THE JOURNAL

Lighting Ideas, Guides & Inspiration

Practical lighting guides, styling ideas and expert advice to help you choose, place and layer lighting throughout your home.

How to Choose the Right Pendant Light for Your Dining Table

Scale, proportion, shape, and atmosphere — a practical guide to choosing a dining pendant that fits your table and your room.

What color temperature actually means, how it changes the way materials and skin look, a room-by-room starting point for warm,...

The three layers every room needs, the common mistake of confusing a fixture type with its lighting function, a room-by-room...

Bedside, hallway, living room, and vanity wall sconce height, why the commonly cited numbers disagree, and how to space a...

What alabaster and travertine actually are, how each stone glows differently when lit from within, why no two pieces are...

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