The Best of Visual Comfort Lighting on Sale 2026! (Only once a year!)

May 20, 2026
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Posted in: interior design, lighting

Hi Everyone,

First if you missed it, I manage to break my wrist, this afternoon and it’s in a cast now. Fortunately, the post was 98% finished. however, my right hand is 100% out of commission.

Okay, this is a rare post that highlights my favorite lighting company, Visual Comfort.

It’s for a good reason.

The 20% off sitewide sale at Visual Comfort only happens ONCE a year!

It’s always Memorial Day weekend. Well, it should be called Memorial Day Week, because it’s a week-long weekend. haha

Here’s the problem. At least 95% of their entire inventory is on sale. That is 6,537 items. And I don’t believe that’s counting all of the variations that the majority of light fixtures have, such as a choice of finishes or shades.

The reality is, there’s very little not to like from Visual Comfort.

But, even if some things are not your taste, there’s something for everyone, from super budget-friendly lighting,to ultra-expensive designer lighting. And a lot that’s in between.

I began ordering from Visual Comfort in 2005 when they were a very young company with only a few hundred fixtures, total. In the following ten years, I specified dozens of beautiful pieces. All of them will be in the widget.

I’ve also ordered several pieces for my own home.

In all of my dealings with Visual Comfort, there has never been a complaint, a flaw, or anything that came broken.

Oh wait. Okay, there was one time, a Suzanne Kasler chandelier (now discontinued) came in a black finish, and there was some mysterious white streak on the black cord.

This is why God invented Sharpies. Right?

Unfortunately, I wasn’t there, and the client complained, so I called Visual Comfort, which was called Circa Lighting back in 2011, when I worked with this client. Most of my clients would’ve grabbed a Sharpie and covered the white with it, but this one wanted a new chandelier.

When I got my rep at Circa Lighting on the phone, she didn’t hesitate for a second. They took back the original piece and immediately sent out a new one.

However, that was the only time anything was amiss.

Below is only a tiny fraction of the fixtures we used from Visual Comfort.

Above in this family room, created in 2008, are the Suzanne Kasler Quatrefoil floor lamps.

Above is the Large Paris Flea Market. On their website, they frequently call this the medium. The way to tell the difference is to cut the crystals extending above the ring. The medium has about 9, and the large has 12-13. Also, you can see that the lights are further apart on the larger one. Both have 8 lights.

The two times I did this piece, I did the medium.

The other one was in a bedroom with a ten-foot ceiling. It is stunning in person. And the size was also perfect as the piece has a lot of presence.

We used ten of the Silhouette Sconces from Visual Comfort in Mary’s lovely Tudor-style home in Bronxville, NY. These stylish sconces give off a beautiful warm light, and their retro-inspired design looks both fresh and appropriate.

Below is a side view of the Katie Sconce in my newly renovated kitchen. That is always the first light I turn on.

I bought two of them, but decided to only use one in the kitchen. So, I put the other one over my toilet.

Below is one of the wonderful Cabinet Maker’s Sconces in natural unlacquered brass. These are the 18″ size.

Now that they’ve been up a year and a half, they are getting a beautiful, slightly aged patina, which I love. That process can be stopped with a bit of butcher’s wax if that is not to your liking.

I adore these sconces, but if you order them, please alert your electrician that they need a smaller-than-typical light box.

Below, in my newly renovated bedroom, is Aerin Lauder’s design for the Hampton Mini Chandelier. It’s 16″ in diameter, and I think it works best as a semi-flush-mount, which is what we did. This fixture is available in a few sizes. This is the smallest one.

What’s funny is that I purchased it over eight years ago to go in my Bronxville Bedroom but never had it installed. After all of the moving around, I was grateful that I still had all of the parts!