Fall into Color!

Phase one of Fall into Color is completed! Thanks to all of you who ventured out into the rain, left Revival Home and Garden's party early, and took a "rain check" on 1st Thursday to join us as we spent a little colorful time inside with paint, fabric, and soooooo much more!

The Benjamin Moore 2010 color launch was a blast and we loved the voting booth for favorite wall paint-we decided to re-paint our back room in the winning color(you will have to come in to find out what it was). The raffle winner will enjoy a new LiTshade, Kaarskokers, a gallon of paint of their choice, design time with Designer Faith Sheridan, and a couple great books on wall paper projects and window coverings. All in all, it was a prize to be won! Not to mention all the money we raised for the local Food Bank, thank you all so much for your contributions!

Enjoy these pics, and if you couldn't make this one, the next Color event will be Oct. 29th in Bellevue so feel free to email us for all the good info! litshades@gmail.com

Designers Guild is the cure for the common cold...

It's lighting season!!! The days are getting gloomier, shorter, and the grey season will soon be upon us- but LiT is excited that now is the best time to take stock of what condition your lighting situation is...

Need more over all light? Go to good will and grab a torchiere and have LiT make a shade to replace the glass dish. Or amp up what you already own with higher wattage bulbs, take those 60's to 125 watts, add a new silk shade and see if your not bathed in a warm glow!

More ambiance? Pick a couple places around the house that could use a little more magic and install wall sconces and decorate with Kaarskokers and mini-shades by LiT-or-find a nice table lamp and give it's shade a makeover in orange or persimmon taffeta.

The options are endless as always, but this is truly my favorite time of year to light up your dark corners and re-vamp your lamps for the holidays.

Come in to LiT to see the latest in Designers Guild fabrics, Schumacher linen prints and more!

Chao Get's LiT!

LiTshades plus Pacific Rim comfort food at an affordable price what could be better?

Chao, at 1200 E. Pike (former home of 1200 Bistro), across from Boom Noodle hopes to be the new neighborhood friendly 12th Ave destination. Owner Tony Kang, wanted a menu with pleasure for everyone’s pallet and the affordability for all pockets. Hoping to attract all audiences from families for brunch and lunch, to couples and hipsters for dinner and happy hour, the possibilities for deliciousness will be never-ending.

Where does LiT fit into Chao? Well, the 15 pendant throughout the restaurant and bar, of mustard and burgundy linen, are LiTshades. We at LiT could not be more excited to be in such a neighborhood friendly place.

Chao’s grand opening is tomorrow, why not go enjoy the lighting and delicious food and make Chao the neighborhood hotspot it’s meant to be.

Open:

M-F 11am-2am and Sat-Sun 9am-2am

Tiny but Tall in Design

The other day Dawn and I went to a garage sale in the Ravena area. Amongst the odds and ends of someone’s life Dawn found a rather tiny (about 5" tall) lamp in the shape of a rosebud or red artichoke(we aren't quite sure) with a hideous piece of plastic sticking out which I can only assume is a "candle sleeve" and a shade that was significantly too small with bell peppers not only painted on it but also the word "bellpepper" written on it. Well, Dawn being the lamp genius she is, found potential in this tiny creature and decided it was worth the three dollars, thus the adoption was made. With a coat of white paint, a new Kaarskoker candle sleeve, and Kelly Werstler shade, this drab-could be oh-so fab!

As Dawn and I were leaving I asked her, "what's the purpose of tiny lamps?" Dawn responded excitedly "people put them on vanities, fireplace mantels, in small bathrooms, on small hallway tables and in kids rooms" she then added "…(yes she actually said "dot dot dot") ambiance!" thus the idea for this post.

As I put further thought into this over the next two days, I thought about all the places I've seen tiny lamps. The swankiest of restaurants often have tiny lamps in them on tables or at the host station, and often, as Dawn pointed out, delicately placed in the ladies room. I also know people who have little dressing tables or vanities that place tiny lamps on them not only as decoration but also as lighting for, what I would only call, "nose powdering." Tiny lamps also show up, like Dawn said, in children's rooms, which I assume has something to do with children being small and thus they need tiny lamps...sound logic?

There you go! Now you know what to do with tiny lamps, go out and garage sale or Goodwill shop for a tiny lamp treasure of your own and bring it to LiT for a tiny LiTshade makeover...turns out, you can use it anywhere.

Announcing the Event of the Season; Fall into Color!!

Wanting to know the newest colors in interior design for autumn? Does your house need a punch of color but you just don’t know where to start-big or small?　Come to "Fall into Color" for the latest trends in home color using paint and accessories.　

Benjamin Moore color-specialist and Seattle-based interior designer Faith Sheridan will unveil the Northwest color Palette for 2010! Accessorizing with the newest fall colors will be; couture lamp shades by LiT, one of a kind wall coverings from Hermitage and the newest look in candle sleeves from Kaarskoker.

LiT/Hermitage at 1906 e. Prospect st., on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, will be the setting for this fall color event October 1st from 5-9pm, with presentation beginning at 7:00. A ten dollar fee is asked with a percentage going to the local food banks of King County. Come for the color-stay for the freebies, including a raffle worth over $500.00!

Space is limited, register early by emailing litshades@gmail.com with "fall into color" as the subject.

Hope to see you there!!
For more information please contact:
Dawn Bassett litshades@gmail.com,

Support your Neighborhood Small Business

Since LiT is a small business, as are many of our friends, we thought it would be a good idea to get the word out about the 3/50 Project.

3/50 is a project that understands how important small businesses are to both the economy and local community. Their motto is "Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy. " We at LiT couldn't agree more. So please check out the website. Maybe next time you decided to make a purchase online you will remember 3/50 and realize you could get that same item, probably even better just down the street in your own community backyard.

This has been a public service announcement from your "bright idea" friends at LiT.

*Remember a week from tomorow is the Where is this? event at LiT. Be there or be square.

Re-Vamped!

Well, here it is- proof positive that an "ugly" lamp still has a chance, and that LiT can turn that garage sale find into your home's favorite new thing!

Here is Cherami's lamp that was re-vamped with a new antique brass finish socket(to match the finish on the lamp) and a bronze twist cord. Topped off with a pewter blue silk drum shade with a bird decal on the inside, this lamp got the full LiT makeover.

Want to see what LiT can do for your lame lighting? Bring in your old lamps, strange bases and "ugly" hand-me-downs and let LiT do the rest!

We had so much fun with this competition, we promise to do it again-so stay tuned...