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20 Festive Lighting Ideas To Help Set The Mood For The Holidays
Sheremetio/Shutterstock When decorating your home for the holidays, there’s one element you can’t forget: warm and bright lighting. Whether you’re going for a monochromatic setup or one with lots of colors, adding string lights and other bright decorations will make your space extra festive. According to Christmas Designers, those with religious beliefs may adorn their homes with light to represent the hope and comfort of baby Jesus. For others, stringing up lights could be a fond childhood memory or a passed-down family tradition. Finally, lights could simply be hung to bring us joy and give our spaces a cheerful atmosphere. One of the most popular ways to illuminate your home…
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In His Vancouver Home, a Lighting Designer Embraces a Natural Glow
OMER ARBEL USED to live on the cliff’s edge. He had a windswept shack perched on a promontory overlooking the industrial port of Vancouver, British Columbia, the sort of experimental space — “no handrails,” he says, “and sharp things everywhere” — befitting an avant-garde architect and lighting designer. Then in 2015 he met a ballerina, Rachel Meyer, and after having a child together two years later, they decided to find a more conventional home, one fully at odds with his personal aesthetic. In his own practice — he builds bespoke residences and objects for private clients and since 2005 has served as the artistic director of Bocci, a British Columbian…
