If you’re sick of your home decor but don’t want to do a complete overhaul of the furniture and design, all you need to do is add an accent. This can be painting one wall a bright color or adding a distinctive chair or set of pillows to a couch. It could even just be rearranging your furniture in a different configuration. A small item that can make a big difference in any room, as well, is a unique lamp.
For example, a motion lamp can really add interest and personality to a room. A motion lamp is any lamp that has a feature in motion, like a lava lamp. Motion lamps are especially fun for kids’ rooms, or rooms that you would like to have a calming atmosphere. If you want a unique lamp but motion isn’t your style, consider salt crystal lamps; they have exquisite coloring and many people believe that they possess therapeutic qualities.
Most of us are familiar with obsidian from its use in arrowheads and other early tools, but few know where to find the material or how it is made. Obsidian is a type of igneous rock, which is created when magma or lava is cooled. Unlike many other igneous rocks, obsidian is a glass, created when lava cools quickly and doesn’t allow for crystal growth.
The absence of crystal allows artisans to hone obsidian to an extremely sharp edge, which made it ideal for early projectiles, blades and other tools. Today, obsidian is rarely used for pragmatic purposes. Most obsidian products are now simply for aesthetics, such as an obsidian sphere or points
