Welcome back to TheBarnLight.com, a comprehensive guide to traditional, American made barn lighting! With a simple style to complement any setting and industrial strength to endure years of use, barn lights have regained their popularity with home owners, shop owners and interior designers.
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Edison Style Light Bulbs complete the nostalgic, vintage look of industrial cord hung pendants or porcelain barn lights. These incandescent light bulbs were reproduced mirroring the styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Based on the original bulbs invented by Thomas Edison, these incandescent replicas are available in several styles: Victorian Era, 1890 Era, and 1910 Era. Most wattages range from 25 watts to 60 watts.
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Porcelain Barn Lights sold at Barn Light Electric are vintage-inspired reproductions of the original lighting fixtures that were made by Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company. Stem mount lights allow for added durability when used in outdoor areas such as porches or commercial applications. Read More »
When record-setting blizzards and winter storms arrive, reliable exterior lighting like All Weather Lights from Barn Light Electric Co.®, are a must. They prove their value with the safety and security they can add to your home! Read More »
From winter’s heavy snowfall to summer’s hard rain, winds and occasional stormy days, weather resistant Porcelain Enamel Barn Lights like Benjamin® Stem Mount Lights, are built with extremely durable components that will endure harsh weather conditions throughout the many seasons.
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If you’re a frequent follower of our blogs (yes, we’re talking to you), then you’ve probably noted that we like to write about our extremely popular, and always in style, Warehouse Shades. We often note they’ve been popular since the 1920’s and that they were commonly used around warehouses, factories, and agricultural areas such as sheds, farmhouses, and barns – hence our very own term, Barn Lights. These larger shades were originally designed to reduce the glare and eliminate sharp shadows around wide, flat surfaces – ultimately speeding up the manufacturing and assembling process. These newly redesigned light fixtures replaced small, cloth cord cage pendants. Although once discarded, cloth cord pendants are widely popular again today and have been incorporated into many industrial farmhouse homes.
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