hello hello good afternoon! can i just start by confessing that today i’ve been listening to christmas musics all day long? oh yes, it’s that time of the year and soon i’ll be decorating my house! i love love this time of the year! the smell of cinnamon around the house, fairy lights and candles is just way to good! and speaking of decorating the house, today’s favourites is just about that, decorating with lighting! i’ve been browsing like manic for my favourite looks for lamps and i just felt like sharing these with you! some are way well-known around pinterest (my go-to place for these kind of searches of course!), but i cannot help sharing these, because the lamps are just to gorgeous to miss!
last week i was mentioning that ikea marketing manager, patrik antoni was saying lighting in portuguese homes is usually harsh and has no connection with the different activities one might do while in the living-room for example. we can be reading, watching tv, having dinner, playing, or in a romance mood, all these activities require a different kind of lighting and intensity. i’m a huge fan of huge lamps on the ceiling and some directly above the tables, as well as floor lamps. i’m a fan of a vintage industrial style, as many others, and these are my favourites for now!
by seeing this you might think that it’s easy, just scandinavian style, all white, a black lamp and that’s it, but actually not that easy! first like most of the portuguese homes, my apartment doesn’t come with white floors. and then all white is not actually my thing, though i’m always so drawn to it. the thing is i have a dog… and dogs leave their hair behind, so i don’t think i would like to be stressed all the time with dog hair around. so if i don’t see it so clearly, it’s better for me. i’m more and more into mixing colours, white furniture with mid-century elements, huge black lamps with camel carpets, and green, lots of green coming from beautiful indoor plants!
other posts on interior styling:
+ a few changes are on the way
+ nordic bliss
+ house tour :: the living-room
+ industrial desk lamps
did you like these lamps? what are your favourite lamps or style? leave your comments here!
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