Anthropologie's Viral Eloise Light Now Comes in an Outdoor Version That's Replacing Ugly Patio Fixtures for Good – ‘It Complements My 100-Year-Old Home With a Touch of Modern’
The internet’s favorite faux-antique light fixture has officially left the living room
Anthropologie’s antique-inspired Eloise lighting collection has amassed well over 100,000 favorites. Gangbusters, Kardashian-caliber numbers. Most of us on the Homes & Gardens team actually already own one because, while we love a flea market find, rewiring old lighting is a nightmare. Between its Art Nouveau-style scalloped glass and raised acanthus medallion, the Eloise has consistently been one of the most convincing imposters on the market. Which is why we’re thrilled it’s finally headed outdoors.
Yes, phone the chicest friend you know: Anthropologie has expanded the range to include its first-ever indoor/outdoor Eloise semi-flush mount (!). For the nearly 20,000 shoppers who have already favorited the indoor version, it’s exactly the outdoor lighting you’d hope for – the same hand-finished details, the same old-world charm – now, at long last, damp-rated for patios, exterior walls, and even bathrooms.
Eloise devotees are well aware, but thanks to the collection’s handcrafted nature, no two lights are exactly alike. It's the sort of fixture that catches eyeballs from across the street, should you install one on a front porch. Fresh to market, but already sporting a 4.9-star rating from its first 17 reviewers.
As a style editor who sees more garden lights than I care to share, this is genuinely a big deal. Good vintage-inspired fixtures are surprisingly hard to come by when everything else on the market looks so… industrial. Where’s the romance? Where’s the drama? While a lucky few may inhabit estates illuminated by century-old lanterns, the rest of us are left to fake it. Fortuitously, Anthropologie has just made that much easier.
‘Love this fixture, it complements my 100-year-old home with a touch of modern,’ raves one reviewer.
If you’re here, I probably don’t need to explain why I love the iconic Eloise. (One reviewer notes that this outdoor version marks their sixth purchase from the collection.) But I’ll do it anyway because it’s particularly well-suited to outdoor spaces. Anyone familiar with Eloise at The Plaza (1955) will understand the reference immediately: all the old-timey hotel glamour, charm, and mischievous elegance of a child growing up in one of New York’s grandest hotels.
Others try, but that sense of story is what makes the Eloise specifically so special. It gives context to the antique-inspired bistro set, the fringed patio umbrella, and every other nostalgic outdoor purchase we already know you’ve made this season.
Stick-on lighting is fine in a pinch. But if you’re planning to stay awhile – and harbor even the faintest fantasy of a bygone suite life complete with room service – I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the missing piece.
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Did I mention Anthro dropped a wall-light version, too? I can’t think of anything more swanky flanking an entryway door or lining the back wall of a patio – and it’s an obvious match for the coordinating Eloise ceiling light overhead. Hotel polish, easy.
The Eloise outdoor ceiling light will forever be my first love, but this Lark Manor design scratches a similar itch for less. Between the beveled glass, antique brass finish, and 4.7-star rating, it’s an excellent option for understated glamour on a budget.
If you a) have an interest in solar outdoor lighting and b) simply cannot be bothered to call an electrician, this pair of wire-free coach-style lanterns may be your perfect match. They take roughly a minute to install and never need charging.
Attention: Anthropologie has quietly been expanding the Eloise collection indoors, too, recently introducing a new blue finish across its wall lights, table lamps, and ceiling fixtures. Think La Piscine (1969) meets Park Avenue.
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