Why So Many Pot Lights?

Let's talk lighting and how to survive our dark winters. I expect some opposing opinions on this, and that is totally fine, but anyone who has spoken to me about pot lights knows how I feel. Pot lights are not needed in living spaces like bedrooms, living rooms, offices and dens. Overhead lighting in those spaces should be reserved for ambient lighting like chandeliers. Pot lights do not provide ambiance.

What is needed to survive our long dark winters with well-lit homes is many sources of light - this includes tall lamps, short lamps and chandeliers. For added warmth, coziness and a flattering glow burn a candle, unscented or scented. When you have all those bases covered, who needs so many pot lights?

On another note, we are excited to announce a new Danish candle line in store, Paia of Copenhagen, and there are lots of wonderful lamps in-store now to take home. Chandeliers can be custom ordered and generally take 4-6 weeks to arrive - just in time for the holidays! All purchases of lighting over $500 ship for free in Canada.

Shop all lighting here --- Shop all candles here

After this article published, a designer friend of mine chimed in and said that contractors may pressure people into putting pot lights everywhere so it's easy for them and they do not need to wait for the customer to pick out a light fixture. As the saying goes, time is money... 

Another friend called pot lights "ceiling acne" and "potlights tend to be overused. Lighting should be intentional" - she has a way with words.

If you still need more reasons to avoid pot lights read here.

"Light equals happiness, therefore lamps equal happiness, period." -Maria Killam