8 Bright Ideas: Decorating with Nostalgia Bulbs
As LED bulbs have gained popularity over the years, many home and business owners hailed their efficiency, but criticized the bulb’s early appearance as well as the light temperature and brightness. Manufacturers heard your cries… aesthetic adjustments yielded LED bulbs that look just like traditional lightbulbs and even nostalgic LED Edison-style bulbs!
They’ve made a splash while gaining a foothold in the interior design world and undoubtedly, you’ve seen some on display somewhere and thought, “Now, that is pretty cool.”
Stay chic and efficient by utilizing nostalgia bulbs this year in your design! We collected some of our favorite light designs to inspire you and your next project. Browse this album and when you’re ready to get started, come see us! We’ll point you in the right direction.
Natural Elegance
We love this use of the natural wood and unfinished edges. You simply need provide holes for the wiring to run through and you have a clean-line piece with a lot of personality (via 7M Woodworking).
Purposeful Pallet
The under-construction EightyThree Creative Group shows off a clever usage of upcycled pallets for the base of their nostalgia bulb display and highlights their personality with colored wiring to match their decor.
Pipes
The natural industrial vibe that comes from exposed lighting is complemented by the steel pipes. This also gives you total control of where your bulbs hang and allows you to run and hide wires through the hollow pipes for a more tailored look (via TenantsWeb)
Spread it out
Not only is this one unique because of the simple wood frame, but also because they’ve used chicken wire to force space in a big cluster of lightbulbs! (via Ruffled Blog).
Cluster Them
And here’s a contrasting idea. Rather than forcing some spaced between the lights, just let them all hang together as upside down bouquet of lightbulbs (via Homedit).
Reverse it
This chandelier design utilizes upward facing bulbs rather than downward which gives a cool touch of modern class to the antique-style bulbs (via Houzz).
Industrical Chic
This one is cool. Rather than hanging the caged bulb directly from the ceiling, he instead anchored it and used a pulley for a neat minimalist design (via Photonic Studio).
Glass Orb
There are dozens of cases and fixtures to house your Edison bulbs. The contrast of the glass globes is a point of interest in a room with a lot of straight lines, but still provides a classic glow with totally visible light bulbs (via HGTV).