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Colorful Gooseneck Lights Add Whimsy to Arts & Crafts Kitchen

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Colorful Gooseneck Lights Add Whimsy to Arts & Crafts Kitchen

It’s a big decision to completely remodel your kitchen. And perhaps an even bigger decision when the current space isn’t really all that bad. For an Asheville, North Carolina couple, the decision to rip out their current kitchen hinged on functionality. They both love to cook and the old layout just didn’t work for two. Plus there was no eat-in area for their four kids to hang out while mom and dad prepped and served three meals a day.

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How To Choose the Right Size of Shade for Your Lighting

How-To, Lighting 101 Betty Leave a Comment on How To Choose the Right Size of Shade for Your Lighting

Switching out your light fixtures is one of the easiest and most affecting décor changes you can make in a room. Yet, when it comes to selecting new lights, the number of options can be overwhelming. One of the first choices you make is the size of your new shade. Even with plenty of customer photos to browse through in our Photo Gallery, it can be hard to judge what size of shade will fit in a space. 

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Lighting Lingo: Light Bulb Choices, Changes, and Challenges

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When Congress passed the Energy Independence Act in 2007, its purpose was to encourage consumers to switch over to more energy-efficient light bulbs. At the time, compact fluorescents, called CFLs, and LED light bulbs were considerably more expensive to buy than standard incandescent, but in recent years, costs have come down. Consumers are realizing the savings on their electric bill and these savings can be substantial in commercial spaces.

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Brass, Copper Lighting Refresh Ashley Brooke’s Neo-Traditional Home

Home Tours, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Brass, Copper Lighting Refresh Ashley Brooke’s Neo-Traditional Home

Want to add a little sparkle to your life? Take a page from Ashley, of Ashley Brooke Designs, who is a firm believer in adding a little extra sass to everyday life by turning simply functional items, like mugs and stationery, into simply fantastic ones.

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American Made Barn Lighting for Farmhouse Update

Home Offices, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on American Made Barn Lighting for Farmhouse Update

When you’re the second owner of a home (or third or fourth for that matter), you often find yourself adapting to other people’s choices in home design and décor. When Jai and his family moved into their previously owned home in Oklahoma back in 2012, they loved the farmhouse style of the design but wanted to bring the 1976-era home into the current millennium.

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