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Classic Black Porcelain Warehouse Shades for Ice Cream Shop

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On a recent trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, we were struck by the gaudy attempts of some businesses to dress up the old storefront to garner attention from the thousands of passersby each day. This ice cream shop, however, struck us as a classic black-and-white design that evokes memories of the soda fountain days when a root beer float cost a quarter, and you sat at the counter on short stools that twirled around. The checkboard pattern breaks up the solid black, and the window boxes full of seasonal flowers add a splash of color. And to top it off like a cherry on a sundae, beautiful porcelain barn lights!
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Vintage Barn Lighting Completes Look of Historic Health Facility

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The term “health care facility” conjures up all sorts of sterile images of white tile flooring, stainless steel fixtures, and fluorescent lights. The newly opened Parrish Health Village West, located in our hometown of Titusville, Florida, smashes that image completely. The new campus, designed in a 19th century architectural style, offers health care programs for seniors such as disease prevention, health education, senior wellness, and lifestyle education. Three of our community’s most notable historic houses were renovated as part of the campus, and Barn Light Electric was proud to supply some classic vintage lighting and other fixtures to complete the historic look.
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Rustic Pendant Lighting Dresses Up the Market Center

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In yesterday’s blog we found some tasteful rustic sconces and gooseneck angle shades at the Market Center located in historic Biltmore Village just outside the gates of the Biltmore mansion, the largest home ever built in America. When George Vanderbilt created his vast estate in Asheville, North Carolina he also built a peaceful community just outside the gates to complement his landholdings and to supply a source of rental income. Today, Biltmore Village offers an array of shopping and dining establishments including one of the most elegant McDonald’s restaurants in the world featuring a grand player piano, vaulted ceilings, and fireplaces. The golden arches are actually golf leaf! blue_collar_pendant_angle_shades_commercial.jpg
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Post Mount Warehouse Shade Illuminates Restaurant Patio

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Dining al fresco is one of life’s simpler pleasures and summertime marks the months when we’re drawn to take our plates outdoors. From your own back porch to a restaurant patio, eating outside takes on a slower, more relaxed pace with your surroundings serving as a generous side order. This restaurant, located on the busy main street in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, offers plenty of people watching to go with the burgers and fries. We’re not really sure, however, what’s up with the white paper hats!
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Rustic Sconces, Angle Shades for Historic Biltmore Village

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America’s largest home, aka the Biltmore Mansion, may get all the publicity, but the quaint Biltmore Village just outside the gates to the Estate is equally charming and was one of America’s first planned communities. George Vanderbilt envisioned the Village as a planned, self-sustaining community whose formal appearance would not only complement his beautiful estate but provide rental income. Almost all of the original buildings survive from the 1890’s, and today, Biltmore Village is a distinctive shopping district with independent retailers and fine restaurants located on tree-lined streets with brick sidewalks and open air dining.
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Gooseneck Warehouse Shades Ring Restaurant with Style

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Nothing screams for barn lights like a country style restaurant, and nobody does country better than the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. As the door was closing on the tumultuous decade of the 60s, Cracker Barrel was born in a small Tennessee town near I-40 where tourists were starting to discover the new interstate system. The company grew quickly as word spread of hot, homemade breads and generous portions of country style fare. Today, Cracker Barrel has more than 600 stores in 42 states — not a single one franchised, the company proclaims, “to maintain the quality and consistency our guests rely on.”
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