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Rustic Copper Chandelier for Modern Shaker Bathroom

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In last Wednesday’s blog post, we visited a gorgeous home in Vermont built in the modern Shaker style. This style has inspired many designers with its understated details and simple functionality. This home, which takes its design from multisided Shaker barns, is filled with natural materials including plenty of exposed wood, a pebble-and-stone inlaid compass on the floor of the central living space, and lots of windows to bring in the natural light.
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Mini Emblem Shades a Delicate Touch in Rustic Bathroom

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mini_emblem_shades_bathroom.jpgWhen you think of using angle shade gooseneck lights, an exterior application often comes to mind. These are wonderful fixtures for lighting up the outside of homes, commercial building fronts, over awnings, or for signage. But this clever homeowner brings a mini version of the gooseneck shade indoors where it adds an unusually delicate touch to this rustic bathroom.
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Enameled Warehouse Lighting for a Bright Half Bath

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In a design world full of dull neutrals (like a scene from a black and white film), punches of bright color is more than refreshing, not only to the eye, but also to our design files. You know, that online Rolodex of images filled with rooms and spaces we want to recreate? While in a large room, such as a kitchen or dining room, too much color can become overpowering, but a smaller room can easily handle a few vibrant hues.
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Industrial Mini Atomic Sconces with a Vintage Approach

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Several words within the design industry have different connotations associated with them. The words, Interior Designer may make you picture a woman who creates frilly, flower-filled living rooms loaded with breakables. On another note, the word Architect may bring to mind someone who designs large scale industrial office buildings in big cities all across the country. Well, if you combine the two, you might get a little something like we show today (minus the flowers).
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Rustic Wall Sconces for a Country Home’s Half Bath

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Do you have that small nook in your home that is in desperate need of rustic lighting? Maybe a craft space, a mud room or a small half bath like we feature today? For this particular space shown above, a large RLM Gooseneck Light will be a bit too bulky and recessed can lights are just plain boring; your room is tiny and you need a stylish, compact light. What’s a homeowner to do? Read More »

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Architectural Brass Fixtures Are Balanced By Barn Wall Sconces

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Screen-shot-2011-10-20-at-12.36.51-PM.pngBrass accessories have definitely been making a comeback. You may be seeing them all over the place – architectural brass lighting in coastal homes, vintage hardware at antique sales, or you may have decided to bring out your grandmother’s vintage serving tray because it would be the perfect little towel cart. While some trends from the 1980’s should never (ever) come back into play, antique furniture and little décor pieces seem to still add a touch of elegant, yet understated class. Read More »