Well-designed lighting helps you focus, relax, host, wake up gently, wind down intentionally, and enjoy your space throughout the seasons (especially here in Minnesota, where daylight hours swing wildly). Thoughtful lighting can completely change how your space feels.

When you live in the midwest, or the north, as many of us in Minnesota like to say, you’ve got to find ways to enjoy the cold, dark winters.

We’re ready to fill our homes with holiday spirit as soon as Thanksgiving is past. Between decor, food and gifts there’s potential for a lot of things to end up in the landfill by the time the season is over, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite low waste holiday items to bring a little extra joy this season.