Style Guide: Colonial Revival

The Enduring Legacy
of Colonial America

It wasn't until after America's 100th birthday in 1876 that the country even gave its humble origins much thought — but once folks began looking back at their Colonial heritage with admiration rather than embarrassment, there followed a cultural rediscovery that has endured and evolved right up to the present — the Colonial Revival.

Inspired by a romantic view of honest heroes and simpler times, Americans at the turn of the last century were enthusiastically bringing the best of Colonial-era architecture and design into their homes and buildings. While Colonial-inspired trends and décor have come and gone in the years since, the appeal of the era's basic qualities — tradition, restraint, and quiet charm — have not.

The lighting in our Colonial Revival collection reflects the same admirable traits idealized in the character of the Founding Fathers: formal but not stuffy; elegant but not ostentatious, and refined but not boring. Complementing homes from traditional to contemporary, Colonial Revival lighting remains as beautiful and adaptable as ever.