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Gooseneck All Weather Farm Light for a Green-Built Kitchen

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Gooseneck All Weather Farm Light for a Green-Built Kitchen

gooseneck_barn_light_dining_room_discount_barn_lighting.jpgEven if you’re lucky enough to own a vacation home where you can spirit the family away, you still face the daily task of preparing meals and feeding everyone. But who wouldn’t love walking into this gorgeous space to make breakfast? This kitchen and dining area are part of  a LEED Gold certified home in a coastal New England community. At a modest 1,200 square feet, this home packs a lot of energy performance in a compact package. The home is built to Passive House standards and consumes only one-tenth of the energy for heating compared to a similar new home built only to code requirements.

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Warehouse Shades in Vintage Green Light Up Modern Attraction

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vintage_green_warehouse_shades_attraction_lighting-1024x766.jpgThere’s nothing like putting a new twist on an old favorite. Black lights have been popular for a long time and have been used in a variety of ways — for diagnostic purposes in medicine, in tanning beds, for curing plastic resins, and even for attracting insects to Grandma’s back porch bug zapper. And while they’ve also been used for decorative and artistic lighting, is anyone up for a round of Black Light Mini Golf? This attraction has taken the game of golf to a new level and must be especially challenging when trying to putt through the windmill on the 18th hole.

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Porcelain Enamel Lighting Adapts to Many Design Styles

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Whether you live in an industrial loft in New York City, a coastal bungalow in San Francisco, or a big, beautiful ranch house in the heart of Texas, porcelain enamel lighting can fit right into your design scheme. In this industrial style home, a former blanket factory in Milwaukee, the homeowner chose simple materials such as concrete floors and angular wooden furniture to create a clean, calm palette. He also chose to keep the building’s original yellow bricks which add a distinctive bit of character and history to the space.
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Barn Lights and BBQ Mean It’s Time for Football in the South

Commercial Spaces, Restaurants, Bars, & Breweries Betty L Leave a Comment on Barn Lights and BBQ Mean It’s Time for Football in the South

College football season has finally arrived and all across the south, that’s cause for celebration! The Southeastern Conference is home to some of the best teams in NCAA football, and there are long and storied rivalries playing out every Saturday in places like Death Valley, Between the Hedges, and in the Swamp. In Knoxville, Tennessee, home of the Volunteers, football season is prime tailgating time which includes not only the back-of-the-pickup variety but those tailgaters who float to the stadium down the Tennessee River and make up the Vol Navy. Barbeque is a standby for tailgating and Vol fans love the tailgate menu from Dead End BBQ, a great restaurant near campus with classic barn lighting, orange-drenched walls, and plenty of Tennessee memorabilia. It’s a popular spot before the game and after the final whistle too.
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Porcelain Warehouse Shade for Industrial Farmhouse Kitchen

Dining Rooms, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Porcelain Warehouse Shade for Industrial Farmhouse Kitchen

The clean, no-nonsense style of the industrial look has stormed the front porch, marched into the living room, and made itself right at home. This unpretentious style can be found in homes ranging from tiny city apartments to the sprawling mansions of the rich and famous and is marked by a minimalistic feel accented by unique pieces that are most often flea market finds, not the big box bargain-of-the-week. The industrial style has found a legion of fans in residential design, but commercial developers too love its raw, clean lines and have adapted it to retail settings, office spaces, and institutions.
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Barn Wall Sconces Ideal Choice for Exterior Home Lighting

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Barn Wall Sconces Ideal Choice for Exterior Home Lighting

When considering the exterior lighting plan for your home, it becomes evident very quickly that your outdoor lights must perform several functions. Safety is a major concern, and we’re not just talking about lighting up the entire yard to discourage would-be plunderers from sneaking into your rear windows — although that is important! Having adequate lighting is necessary for all those after-dark meanderings such as taking out the trash, walking the dog one last time, and retrieving that last soccer ball that somehow escaped the garage. But in addition to being functional, you want your lighting to add value and character to your home, not simply be an afterthought. After all, it’s one of the first things people see when they drive up, especially at night, and offers the first warm, welcoming glow.
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