| There are home decor accents, accessories and | | | | modern aficionado, particularly if his or her tastes lean |
| home decor essentials and lighting easily qualifies as all | | | | towards those created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. And |
| three. As an accent, lighting can provide the necessary | | | | the other end of the lighting spectrum, a modern |
| and desired effect, be it subtle by adding sophistication | | | | crystal chandelier, hand-crafted and exquisitely detailed |
| and elegance to an antique desk or buffet, or dramatic | | | | can easily cost more than the car in your driveway. |
| as with the deft touch of lightscaping bringing to life a | | | | As a home decor accent lighting is as varied as its |
| seemingly entirely different world of a garden at night. | | | | myriad roles. Not the least of these is natural lighting |
| As accessories, paired lamps bring balance to a | | | | invariably in one of two forms. The natural light of day |
| setting, equally so when it happens to be matching | | | | is more often than not sufficient for guiding the way |
| nightstands sentried on either side of the bed. As | | | | with little or no help. But there are times when even |
| home decor essentials, well suffice to say, typing by | | | | that must be diffused or toned down, particularly in the |
| the light of the silvery moon is nothing short of a | | | | instance of nursery decor when babies tend to spend |
| monumental task without task lighting at the ready. | | | | more time asleep than awake. The other natural |
| Lighting has a role to play in any space. The drama of | | | | source is candlelight and there is perhaps nothing more |
| lighting is such that in the hands of those far more | | | | romantic or more capable of setting the mood than a |
| skilled than most, its theatricality brings productions to | | | | candle shared between two. For a selfish moment |
| life and rightfully garners awards. In the darkest of | | | | secreted away from the travails of the day, a candlelit |
| moments stark lighting can suddenly and immediately fill | | | | bath is only slightly less relaxing than a candlelit bath |
| a space with intensity, vibrancy and color at the flip of | | | | imbued with aromatherapy. |
| a switch. In contrast that same space under the gentle, | | | | The role lighting plays in home decor and design can |
| tender guidance of a softer, more subtle touch can be | | | | ultimately be as intense or as understated as desired. |
| filled with the romance conveyed by nuanced, | | | | Recessed and lit from above or below; standing |
| minimalist ambient lighting to equally dramatic effect | | | | forthright atop a table, a desk or a nightstand; or |
| with a diffused focus on the moment. | | | | tracked on high for maximum effect, let there be |
| Lighting is as much a matter of taste as it is budget. | | | | lighting. |
| The traditionalist can spend as much or more as the | | | | |