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Capturing the Wow Factor with Minimalist Lighting

I just returned from the home of a friend who happens to be an interior designer. As you might expect, her home is drop-dead gorgeous with every detail in perfect placement. It’s not that her space is chock full of décor, but rather, she has taken a more minimalist approach and thoughtfully selected pieces to include in her contemporary farmhouse.

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Enamelware Dishes Add Pop of Color to Mornings

If you missed this post last week, it’s worth a look. Our friend Erin, who writes The Sunny Side Up blog, chose the Dino Retro Desk Lamp for her son’s room and the results are fabulous! Erin created the perfect industrial vibe with a navy-and-gray palette accented by pops of orange on the nightstand. It’s a look her young son loves now and will easily grow with over the years.

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Vintage-Inspired Pendant Lighting Harkens Back to Home’s Roots

When Nancy and her husband Charlie moved into their Charlottesville, Virginia, home back in 2013, it was a homecoming of sorts for Charlie.

“This was my husband’s grandfather’s farmhouse which was built in 1910,” Nancy says. “Charlie lived here until he was six years old and remembers having no central heat or indoor plumbing.”

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Barn Lights: How Do I Customize Thee? Let Me Count the Ways!

So you find a really sweet barn light, but it’s a pendant, not a gooseneck light. And you really need a gooseneck for the garage. Twelve boxes of pendants, but no goosenecks in sight.

Wait, what? Why are you at the big box store when you can find the perfect barn light right here at Barn Light Electric and customize it to your heart’s content?!

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Orange Table Lamps Offer Colorful Industrial Pop

We follow a number of great design blogs around here and our new favorite is The Sunny Side Up. Written by Erin, who lives in sunny San Diego, the blog was named Best Overall Design Blog at this year’s Design Bloggers Conference. Erin’s pages are loaded with stunning photography and plenty of home design, décor, and organization ideas. She also shares her top 10 lessons learned during the building of her family’s custom home.

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LED Barn Lights Bring Vintage Touch, Efficiency to CSA Farm

The Frye family has been farming in eastern Iowa since the late 1800s, and though much has changed in farming since those early days, Susan Frye still carries on the traditions. Owner of Small Frye Farm, Susan’s efforts produce a thriving CSA — Community Supported Agriculture — for neighbors in both Scott and Johnson counties.

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