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Guest Blogger | Five Keys to Using Color for Curb Appeal

How-To, Residential Inspiration, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Guest Blogger | Five Keys to Using Color for Curb Appeal

The entertaining season is just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of time and warm weather ahead to get the exterior of your home in tip-top shape for guests and passersby.

One of the most surefire ways to amp up your home’s curb appeal is with color. Whether bright and bold, subtle and neutral, or anything in between, with a little forethought and consideration, color can take your home from yawn-inducing to gasp-worthy. Below, a few keys to consider when adding color to your home’s exterior:

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Capturing the Wow Factor with Minimalist Lighting

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I just returned from the home of a friend who happens to be an interior designer. As you might expect, her home is drop-dead gorgeous with every detail in perfect placement. It’s not that her space is chock full of décor, but rather, she has taken a more minimalist approach and thoughtfully selected pieces to include in her contemporary farmhouse.

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Barn Lights: How Do I Customize Thee? Let Me Count the Ways!

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So you find a really sweet barn light, but it’s a pendant, not a gooseneck light. And you really need a gooseneck for the garage. Twelve boxes of pendants, but no goosenecks in sight.

Wait, what? Why are you at the big box store when you can find the perfect barn light right here at Barn Light Electric and customize it to your heart’s content?!

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Instagram-spiration! Outdoor Lighting To Envy

How-To, Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Instagram-spiration! Outdoor Lighting To Envy

Although the dog days of August are upon us, there’s plenty of summer left to enjoy. From the looks of our Instagram feed, many of our customers are still spending time on their porches and patios. We’ve been tagged in so many great photos lately, we thought we’d share some of our favorite outdoor lighting shots. If you’re still thinking about adding exterior lighting to your home this summer, be inspired!

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Color Inspiration | Classic Black Always in Style

How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Color Inspiration | Classic Black Always in Style

So who remembers the 2017 Pantone color of the year? How about 2016 when they chose not one, but two, colors of the year?

Anybody?

Color trends may come and quickly go, but Black is one hue that will never, in our humble opinion, go out of style. (By the way, Pantone picked Greenery for this year taking over from last year’s baby blue and pink tones of Serenity and Rose Quartz.) 

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