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3 Takeaways from ASID's 2018 Interior Design Outlook and State of the Industry Report

The American Society of Interior Designers released its annual Interior Design Outlook and State of the Industry Report. There's a ton to unpack with great information for interior designers as well…
Handley floor lamp with three black iron rod as a base with ivory shade
Let’s hear it for the brass!

Back in Brass

Long gone (and thankfully so) are the days when the single-minded pursuit of maintaining “the perfect home” rested squarely on the flawlessly dressed shoulders of the lady of the house. But while our…
Computer on desk next to potted plant and iPhone
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The Complete Digital Marketing Reference Guide for Small Businesses

In the March issue of Lighting & Decor, we're laying out a four-step plan to help lighting and home furnishings retailers and interior designers build a solid digital marketing strategy — a…
Light dining room in open floor plan
With open plan living, dining rooms need to learn how to join in. Photo by Dennis Anderson.

How to Light an Open Concept Dining Room

Rethinking How We Light Dining Rooms When I was growing up, the dining room was reserved strictly for company. As a family, we always ate in the kitchen. We rarely ventured into the dining room — it…
Aura pendants hanging in urban kitchen and above dining room table, pendants from Kichler Lighting
The products that homeowners are spending the most on in their kitchens and bathrooms pay surprise you. (Photo: Aura pendants from Kichler Lighting)

What Products Homeowners Want in Their Kitchens and Baths

Want to know what kitchen and bath products homeowners want? The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) latest research crunches the numbers from 2016, the most recent data available, to find…
Interior of home with plant, sofa and dresser.
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SFC Highlights Green Furnishings Trends in New Consumer Study

Green home decor products may be good for the environment and our health, but are people actually willing to buy them? The Sustainable Furnishings Council’s (SFC) newly-released Green Home…
Three-season porch with plants, one chair and a lamp overhead
What are you pinning to your Pinterest boards? This one is on LIghtology's Junalo theme board.

How to Win at Pinterest

A picture is worth a thousand words, or if you’re Pinterest, better make that two million. The social media platform's app recently broke the 200 millionth user mark. And for those of us who have…
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Ready to hit the ground running on your digital marketing goals this year? Here are the tools you'll need. (Photo: Pexels)

5 Inexpensive Marketing Tools and How to Use Them

If you teared up at this Heineken commercial or followed the fine print on a dollop of butter to reveal a secret message from Denny’s, you know as well as anyone that great marketing can be…
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Miss KBIS this year? We've got you covered.

The Death of Farmhouse and Other Trends I Saw at KBIS

There is a lot for kitchen and bath designers to see and learn at Lightovation, so if you chose it over this year’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), I don’t blame you. Still, I went to KBIS,…
hanging dining room lights
Every gorgeous dining table needs a great chandelier hung so just. Try this combo from Classic Home.

A Guide to Dining Room Chandeliers

Avoiding white after Labor Day, “age-appropriate” dressing, less is more — so-called style rules were meant to broken. So when the design team at the Salt Lake City-based interior design firm Studio…
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