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Porcelain Enamel Lighting Adds Glam to Mediterranean Potting Shed

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The problem with adding on to your existing home is that the new structure often looks like an after thought. Even if you’re putting up a separate building from the main home, you want the new structure to tie in with either architectural elements, color, or both! Today, we take a look at a charming potting shed created by our Featured Customer Lois who lives in the wine country north of San Francisco. Her new shed is not only functional but ties in beautifully with her Mediterranean-style home.

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Featured Customer | Classic Barn Lights in a Space with a Heart for Thoroughbreds

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With the 2013 Kentucky Derby in the books and the Preakness set for this weekend, even casual observers of horse racing are getting excited about the annual Triple Crown hype. Few, however, consider what happens after a thoroughbred finishes a racing career.

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Professional’s Corner | Gooseneck Lights, Industrial Pendants for Sustainable Barn

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The Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once said, “The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.” He could very well have been standing in front of a dilapidated old barn when he uttered this famous quote. Upon seeing a run down, rotting structure, most people would dial the closest demolition crew and simply start over. But luckily there are people in the world who have a special eye for potential. Our good friend Pete Cooper of Spring Creek Design in Pennsylvania is one of these people. When his firm was hired to save a dilapidated old barn and turn it into a finished living space, he jumped right into the project.
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Gooseneck Warehouse Shades for Stylish Storage Barn

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No matter where you live or the size of your family, everyone has storage issues. Perhaps its your collection of vintage Pez dispensers that need housing or an array of antique cars that need protection. If you’re lucky enough to have the land, a barn is a great storage facility that doesn’t take up valuable living space. This beautiful building, crafted by our friends at Morton Buildings, features plenty of room and all the quaint detailing of larger barns including the RLM-inspired warehouse shades over the doors.
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Classic RLM Warehouse Shade Brings Light to Stained Glass

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Sometimes you find interesting lighting in the most unexpected places. On a recent trip to the Grovewood Gallery, a 9,000-square-foot showcase of some of America’s finest artists and craftsmen, we were pleasantly surprised to find not only the friendliest standard poodle ever was waiting to greet us, but an array of RLM-inspired warehouse shades in sunshine yellow. The artist in residence was Carl Powell who works with glass and is a National Endowment of the Arts recipient. Carl was happy to show us his latest project in the works — a stained glass door for a homeowner, all taking place under this beautiful yellow barn warehouse shade.
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Featured Customer | Barn Pendants, Sconces Complete This Barn Sweet Barn

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When a dilapidated old barn in Marin County, California, came onto the market five years ago, few people took notice. Built in 1886 as a stagecoach stop and in more recent years serving as a pottery studio, the old structure needed lots of TLC, but the site is blessed with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. When LA native Mindy Marin saw the place, she knew she was home. She snapped it up and started the rehab process knowing that barn lighting would have a special place here.
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