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Glass Shade Pendants Bring Vintage Flavor to Kitchen Remodel

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Glass Shade Pendants Bring Vintage Flavor to Kitchen Remodel

Doing a gut remodel takes a lot of vision, planning, and the guts to see it through until the final sweeping away of the dust! Today’s Featured Customer purchased her 20-year-old Florida home six years ago and knew that the kitchen would need major work. She describes the house as a “fixer upper” and while she had never undertaken a remodeling project before, she was ready to take on the challenge of turning her kitchen into a dream space.

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Opening Celebration Featured Sidewalk Sale, Fabulous Food, and a Tour of the New Digs

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With the clip of a gigantic pair of scissors, we officially opened the Barn Light Electric Manufacturing Division in Titusville, Florida last Saturday. Well, in reality, it was the small and very sharp pair of scissors hidden behind the giant pair that did the snipping, but we had a grand time with fabulous food, a sidewalk sale, and the Barn Light Electric Super Late Model stock car in the parking lot!

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Style Me Sunday: Eight Ways to Capture Fall

How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Style Me Sunday: Eight Ways to Capture Fall

It’s beginning to look a lot like… autumn, my favorite time of year. I can finally justify my daily cardigans and jeans because at a crisp 74° degrees, why wear anything else? We’ve managed to sample every pumpkin spice-themed coffee in the office’s vicinity and confession: I’ve splurged on a pumpkin-themed set of candles that will (hopefully) last the season. Autumn is one of the year’s finest seasons. No wonder everyone is “falling” for it. Here are eight ways autumn has captured our hearts…

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Love Runs Deep for Bright Red, Deep Bowl Porcelain Pendants

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Love Runs Deep for Bright Red, Deep Bowl Porcelain Pendants

The concept of the open floor plan took off in the late 40’s and 1950’s as homeowners sought to make smaller homes feel bigger and brighter. The open concept provides more casual, multi-use spaces that encourage conversation between rooms and simplifies traffic patterns to and from. The downside is that a space can feel cold and cavernous without something to provide a visual break between the areas. Today’s Featured Customer chose porcelain enamel lighting to provide a focal point in his Memphis, Tennessee home.

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Gooseneck Lights, Rustic Sconces Lend Warehouse Look to Aussie Eatery

Commercial Spaces, Restaurants, Bars, & Breweries Betty Leave a Comment on Gooseneck Lights, Rustic Sconces Lend Warehouse Look to Aussie Eatery

In Western Australia on the scenic shores of the Indian Ocean, the city of Perth has long been influenced by the shipping industry. When Mike Darvill & his team at SMA Design began to create a new eatery located in this historic city, they called on the influences of the sea.

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Style Me Sunday: American Made Kitchenwares & Lighting

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Last week I enjoyed an afternoon borrowing a friend’s kitchen to bake some ooey-gooey chocolate cookies. We had such a blast baking with her vintage kitchen goods. I was partial to the Sift-Chine Hand Mixer (I know…I’m a lazy girl!) and was particularly amused with how many of her antique kitchen appliances were American made. It was a beautiful reminder of how classic, American-made products have stood the test of time, and definitely inspired my to fill my own kitchen with goods that will last.

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