A Century of Lighting Styles: Victorian, Part 2

Victorian Lighting Sub-Styles In Part 1, we had a quick overview of the context for Victorian lighting styles. Here in Part 2, we’ll take a look at examples of “sub-styles” within the overall style, and a few pictures of Rejuvenation Victorian fixtures. Note:  For all of our period styles and sub-styles, the terms and definitions we use are ...

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A Century of Lighting Styles: Victorian, Part 1

  Victorian: a style inspired by empire, artistic striving, and industrial expansion While Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 until her death in 1901, I am using the term “Victorian” to cover lighting styles from just after the Civil War until just after the turn of the century – the period of rapid industrialization and Gilded-Age homebuilding. During ...

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Let’s Talk Color…and New Stores

Every season, the Official Deciders of Color (aka Pantone) put a huge amount of effort into determining what the color of the year will be – much like the Academy Awards of Color if you will.  This year’s 2011 Oscar Winner: (the envelope please …Honeysuckle!  And Honeysuckle makes its acceptance speech and thanks all the ...

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