lighting
Jul 09, 2019
3 minutes
IGHTING WAS, of course, upgraded as years went by, so you don’t have to stick to the period of your house style. To begin, consider this timeline: COLONIAL Styles dating from before 1820, even if available electrified, including patinated copper lanterns, chandeliers with “candle tapers,” onion lamps, and mirrored sconces. GASLIGHT ERA Victorian period lighting, usually electrified in reproduction, including designs adapted from fixtures that would have burned gas (shades face up rather than down); also fancy fittings and shades. ARTS & CRAFTS Stylish lighting of the period 1890 to 1925, with
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