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Warehouse Shades, Angles Shades Catch Our Eye at Race Track

Commercial Spaces, Event Venues Betty 1 Comment on Warehouse Shades, Angles Shades Catch Our Eye at Race Track

barn_light_warehouse_shade_angle_shades.jpegThere’s something about this photo that makes me want to drive really fast and throw banana peels and spiny shells! This attraction has attracted some real characters who look primed and ready to take on the race track. Once we got past the characters, however, we couldn’t help but notice the gleaming barn lights. Casting light onto Mario and his friends is a pendant much like our classic Original Warehouse Pendant in a Galvanized finish. This fixture is a great choice for attraction lighting as it’s crafted from commercial grade steel and assembled with top quality components. It will stand up to years of use in a high traffic area such as this.
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Rustic Sconce Adds Welcoming Nautical Touch to Grand Entryway

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Rustic Sconce Adds Welcoming Nautical Touch to Grand Entryway

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The entryway to this shingle-style home in Minnetonka, Minnesota, makes you want to linger at the front door and just take it all in — the warm wood and intricate detailing of the door, the generous windows that curve and wrap around the porch, the inset above with an overhead light offering a welcoming glow. We also love the nod to the Atomic Era with the rustic sconce hung right above the doorbell. With its distinctive cast guard and glass design, this sconce reflects aspects of rustic, vintage, and industrial designs and is suitable for a variety of home styles.
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Style Me Sundays: Industrial Chic Living Room

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Who would have thought the newest interior design trend would spring from such an unlikely source? Industrial chic decor translates the heavy duty, rustic, and ergonomical objects found in factories into functional and stylish pieces for every room in the house. Start with a neutral foundation, like this Almsted rug from IKEA then add fun embellishments. Metal baskets like the perforated metal baskets, and wire baskets are practical means of storage without sacrificing design. Two industrial essentials are the Bordeaux Tin Wall Clock and the Wilcox Studio Light. These accessories look like they are fresh from the factory floor! And don’t forget to juxtapose your hard, cold, materials with soft, colorful, textiles through your furniture selection like this sofa and pillows.
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Featured Customer | Bronze BLOG Winner Shows Off New Lights

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When we kicked off the summer with our annual B.L.O.G. contest — that’s Barn Light Online Giveaway — many of you bloggers dove right into our website to pick out your favorite lights then blogged about it online. When the dust settled, our third place prize went to Shannan in Goshen, Indiana. Shannan muses about house and home on her Flower Patch Farmgirl blog. Shannan and her husband Cory, along with kids Calvin, Ruby and Silas, are anxiously awaiting the completion of their new home. The B.L.O.G. contest came at an opportune time for them.
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Commercial Lighting That Can Perform with Pizazz

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You’re driving down the road and something red catches your eye. That pesky red hue that Sir Isaac Newton placed at the very beginning of the color spectrum when he first described it back in the 17th century grabs your attention every time. That’s why fire engines, stop signs, and certain poisonous critters bear the color red. It screams, “Look at me and pay attention!” It’s no wonder so many business use red in their exterior color schemes.
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Professional’s Corner | Rustic Sconce Adds Nautical Touch to Beach House

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In yesterday’s blog, we introduced you to beautiful Tybee Island, a barrier island just east of Savannah, Georgia and within spitting distance of the South Carolina border. Our friends Joel and Erika Snayd at Rethink Design Studio created one of the charming and inviting beach homes on the island, and today we visit the back yard of this two-story home. The architecture on the island is casual and friendly, but in the true Snayd style, this home features fresh and inspiring details.
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