Chandelier plus Mardi Gras beads is an equation that always equals fun.  We’ve seen a few different variations on this theme, including this colorful project by Lindsay from Living with Lindsay.  She took a boring old fixture and gave it some pizzazz by wrapping the entire thing in a...

My family and I just bought our first house and it is HEAVY on the brass fixtures.  For the most part, I don’t mind them but it would be nice to have the option to tone it down if I choose.  This great tutorial from BHG can help you to quickly and easily modernize an outdated light...

  Inspired by a Polish, Nobel-Prize-winning chemist, this modern test tube lantern is unique and eccentric.  Made from plywood and glass test tubes, the chandelier looks stunning and minimalist with empty tubes.  However, the test tubes can also hold clippings of herbs or flowers or a...

When was the last time you saw an old chandelier at the thrift store?  Probably the last time you went to the thrift store, right?  It’s one of those requisite items that every Goodwill has on the shelf at all times: mumus with oversized floral print, bread machines, 80s pop cassette...

One of my favorite design tricks is finding ways to mix classic and contemporary elements.  If you can find a way to blend multiple looks in the same piece, it makes it easy to tie in other eclectic pieces.  (Not a single piece of furniture in my   house matches, an that’s the way I...