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Porcelain Pendant Lights for Barn-Style Home in Utah Mountains

Home Tours, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Porcelain Pendant Lights for Barn-Style Home in Utah Mountains

A remodeling project often starts with just a nagging feeling that something in a space needs attention. It may be a worn out rug, a sagging sofa, or lighting that needs updating. Luckily, lighting is one of the easiest and most economical ways to give a room new life and a fresh look! When one of our recent Featured Customers recently tackled the remodeling of her home — a barn-like structure nestled in a beautiful valley in the mountains of Utah — she focused on aesthetic changes which included new porcelain enamel lighting in several rooms.

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Commercial Lighting That is Eye-Catching, Colorful, Creative

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commercial_warehouse_gooseneck_shade-800x785.jpgOne of the most important components of a company’s brand is color. Color attracts attention — like bees to the brightest blooms — and you want your colors to accurately reflect not only your company’s style and vibe but be a color that people will associate with your name. The Tractor Supply Company, the country’s largest retail farm and ranch store, is synonymous with the color Barn Red. They use it very effectively in their graphics, on their website, in their building design, and on their signage. This store, located in Black Mountain, North Carolina, boasts a beautiful example of commercial lighting finished in the brilliant Tractor Supply shade of red. Read More »

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Porcelain Pendants Make Colorful Splash Down Under

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty L 2 Comments on Porcelain Pendants Make Colorful Splash Down Under

The question keeps cropping up — do we sell our fabulous barn lights in Australia? Of course we do! And one of our recent customers Down Under was delighted with her choice of three Ivanhoe® Union Porcelain Pendants for her kitchen. Kathy’s home in western Australia was undergoing some major remodeling, including a change in the floor plan that transformed a kitchen into two bathrooms and a living area into a bedroom. She also added on a large room which features a new open-plan kitchen, dining and living area.
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Industrial Barn Lights Shine in a Rustic Industrial Kitchen

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Nothing says safe and secure like massive stone walls. A blizzard could be raging outside these windows and you would be all warm and cozy here in the kitchen with a bowl of hot soup and crusty bread sitting at the kitchen island crafted from smooth, reclaimed wood. This kitchen has many great farmhouse touches from the distressed cabinets and old fashioned hardware to the exposed, rough hewn beams in the ceiling down to the copper sink that adds a bit of a rustic glow to the room. Antiques look great with the industrial farmhouse style and this homeowner went right back to the 1930s to find appropriate lighting for this space.

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Porcelain Enamel Lighting an Investment That Lasts for Years

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Remember, as a kid, saving your allowance for weeks just to be able to buy that 100-piece set of toy soldiers you spied in a comic book? And after waiting weeks for it to show up, you rip open the package only to discover that the soldiers are made from wafer-thin plastic that breaks in the first battle? There’s nothing worse than buying something and being disappointed when it doesn’t live up to your expectations. Of course, what did you expect for $1.25?
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Barn Wall Sconce Brings Relaxed Style to Busy Kitchen

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When you have a bunch of kids in the house, the kitchen tends to be the magnet area where homework gets tackled, snacks are served, and the family just seems to congregate at the end of a long day. A space filled with light and warmth makes the kitchen attractive and the smell of brownies floating down the hallway doesn’t hurt either! We visited this kitchen once before in our Industrial Farmhouse blog, but we didn’t give you the full picture of the kitchen entryway which features a dandy little barn wall sconce that highlights not only the doorway but the chalkboard wall that serves as place for impromptu notes and reminders. The galvanized sconce fits right in with the barn pendants and gooseneck lighting in the kitchen proper.

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