| Right now, it seems, lighting choice for the | | | | lighting, which is nowhere near as |
| home are more about style and less about | | | | lackluster, but is rather now moving toward a |
| illumination. Truly, it appears that, based | | | | more refined and graceful appearance. |
| on recent sales, more and more consumers are | | | | |
| looking for lighting options that add to the | | | | Not surprisingly, as focus on living |
| décor, not just make it glow. From the | | | | "greener" has become the mainstream ideal, |
| ultra-traditional to the most fashionable | | | | consumers are demanding-and |
| contemporary among us, lighting choices are | | | | receiving-energy-efficient lighting options |
| taking off in a new direction. Consumers do | | | | for home interiors. From compatibility with |
| not pick up any lamp now; rather, they choose | | | | energy-saving bulbs to materials manufactured |
| the perfect addition to the room's decorative | | | | with the least amount of negative |
| elements. | | | | environmental impact possible, lighting |
| | | | designers and manufacturers are responding |
| Material-wise, designers are becoming much | | | | with eco-friendly fixtures for |
| more open to the mediums they use. Combining | | | | environmentally-conscious consumers. There |
| the delicate silk shades with industrious | | | | does not need to be a compromise on style, |
| wrought iron, or brushed nickel topped with | | | | either. To be certain, some of the most |
| floral patterns, seems to be the newest trend | | | | desirable fixtures are also the most visually |
| in lighting. The mixture of design elements | | | | appealing. |
| allows consumers to show their own style and | | | | |
| unique tastes through the luminary selections | | | | All in all, lighting trends are moving in a |
| in their homes. This mixture of design | | | | direction more indicative of creating an |
| elements is quite popular, as the typical | | | | elegance, a softness, to all décor, |
| genres are combining, making the lines of | | | | regardless of the genre. Quality is of utmost |
| distinction between, say, traditional and | | | | importance, from the materials used to the |
| contemporary, much less defined. | | | | energy that will be consumed. Appearance, |
| | | | too, seems to be factoring into lighting |
| Nonetheless, the same genres of design are | | | | choices among consumers, who are focusing on |
| tending to lead the pack, with traditional | | | | the decorative impressions that the lighting |
| lighting at the forefront of the market. | | | | fixtures can have on a room. A lamp is no |
| However, the traditional style is less | | | | longer just a lamp, but a point of interest |
| ostentatious and more about creating that | | | | in the room. Fixtures that flow with the |
| classic look in a cleaner style. Contemporary | | | | décor and appear to be made "just for" the |
| is huge, too, but not as eclectic or harsh as | | | | room are what consumers want, and lighting |
| it once was perceived to be. And of course, | | | | designers like Bungalow lighting are giving |
| there is still the category of casual elegant | | | | it to them. |