{"id":2991,"date":"2026-03-16T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:43:56","slug":"designer-debrief-emily-winters-posselt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2991","title":{"rendered":"Designer Debrief: Emily Winters Posselt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes lighting, Emily Winters Posselt craves the artistic and unpredictable \u2014 and has very specific feelings about Kelvin temperature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Julie A. Palm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For interior designer Emily Winters Posselt, lighting is both architecture and jewelry. So, when designing a home, she starts with the architectural aspects, wanting to know early on how fixtures will illuminate and interact with the key elements and features of a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a practical standpoint, she also wants to ensure that a home can structurally support \u2013 and is wired properly for \u2013 larger fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means she has all key lighting picked out by the time she\u2019s doing the rough electrical walk-through with contractors. \u201cI like to preplan and not have to take three steps backward later,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posselt is principal interior designer for Peabody\u2019s<\/a> design firm, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to providing full-service interior design, Peabody\u2019s operates an 8,000-square-foot retail showroom, and Posselt does some of the buying for the retail arm of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If she\u2019s working with a lighting designer, which she often is, Posselt will focus on choosing the \u201cjewelry\u201d lighting, like lamps.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She also leads the Peabody\u2019s team that specializes in new construction and whole house renovations. \u201cI\u2019m hired at the same time as the architect,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m touching literally every piece of the house \u2014 from the flooring to the surfaces to the cabinetry and hardware to the furnishings, lighting, accessories and window treatments. I also consult on art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, Posselt says, she works with a lighting designer on projects. \u201cIf I\u2019m fortunate enough to have a lighting designer, I\u2019ll let them worry about the architectural lighting and then I\u2019ll look at the other decorative lighting as jewelry. But, if I don\u2019t have a lighting designer, I\u2019m thinking with both sides of my brain: lighting as practical and as jewelry \u2014 the statement, interesting pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamps come much later in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose are often at the very end, in part because clients have a hard time conceptualizing a lamp based on a tear sheet,\u201d Posselt says. \u201cSo, often I\u2019ll sit down and do a stock order of lamps and other accessories with a specific client in mind two or three months before an install. About 90% of what I order ends up staying in the client\u2019s home. And, for the rest, no problem: I\u2019ve got a retail space where I can sell it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To shop for lighting, furniture and other accessories, Posselt appreciates the antiques fair in Round Top, Texas. \u201cMy most inspiring show is Round Top,\u201d she says. \u201cWhy do I love it? It\u2019s the interesting pieces and all the one-of-a-kind items. \u2026 I love the variety of it. Not everything is antique, but I love the artistic flavor there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also tries to make a trip to the High Point Market and the Atlanta Market at least once a year and she occasionally pops into The Mart in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to favorite lighting vendors, Posselt says, \u201cI\u2019m kind of all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Winters Posselt (center) purchases lamps two to three months before a final installation. Recent projects include a mud room (left) and bedroom. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I love Urban Electric. I use them for a lot of lighting,\u201d she says. \u201cI also love vendors like Gregorious Pineo and then I fill in with Visual Comfort. I just think they have cornered the market on quality for the price. And I use Paul Ferrente for a lot of custom pieces. And Vaugn is another: When I\u2019m doing an older Wisconsin home especially, Vaughn is sometimes a go-to for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wherever she\u2019s sourcing lighting, Posselt is looking for fixtures and lamps that are \u201cunique.\u201d \u201cSomething that feels a little modern or artistic and that\u2019s not predictable,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She allocates the bulk of most project lighting budgets to \u201cfront of house\u201d living area and the kitchen, with the rest spread out among bathrooms, bedrooms and other spaces. \u201cI think it\u2019s super-important that the kitchen is well-lit and that it makes a statement because we spend so much time in our kitchens,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posselt is very particular about two aspects of lighting: She wants every fixture to be dimmable \u201cbecause lighting control is super-important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, she says, \u201cI\u2019m a stickler about 2700K for my color temperature. It just has to be a warm light,\u201d she says. \u201cThese houses you drive by that have sort of glowing blue light make my eyes spin. I\u2019ve got to have a nice warm light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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