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Home lighting is important to produce illumination, establish safety and security, and incorporate a design appeal. However, homeowners tend to focus more time on interior home lighting and disregard exterior home lighting.  Nevertheless, exterior lighting is a key necessity for your home. After all, it creates a solid foundation for your property. Let's give some food for thought: What do you immediately see when passing by a home property? Whether day or night, you see the e …

Designer of the Month: Tina and Sandy As August comes to an end, we are excited to present this month’s Designer of the month. Sandy and Tina are from Houston, TX, and started Stylish Décor &More only a year ago. Their style is best described as comfortable with a touch of style. Check out our interview with these talented women to learn some more about their work! 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Well let’s see there are two of us to speak of. …

Labor Day is coming up this year on September 3rd. While for many this means there will be a three-day weekend, Labor Day is much more than just that. It’s a U.S. public holiday that falls on the first Monday of September, dedicated to showing appreciation for the bravery, strength, and hard work of working Americans. As a bit of background on this national holiday, the U.S. Department of Labor states that the very first Labor Day was held back in 1882 in New York City. It wasn’t, howev …

For some, reading is a way to learn, be entertained, and just escape from the real world for a while. Some bibliophiles are completely content with heading down the local library every so often to engage in a reading session. Others prefer to read outside, on lunch breaks, in a coffee shop or restaurant, or within the comfort of their own homes. If you like the idea of having a cozy, comfortable place to read, then you may be interested in having your own special reading ro …

The majority would agree that illumination is important in general, but there are some types of lighting that are more vital than others. What makes a light fixture important in a space is how it appears, how it looks, and most of all, how it is used. But before we get deeper into this blog post, let’s think about the three main types of illumination: accent, ambient, and task lighting. Accent lighting is illumination that simply brings attention to something such as a waterfall or a pictur …