We're big fans of the deco style. This is our most elaborate example. We call it the wedding cake--the globe is three feet tall. It's the first light you see as you enter our house. Circa 1925.

The early electric chandelier at the top of the first-floor stairs holds our dearest shades--antique Loetz art glass, which we got at an auction. The golden glow put off by these shades reminds us that, way back when, people lived with gorgeous light.

We found this converted gasolier in a neglected corner of a consignment store. It was a bit bent up, had no globes, and needed wiring, but it was an exceptional find -- and a bargain. Circa 1880.

This is one of my favorite lights in the house. We found it at an auction for less than $100. But Ron, for the life of him, couldn't wire it because of all the narrow curving arms. Fortunately we have a vintage lighting shop in town. Circa 1910.

This one I found online -- in England -- and I insisted we get it. Ron just shrugged. It's Arts & Craft design and I think it works really well in the living room. This one Ron had no trouble wiring. The shades are reproductions. Circa 1900.

We call this one the Acorn, though "torpedo" would be more appropriate. It was one of the first ceiling lights we got, from a tiny shop in Fells Point that's no longer in business. It illuminates the servant's hall adjacent to the dining room. Circa 1925.

Ron gave this to me for Christmas our fourth year in the house. The base lights up too. Ron calls it the mushroom lamp. Circa 1920.

Ron bought me this Handel table lamp for Christmas 2010. It has a great patina. We will probably upgrade the shade. Circa 1915.

This is a nice Deco-era cake-style light with a massive globe. I really like the purple glass cap on the bottom. This hands in our butler's pantry. Circa 1930.

We got this chandelier at an antiques mall in Ohio. Its brass plating was coroded. So Ron painted the metal to complement the nicely made globe. It looks really great on our porch. Circa 1920.

This is a detail from our renovated kitchen. I insisted we have an arch-top window on the spice cabinet. We found a transom window and put lights behind it. I cut the glass and Ron cut the frame to make it fit.

Here's the center of our kitchen, with a circa 1950's lighted store clock made of plastic. It warms up the room like a little sun.

This big, 5-globe chandelier is circa 1925. It needs a big room beacuase it's long and puts out a lot of light. It used to hang in our dining room but now hangsa in our master bedroom.

Here's a classic Deco slip shade chandelier. These were wildly popular circa 1925-30 and fairly inexpensive, made for the middle class. The shades on this one are original.

An unusual marbled glass globe, probably Czech. Circa 1930? We picked this up at a flea market.

A modest, Depression era shade hangs in our guest bathroom. This is the shade Ron brought from his apartment. He paid $35. for it in 1998 and thought it was way too expensive.

An etched glass globe hangs in our library. We saw this at an auction and thought it would be perfect. Circa 1910.

This little Deco hall sconce was among the first lights we bought, from that little shop in Fells Point that's no longer in business. The slag glass is not original.

An elegant reverse-painted globe with ornate chain. We got this fixture years ago and the globe more recently. The globe attaches with unusual hooks that require no screws or adjustments. This now hangs in our guest room.

We have a lot of these torchere floor lamps. They came in a wide variety, from cheapos to high-end. The best have marble bases and brass metalwork. They all came with those huge mogul light bulbs. You can get adapters to fit a regular bulb. They put off a warm, welcoming light. Circa 1920.

These figural table lamps were common between 1890-1920 and affordable. Most were made of white metal ("pot metal"), which was made to look like brass. Some could be quite elaborate. As you see in our house, these often found their way to the top of newel posts.

I found this at an auction. It looked really bad, painted bright yellow -- I think that was the original paint but we couldn't live with it. So I toned it down and Ron rewired it.

This single globe pendant-style light hangs in our music room on the first floor. The marbled-glass globe is a single piece enclosed in a leaded frame.

This elegant 4-arm brass chandelier (circa 1915) replaces a 3-arm light that wasn't quite as elaborate as this one. The 3-arm chandelier we moved to the second-floor hallway. These art shades are reproductions, by Lundberg, who do great work.