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When it comes to lighting - it's not alwaysabout functionality. Lighting can be fun, and decorative lightingmore so. Just look at Christmas tree lights and how much fun is tobe had decorating the tree, with all its tinsel and lights.

The thing about using lighting for decorative purposes, is thatin itself, lighting is a magical thing. Not only does it lookbeautiful but the light it emanates is a gorgeous thing to behold.That is why we all marvel at Christmas trees when the lights areswitched on for the first time.

Decorative lighting adds an almost magical touch to the objectsit illuminates. There are many ways you can use lighting to addthat decorative touch to your home or surroundings. For starters,many table lamps and floor lamps come in a variety of styles anddesigns. It is possible to buy beautifully crafted decorative tablelamps, perhaps adorned with hanging dew drop beads that catch thelight and dazzle with reflected color.

Take the traditional chandelier with all its facets andbeautiful glass surfaces that glisten and sparkle so vibrantly.Chandeliers are a truly beautiful lighting fixture designed to lookeven better once the light source is switched on.

Decorative lighting needs to be functional, to a degree, as wellas being purely for ornamental purposes, otherwise it can seem abit pointless to have. Stained Tiffany glass shades are a greatexample of a light fixture that is both decorative and functional.A Tiffany light fitting provides, whether it is a Tiffany stylefloor lamp, decorative Tiffany table lamp or Tiffany hangingpendant light, is fit for a purpose. It goes beyond merely being alight source because Tiffany style light fittings are an object ofbeauty and are much admired for their iridescent glass coloring forone and their infamous, bejeweled designs, whether it is thedragonfly, peacock feather or wisteria. Even with the light turnedoff, a Tiffany light fitting is an object of beauty.

Spotlights are another form of indoor light fitting that canserve double purposes as functional lighting and decorativelighting. They can be used to illuminate specific areas of a roomand yet can be deployed to cast light on an object as well. Byilluminating the object from above there is no glare and the objectitself is lit up by bright light.

Old-fashioned antique lamps made from fabric and edged withhanging beads and supported by a fancy, adorned lamp base areanother example of decorative lighting that also serves as a lightsource by night. The added bonus of antique style lighting fixturesis that they add a touch of glamor and grandeur, reminiscent of abygone era, to your surroundings.