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Featured Customer | Porcelain Barn Lights for Doc Martens Store

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porcelain_pendant_lighting_cord_hung_commercial.jpgWith 4.2 million square feet of space and more than four miles of storefront footage, there’s certainly plenty of ground to cover when you visit the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Better strap on some decent walking shoes if you visit because if you spend just 10 minutes in each store, it will take you 86 hours to see them all! And if you don’t have any decent shoes, then head for the Doc Martens store. To lure some of the 40 million visitors that come to the mall each year through their doors, our Featured Customer has chosen some gorgeous porcelain lighting to highlight their wares.

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Industrial Style Pendant Gets Dressed Up in Texas Bathroom Vanity

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One of the things people seem to love about bare bulb pendants is their consummate simplicity. Just a cord and a bulb doing what it was meant to do. Hung singly or in groups, bare bulbs fit in with design schemes ranging from vintage industrial décor to country farmhouse to urban condo chic. But who says you can’t dress up the bareness of these pendants to suit your style? Check out what Erin Wright of Wright-Built did with some bare bulb pendants in the bathroom of this Dallas, Texas home.
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Barn Wall Sconce Combines Gooseneck Features with RLM Shade

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barn_light_sconce_outdoor_exterior.jpgWith fall making a definite swing through our hemisphere, it’s time to start enjoying that back porch even more. If sweltering summer temps kept you inside the cool, dry AC for the last six months, then venture out onto the patio and see what you’ve been missing. If you live in more northern climates, you might even have to take a sweater with you! Read More »

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An Evening Under the Lights…No, Not Barn Lights!

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With our location in Titusville, Florida, we’re really at a prime place for local tourist attractions. To the east, we have Kennedy Space Center. To the west, there’s Orlando and it’s exciting theme parks, and just south is Miami and the Everglades. However, to the north is the world-renowned Daytona Beach International Speedway, the birthplace of stock car racing. This thrilling sport has grown exponentially across the globe, with a multitude of fans and viewers. Read More »

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Vintage Lighting Lends Authentic Atmosphere for Woodworking

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When Roy Underhill, host of the long-running PBS series “The Woodwright’s Shop,” went back to his North Carolina roots to open a woodworking school, he wanted to give his students the full vintage experience. His school, located in charming Pittsboro, has a few rules. Only hand tools in operation here; no power allowed. Tape measures are a big no-no, and as Underhill unequivocally states, “Any tools with plastic handles must be hidden when I walk by.”
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Gooseneck Warehouse Shades Light Up Studios on Chicken Alley

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original_warehouse_gooseneck_light1.jpgAs you ascend the steep grade of Woodfin Street in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, you can’t help but notice the giant graffiti mural of two chickens. These elegant fowl mark the entrance to Chicken Alley, a narrow street lined with brick buildings. Chicken Alley got its name from the chicken processing that took place here decades ago; now it is home to artists’ studios, living spaces, and, according to local legend, the ghost of Dr. Jamie Smith who has been sighted countless times since his untimely death in a barroom confrontation back in 1902. Though we didn’t spot any unusual apparitions the day we visited Chicken Alley, we did find some classic gooseneck lights!
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