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8 in si de ha lt on .c om O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 8, 2 01 8 | Advertorial House to Home with Debbie Travis: Black and light One o f th e m any p e rks o f w ritin g a co l­ um n is be ing given th e o p p o rtu n ity to share w h a t's new and e xc iting in th e hom e and life s ty le w o rld . The d ig ita l age has sped up changes in all fa c e ts o f ou r lives. It's no t ju s t co m p u te rs and phones . How fu rn is h ­ ings a re des igned and bu ilt, th e w ild ly im ag­ ina tive execu tion o f p a tte rn s on fa b ric s and paper, th e s e have all been tou ch e d by th e te c h n o age. The un ive rsa l need to conse rve na tu ra l resou rces has pushed th e lim its o f w h a t we a cce p t as p ractica l househo ld p ro d u c ts th a t are a lso be a u tifu l, fre sh and a ffo rd a b le . T ha t's a b ig ju m p , and th e re is a lways so m e th in g new and im p res­ s ive ju s t around th e corner. The lig h tin g in d u s try is one o f my favou ­ rite s to w a tch . The em ergence o f pow er sav ing and th u s d o lla r sav ing LEDs has cha llenged th e hydro hungry s ta n d a rd w a tt­ age lig h t bu lbs , and new lig h tin g des igns em erged . The f irs t LEDs w ere a b it harsh , a b righ t w h ite th a t d id n 't s u it m any in te rio r needs. W arm w h ite s and co lo u rs are now ava ilab le , as w ell as LEDs th a t f i t o lde r fix tu re s . S om e LEDs are d im m a b le , w h ich is a m a jo r bonus fo r co n tro llin g th e m ood in any space . C ho ices have never been so v e rs a tile . A lthough th e price o f LEDs is h igher th a n th e s ta n d a rd lig h t bu lbs , they la s t fo r years , so c o s t is n o t an issu e . Be sure to buy good qu a lity o r you w ill be d is ­ ap p o in te d a t th e ir pe rfo rm ance . B lack and w h ite are a lways an im p res­ s ive m ix. And so is b lack and ligh t. I d iscov­ ered th is co n te m p o ra ry d in ing v ig n e tte a t u p ligh tg roup .com . It has bold, you th fu l en­ ergy. The m a tte b la ck Pilke p e n d a n t ligh ts show o ff a un ique g e o m e tric des ign th a t is s o ft and inv iting . The aw ard-w inn ing w ood­ en s tru c tu re fro m Finland is a sse m b le d us ing in te rco n n e c te d b irch p lywood p a rts . The lig h t source is E26LED, a w arm w h ite LED g lobe bu lb th a t tw in k le s th roug h th e s la ts . A n o th e r s tr ik in g exam p le o f b lack and lig h t is th e Fahrenhe it p e n d a n t by Troy L ighting. A se rie s o f nes ted and tie re d cones fo rm an unusua l cy lindrica l shape. The o u te r cone, f in ish e d in te x tu re d b lack sa tin , fra m e s th e inne r cones th a t have hand-app lied go ld leaf, so th a t lig h t is re­ fle c te d in a w arm go lden hue. It's ava ilab le in a one o r th re e -lig h t LED pendan t. If you are th in k in g o f in troduc ing th e de fin ­ ing p resence o f m a tte b lack to your decor, why n o t change up a fe w o f your e x is ting la m p sh a d e s w ith a d ra m a tic b la ck sty le . V is it you r fa vo u rite lig h tin g s to re o r check o u t w h a t's new on line . A t la m p sp lu s .co m DEBBIE TRAVIS House to Home you 'll fin d a dizzying array o f ch o ices . Their b lack fa u x suede shade lined in leopard p rin t in tro d u ce s exo tic th e m e s . B lack fa b ­ ric p lea ted , tr im m e d w ith beads, sp a rk lin g w ith se q u in s , and sh a p e s large and sm a ll range fro m s o p h is tica te d to frilly. A b lack m eta l lam p, p e n d a n t o r ch a n d e lie r w ill be­ com e a s ta te m e n t p iece in your room . As w ith any new des ign d ire c tio n o r d ra m a tic change in colour, i t is a lways b e s t to experi­ m en t. Take your tim e , d rape so m e b lack fa b ric over a lam p to g e t th e fe e l, (d o n 't leave it to o long o r you cou ld s ta r t a fire ). Then go on a search fo r a p e n d a n t light, sconce , or beds ide lig h t th a t ca p tu re s your in te re s t. An unusua l shape or s ty le w ill s tea l you r h ea rt. W ritten by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please em ail decorating questions to house2home@ debbietravis.com. Follow Debbie a t instagram .com /debbie_travis, facebook.com /thedebbietravis, debbietra- vis.com. Proud Recipient of th e Lif e t im e Ac h ie v e m e n t Aw a r d T h a n k y o u to a l l m y c l i e n t s , f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y f o r y o u r c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t , t r u s t a n d l o y a l t y a n d I l o o k f o r w a r d to h e lp in g y o u n o w a n d in t h e f u tu r e . WHETHER BUYING OR SELLING... 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