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Vintage-Style Lighting Brings Age-Old Character to New Lake Home

Home Tours, Residential Inspiration Betty 5 Comments on Vintage-Style Lighting Brings Age-Old Character to New Lake Home

Many stout-hearted homeowners tackle major renovations with big dreams. But sometimes, even with the deep pockets that big dreams require, some renovations are doomed from the start. When Jeff and his wife Stephanie, of Columbus, Ohio, purchased a cottage at Indian Lake, they initially planned a major remodel of the structure. But when they discovered the foundation was severely deteriorated, they decided to tear it down and start over.

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Classic Barn Lights for Pennsylvania Barns, Carriage House

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Classic Barn Lights for Pennsylvania Barns, Carriage House

The holiday season may be over, but will it take until spring for your checkbook to recover!? If you’re ready to spruce up your home or office for the new year but are watching the bottom line, take a lesson from today’s Featured Customer, Jeff in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Jeff wanted to add some much-needed lighting to his array of outbuildings on the property and looked to our line of Discount Barn Lighting for the solution.

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Vented Warehouse Shades Offer Brilliant Up and Down Lighting

At the Factory, New Products Betty Leave a Comment on Vented Warehouse Shades Offer Brilliant Up and Down Lighting

It’s hard to believe but there was a time when the popular warehouse style light shades were only seen — you guessed it — in warehouses. Or in factories where these barn-style pendants provided a wide span of light over a large area — a critical feature where heavy machinery and meticulous work was involved.

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Classic Porcelain Barn Lighting Dresses Up Porch, Garden for Wedding Vows

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Classic Porcelain Barn Lighting Dresses Up Porch, Garden for Wedding Vows

When a friend was looking for a place to hold a wedding, Mary and Randy of Titusville, Florida, came to the rescue. They opened up their home and tropical garden setting to the happy couple for both photos and vows. In the months leading up to the wedding, Randy busied himself running electricity to the garden area so that lights could brighten the evening event. Mary and Randy were very familiar with Barn Light Electric, their hometown lighting store, so they started purchasing lights to spruce up their garden and porch.

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Style Me Sunday: Radiant Orchid Energizes Our Color Palettes

How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Style Me Sunday: Radiant Orchid Energizes Our Color Palettes

In 2013, Pantone delighted the design world by naming Emerald Green as the color of the year. This Thursday, Pantone decided to refresh our color palettes by naming Radiant Orchid as the 2014 Color of the Year. This fresh and feminine hue is popular for floral arrangements, but we are excited to see how it is infused in interior design. Here are some of our favorite complementary hues. Which one suits your style?

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Porcelain Enamel Lighting Stands Tough Against Mother Nature

How-To, Lighting 101 Betty Leave a Comment on Porcelain Enamel Lighting Stands Tough Against Mother Nature

With sales promos clogging up my inbox and Christmas carols blasting in every store, that can only mean one thing. Well, OK, maybe more than one thing.

What it does mean is that winter is just around the corner! And after all the merriment and mayhem of the holidays are over, in less than three weeks mind you, we will have to contend with all that Mother Nature dishes out with the coming of the season.

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