A few weeks ago we featured a building in North Portland, Oregon that has been reclaimed and refurbished into studio space to accommodate the area’s growing artistic movement. In that early September blog, our focus was on the bare bulb industrial style pendants used in the space along with low-energy Plumen Light Bulbs.
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It’s Friday and all eyes are on the weekend ahead! What adventure do you have in store? If you have teens and tweens in the house looking for something new and exciting, check out Moondance Adventures, a small company based in North Carolina that offers world-wide adventure activities like whitewater rafting, rock climbing, sea kayaking, and fly fishing for kids. A recent drive by their office shows they also have an adventurous spirit in lighting! These handsome gooseneck lights beckon would-be travelers into the building and provide safety and security to the area after dark.
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With 4.2 million square feet of space and more than four miles of storefront footage, there’s certainly plenty of ground to cover when you visit the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Better strap on some decent walking shoes if you visit because if you spend just 10 minutes in each store, it will take you 86 hours to see them all! And if you don’t have any decent shoes, then head for the Doc Martens store. To lure some of the 40 million visitors that come to the mall each year through their doors, our Featured Customer has chosen some gorgeous porcelain lighting to highlight their wares.
When Roy Underhill, host of the long-running PBS series “The Woodwright’s Shop,” went back to his North Carolina roots to open a woodworking school, he wanted to give his students the full vintage experience. His school, located in charming Pittsboro, has a few rules. Only hand tools in operation here; no power allowed. Tape measures are a big no-no, and as Underhill unequivocally states, “Any tools with plastic handles must be hidden when I walk by.”
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In a mixed-use development project, commercial developers work under a complicated mix of time, money, and regulatory constraints to get a job completed. They must consider traffic, noise, crime, parking, and functionality when mixing residential, commercial, industrial, office, and institutional spaces. Mixed-use developments are often created where jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, such as a downtown area, and are considered well suited for retail and small offices.
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As you ascend the steep grade of Woodfin Street in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, you can’t help but notice the giant graffiti mural of two chickens. These elegant fowl mark the entrance to Chicken Alley, a narrow street lined with brick buildings. Chicken Alley got its name from the chicken processing that took place here decades ago; now it is home to artists’ studios, living spaces, and, according to local legend, the ghost of Dr. Jamie Smith who has been sighted countless times since his untimely death in a barroom confrontation back in 1902. Though we didn’t spot any unusual apparitions the day we visited Chicken Alley, we did find some classic gooseneck lights!
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