Partying with pendants
This season pendants are glittering our paths for us to party all summer long. They intensify a taste for the enchanting and add a hint of glam to any entertaining setting. With our British weather being as unpredictable as it is, the great outdoors is not always a likely option for a party scene. Make sure you have your pendants at the ready to transform an atmosphere fit for royalty. Sophisticated pearl swagging on exquisite non-electrics can be attached easily to existing light fittings.
Pick up a Perla pendant for just £50 and see your guests eyes light up. Laura Ashley has excelled this season with subtle infusions of coloured glass and crystal adding authenticity.
The sparkling Estella beaded non-electric pendant for under £50 is noticeably a much-loved favourite with its stunning clear and duck egg droplets. Clearly the frontrunner of the season by far is the Bluma decorative ball pendant, a bargain at £150 which is simply flying off the shelves. Larger deliveries have just arrived to steady the popular demand of this unique masterpiece with the definite wow factor!
The Season of Garden delights
With the longest evenings of the year upon us, why not take advantage of summer entertaining in the Garden. The growing desire of homeowners to spend more time in the comfortable outdoors has made way for a major trend in innovative outdoor lighting.
Lighting accessories shine bright this season for Laura Ashley so be sure to snatch up our exciting range of LED lights in store or online now. These lights glow for hours without requiring a bulb change and are among the most efficient sources available today. The LED silk Flowers and the LED fibre optic butterflies can be dotted around a picnic rug or placed conveniently in plant pots and offer a touch of class to any outdoor evening entertainment. They are versatile too so when the evening draws to a close, they are the perfect party piece to cheer up any living room.
Imagine yourself sipping Sangria under the muted evening colours of Laura Ashley's Ivory fabric flower lights or entwine some silver metal etched butterfly lights between the branches of your honeysuckle. These can both be bought online or in store now.
However Spring Summer 2008 has seen the launch of three new beautiful and striking lighting pieces.
The Bluma electric pendant
is a hand-crafted ball with metal flower fretwork and glass crystals. This piece is very prominent and would add interest to any room.
The Tiffany glass pendant is also a magnificent new product. Although this has a higher price point it offers fantastic value for money with a mass of suspended sparkling glass crystals and is a real statement piece that would add grandeur to either a living or dining room.
For those people that are looking for something slightly smaller, both in price and size, the Birdcage complete table lamp is a great modern twist on the standard table lamp. This is a cream metal cage with suspended sparkling glass droplets. This complete lamp can be placed anywhere around the home but would look especially effective in a bedroom or living room.
All of these pieces follow the trend for ornamental, sparkling lights and they all live up to Laura Ashley's excellent reputation for design and quality and will create a talking point in any home.
There are currently some stunning lasercut lights in the Laura Ashley range and there is a strong trend for this technique in the market at the moment.
When lit these lights project beautiful patterns onto walls and ceilings. With the non-electric pendants and shades it is quick and easy to update your home.
Currently in the range are the Lara pendant, the Colette triple layer pendant, the Isodore laser cut pendant, the Mallow pierced pendant, the Isodore wall light, the Isodore drum shade and the Isodore complete lamp.
The new Lara pendant is the highest priced item in the range but it is the most striking and an inner cascade of tiered droplets really make this a statement piece.
The Isodore complete lamp would look great anywhere in the home, especially in a bedroom or living space and its stylish cylindrical shape make it the perfect addition to the modern or traditional home. The Isodore wall light is a simple but stylish item that will brighten up any wall. Look out for the Isodore plaster cut out wall light that will be launching in Autumn...
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