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The Art of Mixing Lamps in a Living Room: Style Tips for a Cohesive Look
May 6, 2025
Lighting shapes the atmosphere of a living room, defines the aesthetic, mood, style, and function, and wraps the area in warmth. While natural light and ceiling fixtures pave the way as a foundation, installing lamps can truly enhance the living room.
Chandelier Size Over Dining Table: Find the Right Fit for Your Dining Room
April 29, 2025
The dining room chandelier plays a pivotal role in the modern home, balancing form and function in minimalist spaces, adding a dramatic focal point, and adding warmth and ambiance to elevate your gatherings.
What Is a Toggle Light Switch?: A Complete Guide
April 8, 2025
A toggle light switch is a sleek, narrow wall plate that seamlessly blends in with different environments, especially mid-century homes. Due to its lever switch, toggle switches are popular designs among architects.
Are Fluorescent Lights Dimmable?
April 1, 2025
Fluorescent lamps are versatile fixtures perfect for homes, hospitals, clinics, and commercial spaces. While LEDS nowadays are the most preferred fixture for many, fluorescent lamps still have a long lifespan, are environmentally friendly, and can evenly distribute light in a room.
What is the Perfect Chandelier Shape for a Rectangular Table?
March 25, 2025
When choosing a chandelier for a rectangular table, it’s crucial to select a fixture that offers sufficient lighting and enhances the aesthetic of your space. From linear chandeliers to various pendants, selecting the perfect one can elevate your dining or kitchen space into an appealing, trendy centerpiece.
What Is a Coach Light?
March 18, 2025
Coach lights have added class and sophistication to vehicles and homes since the 19th century. Originally, coach lights were brass carriage lanterns added to horse-drawn coaches to illuminate dark roads for safety and avoid obstacles.
Entertainment TV Host XiXi Yang Shares Her Favorite Outdoor Lighting for Her LA Dream Home with MOD LIGHTING
March 14, 2025
XiXi Yang is no stranger to the spotlight—both as an entertainment TV host for CNN/HLN and Associated Press and as a lifestyle content creator based in Los Angeles. She and her husband recently built their dream house in Los Angeles on a prime lot with high elevation and a backyard facing west, offering a panoramic view of the sun setting over the canyons and city skyline. To complement their modern oasis, XiXi turned to MOD LIGHTING to elevate their home’s exterior with our signature Haven Lights. These sleek, sophisticated fixtures have given her home a truly custom look, adding a touch of refined glamour that perfectly matches the breathtaking views surrounding their property. Keep reading to discover how XiXi brought her vision to life with the help of MOD LIGHTING.
A Guide to ADA Lighting Requirements
March 11, 2025
Creating accessible spaces is crucial for ensuring a safe environment in homes, businesses, and public facilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sets forth guidelines for lighting design to accommodate individuals in wheelchairs and others with disabilities. These applicable requirements outline specifications for minimum height, inches wide for clearance, tactile signs, and exterior signs to ensure visibility and usability in residential facilities and commercial spaces.
