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Design 101: How to Embrace Color in Your Lighting Selections

June 24, 2015August 17, 2022How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment

One of the comments we hear quite often from customers is how much they love the extended range of colors we offer in our lighting collections. In our Barn Pendant Lighting collection, for example, we offer a variety of different powder coat finish colors ranging from basic black to bold royal blue. But many people shy away from using color in their lighting so we asked our good friend Sandy Cooper, Operations Manager for Spring Creek Design, to offer her advice on this question:

Lighting Lingo | How to Choose the Right Canopy for your Stem Mount Ceiling Pendant

June 22, 2015August 17, 2022How-To, Lighting 101 Betty 1 Comment

When it comes to choosing the perfect ceiling pendant, it’s so easy to get completely wrapped up in two details — the style of the shade and the finish color. And of course, those two things are pretty important!

Guest Blogger | HGTV’s The Cousins Dish on Kitchen Lighting Tips

June 10, 2015April 23, 2024How-To, Residential Inspiration, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment

One of the biggest perks of working with seriously talented interior designers and builders is that I glean a wealth of insider knowledge just by being in their presence. Working with HGTV’s The Cousins, Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, is like getting a crash course in all things home and design, from the basics all the way through the hard-learned tricks of the trade. And there is no place in the home that The Cousins shine brighter than in the kitchen.

Staff Picks | Gift Ideas for the Wedding Season

May 22, 2015August 17, 2022Gift Guides, How-To, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment

While Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer and the end of another school year, the long holiday weekend also kicks off the traditional wedding season. I’m traveling this weekend to Jacksonville for a wedding, and in looking for an appropriate gift, I wanted to find something different, special, and perfect in every way. Definitely not something mass produced and clogging the shelves of every cheesy import and big box store in the country.

Guest Blogger | The New Pastels, From Sweet to Sensational in 3 Easy Steps

May 11, 2015August 17, 2022How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment

Decorating your home should be a fun form of creative, uninhibited self-expression. But if there’s one thing that can quickly kill those good vibes and strike fear in the hearts of even the most daring home decorators, it’s the mere mention of pastels.

Design 101: Solving the Bathroom Lighting Dilemma with Sarah Phipps

May 4, 2015August 17, 2022Bathrooms, How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment

One of our favorite West Coast destinations is Bend, Oregon — land of amazing scenery, low humidity thanks to the high elevation, and year-round recreational opportunities including elbow bends at the 14 breweries we found there!

Design 101: How to Embrace Color in Your Lighting Selections

Lighting Lingo | How to Choose the Right Canopy for your Stem Mount Ceiling Pendant

Guest Blogger | HGTV’s The Cousins Dish on Kitchen Lighting Tips

Staff Picks | Gift Ideas for the Wedding Season

Guest Blogger | The New Pastels, From Sweet to Sensational in 3 Easy Steps

Design 101: Solving the Bathroom Lighting Dilemma with Sarah Phipps

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