Right now, two kinds of interior decorators exist on the timeline: the chrome camp, partial to that industrial, Jetsons-esque sheen, and the cottage camp, who, with their ruffles and skirts, have turned the ‘grandma’ diss into a badge of honor. Both are shorthand for a room with good taste, albeit for entirely opposite reasons. Now, Anthropologie has married the two in what might be the most effortlessly cool lighting for fall.
Anthropologie’s Lacie Sconce combines the softness of eyelet lace with the contemporary metallic sheen of chrome for those of us who would rather not choose. If the grandma thing has been getting a little stale, and the chrome thing a little too cold, she occupies a sweet spot between the two. It’s a sconce that can (gently) wake up tired artwork, lend newfound design authority to a thrifted furniture find, flash some light along a lengthy hallway, and otherwise appease people like myself who tend to straddle both design worlds.
This two-trend-timing, delicately perforated steel wall light is damp-rated, so consider indulging its desire to flank a vanity mirror, too.
It feels particularly apt in an interior like my own, a prewar NYC apartment where the wood floors and decorative molding are over one hundred years old, but I still want the space to reflect what tastemaking Manhattan looks like in 2026. Old bones, new energy.
Beyond that, it’s a rather clever small-space lighting solution for my studio, or any other small living room or bedroom. Because when your coffee-table real estate is already committed to stacks of books, candelabras, artfully chosen coasters, and a vase of fresh blooms, your workaround for the big light has to go somewhere. The wall, after all, is sitting right there.
Soft and structured, a warm glow with a cool finish, Anthropologie making chrome ‘old’ might, paradoxically, be the best thing that’s happened to either interior trend.
Anthropologie’s new Lacie collection is for vintage lovers who remain obsessed with what’s next. Below are a few more ways to introduce the unlikely pairing to your sleepiest surfaces for fall.
Just think of the mirror selfies, or what it could do for an otherwise drab makeup vanity, dressing table, or bathroom counter. This little oval mirror adjusts to your optimal viewing angle, adding some much-needed cool to your getting-ready routine.
Since you interact with them daily, a switch plate is my renter-friendly secret to refreshing a space in just a few minutes with very little effort. These come in outlet, rocker, and toggle formats, lending an unexpectedly fabulous flash to some of the most routinely neglected details in a room.
For the pièce de résistance, a flush mount in a sleek inverted-dome silhouette adds yet another layer of cool to that lace-inspired detailing along the center and rim. Put it in an entryway and establish, right from the get-go, that you’re a decorator who can do both.
Should you want to carry chrome to the coffee table, Target’s new fluted portable lamp gives the finish some old-timey library swank for just $25.
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