Traditional: Traditional styles are highlighted by comforting and classic designs. Simple designs can also fall under this category but there is always a hint of casual living. Symmetry is a hallmark of traditional design as well.
Contemporary-Modern: Contemporary & Modern design incorporate straight lines and hard angles. Often highlighted by bold color, simple designs with out of the ordinary touches lend themselves to contemporary fixtures and lamps.
Crystal: Crystal fixtures incorporate unique pieces of crystals ranging from glass injected molds to semi-precious stones such as rock crystal. Harkening back to times of European royalty, the elegance often associated with crystal fixtures adds a sense of high end style to any décor.
Transitional: Transitional style is an amalgam of traditional and contemporary designs. It attempts to modernize a traditional look while softening the harshness often associated with modern design. Fixtures in this category would work in a formal dining room just as easily as a dressed down living room.
Wrought Iron: Natural Wrought Iron fixtures are made in forges through smelting. The hot iron is pounded, shaped and twisted into shapes suitable for its design. This look has been reproduced while in many cases still using natural iron to preserve the clean like look of this category.
Rustic: Rustic style lends itself to country life. Exposed woods, paneling, beam work and stone are often found in a rustic interior. Fixtures lend themselves to the general wear found in rustic homes.
Williamsburg: Williamsburg design refers to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia during the 17th and 18th centuries when traditional values ruled the land. Swooping armed chandeliers, often made out of brass tubing with a high polished shine fit into this category. The Williamsburg name is now a trademarked property and only the finest reproductions can bear its name.
Mediterranean-Gothic: Both Mediterranean and Gothic designs are period specific. Mediterranean styles take their cues from Southern Europe - natural stones and light colors. Gothic styles are much darker and heavier using mostly iron.
Whimsical: A whimsical fixture might not necessarily provide the ample light for a room. It is more of a statement piece – like art – that adds to the story of a room. Often dainty and unassuming, a whimsical fixture can be that finishing touch to the perfect room.
Blown Glass-Murano Glass: Hand-Mouth Blown glass has its roots in the Venetian island of Murano in Italy. While heating the glass to incredibly high temperatures, the craftsman can mold and inject color using various minerals and “impurities” to get the desired shape.
Craftsman-Mission: Mission and Architectural styles draw their inspiration from the turn of the century. Often incorporating stained glass and hand forged metals, this style harkens back to the days of Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. Clean and sleek lines – purpose built are the main characteristics of this style.
Rock Crystal: Rock Crystal is a semi-precious stone that is found in nature. Skilled artisans shape the crystal to adorn chandeliers and lamps. The natural veining of rock crystal shows how no two pieces are exactly alike.
Cast Brass: Natural cast brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Instead of using thin stamped brass and then plating it, cast brass takes hot molten brass and designs a casting that is brass throughout. Its weight and characteristics lend itself to being more expensive the plated brass.
Asian: Asian style incorporates elements from China, Japan, Vietnam, and Korea among other Asian nations. Natural cues from bamboo and stone accompany clean straight lines that emphasize functionality.
French Country: While there are many elements that contribute to the French Country style of decorating, the resulting look is always rustic, old and welcoming. Typical attributes usually found in French Country style include distressed white finishes, looping scrolls and pastel colors.
Tropical: Tropical style often includes island motifs like palm trees and exotic fruits. Woods, Wicker, and floral designs using island colors such as lush greens and bright pinks are staples of tropical styles.
Restoration-Early Electric: The restoration and early electric style harkens back to the turn of the century when light fixtures and lamps were switched over from gas to electricity. The style has obvious old world flair.
Alabaster Stone-Glass: Genuine Alabaster stone is mined in quarries throughout the world. The veining is the natural evolution of the stone used to create the molded piece of rock. Alabaster glass often takes natural alabaster dust and combines it with a resin mold to achieve a similar look to genuine alabaster at a more economical price.
Southwestern: Southwestern style has its roots in New Mexico and Arizona and steeped in Native American heritage. Often incorporating images of trees and other natural surrounding, Southwestern items are usually finished in earth toned colors of bronze and creams.
Tiffany-Stained Glass: Stained glass design is often called Tiffany design after the man that made it mainstream – Louis Comfort Tiffany. The design was motivated from the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement and can often be seen in geometric, free form, and specific designs.
Morrocan: Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration, which has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. The Moroccan style often defined by the colors of the desert (golds, yellows and silvers) and the sea (greens, blues and reds).
Art Deco: Art Deco is characterized by use of materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, lacquer and inlaid wood. The bold use of stepped forms and sweeping curves, chevron patterns and the subburst motif are all typical of Art Deco style.
Porcelain: Porcelain fixtures incorporate ceramic materials made by heating clay materials into specific molds. Lenox branded porcelain is of the highest quality and craftsmanship.
Nautical: Nautical design is reminiscent of the ocean and ships that sailed it as well as the ports they would frequent. Hard lines and prismatic glass that remind one of the bulkheads on sailboats and large cruise vessels highlight this category.
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