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Industrial Home Decor Offers Style and Functionality

Dinnerware, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Industrial Home Decor Offers Style and Functionality

If you’re a regular reader of our Porcelain Blog, you probably know all about our porcelain enamel lighting. How it’s American made and hand crafted right here in our manufacturing center in Florida. How our own metal artisans hand spin the shades and hand apply the layers of porcelain enamel glass. And how the shades are baked in our special porcelain oven that reaches temperatures of up to 1,600 degrees to create that shiny, hard-as-nails finish that will never fade.cups-on-boxes.jpg
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Porcelain Pendant Lights Brighten Up Canadian Dental Suite

Commercial Spaces, Offices Betty L Leave a Comment on Porcelain Pendant Lights Brighten Up Canadian Dental Suite

When Carol Fisher first saw the reception area of the Southport Dental Clinic, located on Prince Edward Island, she was greeted with an unattractive space with only a small hole in the wall to see the receptionist. The resident dentist, Dr. Janice Stewart, wanted the first impression of her office to be more open and inviting so Carol, who heads up Carol Fisher Display and Design, went to work.
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Vintage Lighting Still Standing in Many Out-of-the-Way Places

How-To, Lighting 101 Betty L Leave a Comment on Vintage Lighting Still Standing in Many Out-of-the-Way Places

The hazard of being a Barn Light Electric employee is that when you take a vacation you often find yourself searching for interesting light fixtures instead of focusing on the scenery or historical sites. Lauren, our fabulous photographer, took a trip to Tennessee over the Thanksgiving holiday and was traveling the back roads when she happened upon this beautiful old gas station light still standing duty over the long-abandoned pumps. Gas was certainly less than fifty cents a gallon the last time this light helped a passing motorist see the tank, but it is a great example of a classic light from the early 20th century. 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

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty L Leave a Comment on Industrial Barn Lights Shine in a Rustic Industrial Kitchen

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

How-To, Lighting 101 Betty L Leave a Comment on Porcelain Enamel Lighting an Investment That Lasts for Years

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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