Let Your Imagination Illuminate Your Home With Kichler by Maggie Reed on Creators.com

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Let Your Imagination Illuminate Your Home With Kichler

Accessories can make or a break your look. The same goes for lighting in your home. From timeless retro to crisp contemporary, trendy to classic, Kichler Lighting offers a plethora of designs, shapes, materials and colors to accent any room in any house.

The classic Kichler Tiffany designs are known for their beauty and traditional styling. From colorful mosaics to delicate translucent sliced stone, these patterns have a global appeal in designs that demand attention.

"With nontraditional finishes, textures and arrangements, we're making our Tiffany line into one that appeals to both the longtime Tiffany lover and the contemporary homeowner looking for a special accent piece," said Jan Shaffer, director of Kichler's Tiffany line.

Tiffany selections include:

— Sliced Stone: The simplicity of art glass is coupled with translucent sliced stone. This collection features a table lamp with an illuminated base and a soft oatmeal shade, a three-light and a five-light chandelier and a fluorescent wall sconce in an Old Bronze finish.

— Casual Cool: This art glass family offers a hint of Asian influence and a Tannery Bronze finish. The hexagonal glass features warm, golden ivory tones with a root beer wavy glass trim. A filigree pattern lines each shade, and an amber sphere accent adds a dynamic touch. A three-light island light, a semi-flush, a mini-pendant and a pendant are available as part of this collection.

— Mosaics: Building on existing Tiffany mosaics, the collection expands with art glass in trendy confetti colors with a Brushed Nickel finish. Included are a fluorescent sconce, an incandescent inverted pendant and a semi-flush fixture.

— Trimmings: Tiffany combines with two other art elements — swirled art glass and shaved stone — for a stylish look. An opaque swirled art glass is trimmed with complementing Tiffany pearlescent circular glass trim, beveled baguette accents and Antique Pewter finish in a semi-flush, inverted pendant and a two-light wall sconce.

Other recent families also build on Kichler's vast offerings and incorporate innovated finishes, unique accent materials and a range of fixture sizes for rooms large and small.

"What's great about this is that we have so many unique families designed to meet the needs of a variety of homeowners, whether their style is contemporary, retro, transitional or organic," said Tom Patterson, Kichler product manager.

"Plus, to help homeowners leave a dramatic decorative effect, we've built in details like brilliant lead-free crystal, genuine marble and vining, along with dramatic glass treatments."

Families include:

— Callista: Responding to the growth in metallics, this transitional family features a combination of copper-, gold- and silver-forged steel leaves intertwined with amber-tinted inverted fluid glass cones. A removable vine with a single leaf embraces each light. This family features several chandeliers, a semi-flush, a wall sconce and a mini-pendant.

— Glenmont: Reminiscent of the English school of design, this family incorporates umber-etched marble and pumpkin-shaped glass with a beaded rim treatment in a Berkshire Bronze finish. To showcase the extended framework, its shades sit higher on the fixture body than traditional fixtures for a strong effect in larger spaces.

— Urban Ice: This sophisticated family features a series of free-flowing stems that hold square glass shades. The shades are etched on the inside and highly polished on the outside to capture the look of genuine ice. Sleek, clean lines create a dramatic, contemporary look. Offered in three finishes, the family includes a five-, six- and eight-light chandelier, an inverted pendant, mini-pendant and a semi-flush.

— Elliston: Grand hotel lobbies of the 1800s featured graceful tulip-shaped art glass lights that created soft illumination. This collection recreates that elegant and flattering effect with simple lines and a cream-colored feathered glass that casts a subtle glow. The uneven bottom edges and Oiled Bronze finish add authenticity. Many pieces in this family can be installed with shades facing up or down, depending on the homeowner's preferences.

For more information, call 866-558-5706 or visit www.kichler.com.

Maggie Reed may be reached at trocar2000@hotmail.com. To find out more about Maggie Reed and other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.