Smart managers and store owners know the value of attention to detail when it’s applied to every aspect of their stores, including the lighting. Gooseneck lights help stores stand out from the competition in crowded retail areas – like shopping malls or outlet shopping centers. Read More »
At major theme parks, like Sea World in Orlando, no detail in the park is overlooked and each fixture must balance visual appeal with reliability. With tens of thousands of visitors in the park each day, and a steady influx of shoppers visiting every store, each light fixture must be built with the best materials that will retain their original appearance for years.
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When traveling outside of the continental US, rarely do you consider that you might run into examples of barn lights, especially when you’re talking about the Caribbean. This broad assumption, while on the surface might sound correct; many ports of call such as Nassau in the Bahamas experience a large volume of tourism. Local shops in these areas seem to be growing and making strides to further improve the aesthetics of their shops, hoping to bring more customers in with a friendly mix of local and worldly styling. This unique mix of trends can prove to be the ideal setting for the unique charm that is created through the use of our light fixtures. This theory was proven upon a recent trip I made to Nassau, where it was discovered that you don’t have to be on the mainland to find our barn lighting.
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For decades, the Tampa Bay area was known as the cigar capital of the United States. Vicente Martinez Ybor, a prominent Spanish-born cigar manufacturer moved his business from Cuba, to Key West and finally to a plot of land in Tampa Bay. Through the years, additional cigar-making companies sprouted up throughout the Tampa Bay area and many of their warehouses were lit with industrial porcelain pendant lights. As you can see in the photo above, these pendants were strategically placed to provide a directional beam of light over the tables occupied with workers rolling cigars. Toward the end of the 20th century and into the early 2000’s, increased taxes on tobacco products forced many of Tampa’s cigar factories to permanently close their doors.
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Great food isn’t the only common theme among the country’s most popular restaurants, you also have to have the atmosphere. When you combine the two, word of mouth spreads and your business becomes one of the hottest in the country! Aside from the traditional cookie-cutter approach seen by many national chains, one local Pittsburgh hot spot has clearly set itself apart. It’s headquarters to thousands of Steeler fans on game day and the home of the Primanti Sandwich! The Terrible Towel may be waiving, but the food is anything but!
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Barn Pendants resembling the Indy Industrial Pendant and the Minimalist Polished Brass Cage Pendant add to the time-worn character of Hostem Men’s Clothing Store, located in the heart of London’s East End. These cloth cord pendants are found within the Ceiling Lighting category at Barn Light Electric.
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