Illumiate
Every fixture we make starts with decisions about materials, finish, proportion, and the space it’s going to live in. Illuminate, the Robert Abbey Design Journal, is where we share the projects, people, and ideas behind our lighting. Explore real spaces from interior designers around the country, discover lighting trends and design inspiration, and go behind the scenes to see how Robert Abbey lighting is made in Hickory, North Carolina. Browse the latest stories from Illuminate below.
Inside a home that feels like an exhale
First look · Designer spotlight
You’d be forgiven for thinking the yellow and white cabana stripes came first. Framing the twin beds in this Pine Knoll Shores beach house, they set the tone for nearly every detail that follows. But...
Step into this spaceMeet the makers · Rooms with a point of view
Conversations and considered rooms with designers who make spaces feel lived in, layered and entirely their own.
From the journal
How One Celadon Lamp Carried This Coastal Bedroom’s Inspiration ThroughYou’d be forgiven for thinking the yellow and white cabana stripes came first. Framing the twin beds in this Pine Knoll Shores beach house, they set...
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From the journal
How Layered Lighting Transformed a Historic Pasadena Carriage HouseThe carriage house behind the Schweitzer family's Pasadena home had good bones, but it wasn't a place anyone lingered. Built in 1908, it was dark, long...
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How the Right Lighting Brought This Historic Charleston Home to LifeCharm is why people buy historic homes: the architectural details, the original features, the sense that a place has already lived a few lives. But charm...
Read the storySmall changes · Considered living
Practical ideas for making in-progress details feel settled, and good rooms feel even more like home.
Letters from the journal
They gather meaning slowly: a chair pulled close to the window, a book left open, a familiar place at the table. We’re here for the lived-in details.
