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Why It's Good:
Lift the style quotient in any space—not to mention light up your life—with these undeniably glamorous glass table lamps.
Why It's Green:
These hand-crafted and -painted lamps are cast from vintage molds that were rescued from oblivion. If they hadn't been, their early to mid-century American designs—and the traditional skills to execute them—might have disappeared from the landscape even as the molds would have ended up in landfills. The linen lampshades are hand-rolled and -tucked, and everything is made here in the USA.
Where To Get It:
http://www.shineeveryday.com
For a direct link to the lamp, click here. See Shine Home website for more retailers or contact directly for price and purchase information. Prices start at $800.
The Light of Your Life
A home-decorating magazine addict who strives to consume carefully and conscientiously will often find herself in conflict. Gazing at gorgeous things makes it a challenge to resist buying more than you need (not a great thing—financially, environmentally, even morally, considering the state of the world today). The solution? Choose only that which you truly love—and if it's eco, even better. You will buy fewer and longer-lasting pieces, perhaps paying more for each, but saving in the end. Case in point: Shine Home's exquisite table lamps. Made of handcrafted glass, cast from reconditioned early twentieth to mid-century molds rescued from family-owned factories, these lamps are the crème de la crème of glamorous lighting. Prettily curvy and deliciously tinted in pale satin blues, pinks, and creams, these lamps are fittingly named after Hollywood's brightest lights: Ava, Marilyn, Audrey, Bette.
