Parasol lights

Thanks to your creative brainstorming over my vintage parasols I have a delightful new addition to the spare room. A kind of lampy, fairy lit, parasol installation hanging from the corner of the ceiling. The photos don't quite do it justice, it looks a lot more ethereal in real life! It was so easy to do, literally…

Over at the blog My Chic Life Rachel posted a great idea for repurposing a pretty paper parasol and turning it into a shade for a bare ceiling bulb. See the tutorial on how to make a recycled para…

One of our favorite (and inexpensive) ways to decorate our pad is with lighting. Four to five accent lights instead of harsh overhead lighting is how we like to keep rooms lit. But if we do go for the overhead lighting, it’s has to be on a dimmer or an idea like this DIY parasol light, pictured above.Ask Dzign takes her grandmother’s antique Japanese parasol and simply attaches it to an old light fixture with two plastic cable ties that she had lying around the house.

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What is an illuminated parasol An illuminated parasol is just that, a canvas garden umbrella where the spokes that keep the canvas stretched into the umbrella shape are illuminated! The spokes are illuminated using LED lights and the easy to use touch controls allow you to set the lights at a level to suit your

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Cocktail Parasol Light Shade: Parasols shade you from the brightness of the sun which is big. So why not use tiny cocktail parasols to shade you from your room light which is small? This cocktail parasol light shade is so simple to make. It's basically just sticking cocktail par…

Upward glances get short shrift in most of our homes and lives. We're too busy taking in and reacting to what's in front of us--like getting kids acclimated to a new school year. But we (and they) could learn a lot from a ceiling well-treated. Take a look at these 10 "upscale" ceilings and see if you agree.

Dimensions 30″ x 40″