Erin Morgenstern Quotes

I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to weddings, though I'm fond of using them as year-round home decor. There's a reason why they're sometimes called fairy lights. When the night is right, there aren't any strings at all.

Lighting is a good way to change the look of a place without spending much.

I really like LED signs because I feel like they're a really easy way to decorate a house and make it feel like it's a lot cooler than it actually is.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

Lighting is an essential way to change the mood of a room, especially if you can use dimmers.

People don't realize that lighting can change the whole look of a place and the feel.

Lighting is everything. It creates mood and has an emotional effect on you.

My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.

To me, lighting really sets the mood for a room. A 40 watt bulb in a cheap lamp is the same as a 40 watt bulb in an expensive one.

Why have one chandelier when you can have two?

I have a candle permanently on my Jacuzzi because I love me some candles.

Light is something that can really change your perception of space.

I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I call it my 'vibe in a bag.'

Depending on how I'm feeling that day or the music I'm listening to, I will pick appropriate lighting to help create the atmosphere for me. I use a lot of blues and purples.

I love a little darkness at the table with just enough light from IKEA white candlesticks. Seriously! They look elegant but are simple and unscented and create mood lighting.

Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.

I'm obsessed with lighting. I'm constantly shopping for different lightbulbs. I love rainbow lightbulbs. And also, one should not live without dimmers. Life is all about lighting.

Shine like the day I set cosmic eyes on you, friend, by the light of the sweet squash in my lovely laser broom.

The lighting is so important. One thing that makes me nuts about the lighting now is that they spend an enormous amount of time lighting the set, the background. But the most important thing in the scene is the actor.

Food is one part of the experience. And it has to be somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the dining experience. But the rest counts as well: The mood, the atmosphere, the music, the feeling, the design, the harmony between what you have on the plate and what surrounds the plate.

Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark.

A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.

The worst thing any decorator can do is give a client the feeling that he's walking around somebody else's house; the rooms must belong to the owner, not to the decorator; and no rooms can have atmosphere unless they are used and lived in.

A room is not a room without natural light.

I have a lot of mirrors around my house, not because I like to look at myself, but because I like the light and perspective they bring to a room.