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Our Crown Jewel!

This week at our Flagship Store in Richmond VA we’ve been having such fun. Our First (soon to be annual) Trunk Show began Wednesday for a two day event.

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It dawned on us we haven’t shared our Crown Jewel with our blogging community. Take “a-look-see” at all the fun and if you’re ever near Richmond stop by. It is a unique gem of a store with over 6000 square feet of amazing and rare finds. Our gracious staff of experts aims to please and loves to give first timers the tour.

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We rolled out an exciting display of Custom Lampshades. Our clients were invited to stop by & design their own lampshade!

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We had all the fixings; fabulous fabrics in an array of colors, styles & designs, trims & an army of frame styles. Folks brought by their lamps & the fun began.

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Clients could also design their own lamp! We had porcelain vases with choices of bases & finials. Custom shades were available along with our large selection of stock shades; caused quite a stir!

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Last but certainly not least was a truck full of one of kind hand-knot rugs. There were thousands! There were Persians, Oushaks, Heriz, Kilims and some precious antiques; just to name a few. Our designers and clients were enthralled & the rugs went flying out the door!

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After months of planning we are happily exhausted & thrilled with the results!
To be included in our next event sign up for our Event Emails. If you are in the area of 95 & 64 stop by! We welcome your arrival. Also visit our 2 other locations: in Virginia Beach on Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA and our Decorating Outlet on Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond VA!

Go Green for St. Pat’s Day And Save Money as Well!

Check out our “Green Lights” and our Energy Star selections on our website! Eco-friendly products have taken on a stylish twist! Bamboo, cork, hemp, and recycled wood, paper and glass are transformed into exciting lighting products! Change your light fixture to an Energy-Star certified product or just change your bulbs to color-corrected fluorescent bulbs! You can realize average rates of return on your initial investment of 30% or more, reduce your lighting electricity bill by more than half, and help save the environment.

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Eco-Friendly Cork Table Lamp, Twine Pendant Light

Lighting accounts for 20 to 25% of the electricity used annually in the United States. If energy-efficient lighting was used everywhere, the electricity required for lighting would be cut by 50% and aggregate national electricity demand would be reduced by 10%. Energy savings would exceed $12 billion a year while decreasing air pollution by 5%. This would be equivalent to taking 15 million cars off the road, resulting in less smog, acid rain and a slowing of global climate change.” *

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Reclaimed Wood Urn Table Lamp, Recycled Green Glass Table Lamp

Take care when selecting a fluorescent bulb to make sure you get the best color lighting for your needs. Color temperature is a measure of the output “color” of the bulb. The higher the number in kelvins (K), the “cooler” (bluer) the color light it produces. We recommend 3000K for a nice warm pinkish light and 5000K for a clear daylight (called full spectrum) effect. Some variations and inconsistencies exist among manufacturers. For example, Sylvania’s Daylight CFLs have a color temperature of 3500 K, while most other lamps with a “daylight” label have color temperatures of at least 5000K.

Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) come with a screw-in base that fits most table and floor lamps.

See our substantial Sisal and Seagrass rugs!

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Natural Sassy Sisal Rugs, Basketweave Seagrass Rug, Sassy Sisals Rug

* EPA Green Lights Statement, Copyright 2009 Shades of Light

Friends We’ve Met Along the Way!

Our Friends Home section is where we post pictures that you send in of our products in your home.

Bob Schultz, New York sent a great way to use our Colored Seeded Glass Pendant. He sent pictures and background on his weekend getaway where he positioned the pendants right in front of a window with a great view outside. He also included a little background on the building materials and such below…

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“My original Stuga was prefabricated in Sweden (in Sweden Stuga is a name for a bungalow) the carpenter came along with the Stuga parts and put it together on a mountain top in Kent, Connecticut. Since then we have added two more rooms (with Brian Wilson a local builder who can find and do everything with a taste level)… all with vintage barn wood, a wood cook stove, and quite a bit of coziness…

hi…you are a very nice company…i thank you.

Strange, i first saw the lights at the design district in Miami…expensive…you have the identical at a better price…

thank you.  Bob”

Thanks to Bob for sharing! Get inspired & get busy; we want your pictures too. We love before & after shots.

Check out Keeping Up With Keith who is our own “Project Guy.” Keith has plenty of talent, lots of energy & a house full of Shades of Light Products!

img_5836Schonbek Traditional Crystal Chandelier

img_5825Polished Bright Oval Chandelier

img_5766Handsome, Handknot Soumack Rugs.