles and flower heads can be placed in it. Turning a goblet upside down there will be a stilted place just enough for a tea light.
Unused pieces of the dinner set: there are always some leftover pieces after setting the romantic dining table. The saucer, cake shovel, soft-boiled egg holder, ladle and metal napkin ring used as tea candle holders fade into the table set, this way the light of the candle will dominate.
Main colors of Valentine’s Day are all shades of red and pink, just as white, gold and silver. Ask for help of an interior designer for creating a cozy decoration.

Light up

Jan27

Dress in light our house in the evening, set it off the surroundings and show it’s beauty

Lighting

Jan11

Light is a very important part of our home, so we need to spend time for designing the amount and quality of lighting. The sizes and numbers of windows, the orientation and the light required by the activity in the room are all should be considered.
General lighting means using diffuse light in the room. The task is replacing the natural daylight in this case. Ceiling lamps and chandeliers are suitable for this.
The main role of local lighting is supplying the working area (e.g. desk, kitchen countertop, reading armchair) with proper light. This mostly has controllable angle.
With mood lighting we can highlight some interesting details of the space (e.g. painting, plant, niche) or a moderated lighting can be provided which is used only for chasing away darkness. Modern LED stripes can be used for this which can be hidden, this way only their light can be felt indeed but a decorative floor lamp or a picture lamp can have this function also.
The role of safety lighting is informing and guiding us in the dark. In the case of a home, this can be for example lighting of stair steps, the edge of swimming pool and the drive-in way.
When using artificial lights, it should be considered whether applying cold or warm light.. In the case of modern bulbs or LEDs, the light can be cold white which is not always proper, because it can make the space unfriendly. That’s why it’s worth to use warm lighting at home which results a pleasant atmosphere.
Always take care of the colors of the floor and walls when choosing lamps and light-sources because dark hues absorb light better and need more intensive lighting. The lamps with lampshades always give more moderated light. Those with crystals and glass parts disperse the light more.
The numbers, places and types of switches and sockets have to be planned in time also, thinking over the way of life and the habits.
Ask for help of an interior designer for making the lighting-plan perfect to your home.

Classical modern lighting

Nov20

Classic lighting reinterpretation – more modern but still elegant look

Unique lampshades

Aug24

Wonderful hand-sewn lampshades in terms of elegance

Special candle

Aug7

Very special, hand-carved candles for a delighting cozy dinner or evening bath

Light garland

Jul21

Light garland decor in our home, not only for christmas

Candles

May6

Romantic ambience lighting with candles

Tiffany glass

Mar30

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is an American glass painter, the inventor of Tiffany glass and an outstanding artist of the secession era. He gained international fame at the World Fare in Paris at 1900, where he exhibited his own made, iridescent and opalescent glass. Revolutionized stain glass production: instead of the plumb rail technique, he edged the glass parts with yellow copper tape. By soldering these to each-other, fine, curved forms could be realized.
General characteristic of the products designed and manufactured by him is that they consist of many small glass parts and very colorful, images are highly detailed and summarized: they follow the general ruling style elements of secession. He produced glass windows, lamps and jewellery as well.
At the production of coloured glass, several metals are mixed in the melted glass. Each and every metal has its own color effect. Chromium results green, iron results brown, cobalt causes bright blue and indium provides yellow glass. Different oxides of the metals also produce different colors, thus the palette of hues are very wide.
Tiffany objects can be the focus points of our home. Although they are beautiful, don’t overdose them. One-two bigger item and some smaller can be fully enough in one space. They easily dominate their environment by the shining colors and heaviness. In case of lapms, we should consider the projected, colourful light when we turn them on. The situation is the same with stain glass windows: it seriously colors the incoming light.
When purchasing genuine Tiffany items, ask help from an expert to exclude potential fake ones. If you would like to turn your home more colourful by a Tiffany object, ask the help of an interior designer for planning.