For urban homeowners in high-rise apartments, lofts or condos, living space is often limited by the close-confines of cold, concrete floors and low ceilings. While a loft doesn’t offer as much space to create layouts as elaborate as a house, it does, however, give the designer the chance to make drastic improvements with only a few additions.
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For many homeowners, the thought of redesigning a kitchen seems like a daunting and expensive undertaking, but a recent blog post on Frugal Farmhouse Design displays how to remarkably improve your kitchen’s appearance in short amount of time and at an extremely reasonable price! Utilizing garage sale finds, low cost lumber and of course paint, the proud owner of this kitchen reveal has reason to smile – not only for a remarkable kitchen renovation, but for receiving three lights from Barn Light Electric Company as well!
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A variety of vintage industrial inspired lights add to the scenery of the “Roaring 20’s” era portrayed in HBO’s new hit series, Boardwalk Empire. You’ll see many of the same style of light fixtures sold by Barn Light Electric Company® in scenes throughout the show, from back alley mobster fights to elaborate parties and secret boardroom meetings.
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The photos today come courtesy of a recent feature on This Old House online. From what started as a stripped down, bare bones (and barely decorated) kitchen, soon received an extreme transformation by its owners in Philadelphia. As with many older Rowhouses, the rooms had been separated by numerous walls, not allowing much open space for entertaining or larger families. Wanting to incorporate as many original and natural elements as they could (like a built in hutch), the owners found matching cabinet doors and utilized reclaimed fir as the center island counter top. Stainless steel appliances pair with patterned cement floor tiles and vintage lighting to complete the room – ultimately providing ‘period charm with contemporary function.
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What exactly do Barn Light Electric and Levi’s have in common? If you’re referring to their new Tailor Shop in San Francisco, quite a bit actually.
Levi’s has been around for ages. Getting their start in the mid to late 1800’s, it wasn’t until the 1920’s that Levi Strauss & Co. started producing the ‘modern’ jean style that we know of today. It was also at this time that Warehouse Shades gained popularity – primarily being used in none other than factories and warehouses where goods, like Levi’s jeans, may have been once produced.
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