If you’re a regular reader of interior design blogs and drool over the professional photos on sites like Houzz and Remodelista, it may seem daunting to remodel your own space without the help of a professional designer. Today’s Featured Customer admits she’s no designer, but when she launched into a complete gutting of her 1991-era kitchen, she followed her heart in picking out new lighting.
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You finally hit pay dirt in the endless search for the perfect piece of furniture, but when you maneuver that new couch into position, it suddenly hits you that the wall color is all wrong. And so it goes with remodeling.
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Some spaces just cry out for a barn pendant. Yes, we’re biased, but this cottage in western Maine, designed by John Cole, is a beautiful example of how choosing the right style of light can provide the perfect finishing touch to a room. Here in this cozy kitchen, reclaimed barn timbers in the exposed framing and locally milled fir flooring and trim create a warm, inviting feel to the space. Hanging above the table is a pendant very similar to Barn Light Electric’s Homestead Pendant, an American made fixture that represents a style of lighting first used in factories and warehouses in the early 20th century.
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Bright, vibrant colors embodied the Pop Art Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. At the forefront of this movement was Andy Warhol, now regarded as an art genius. Nearly everybody has seen his famous Campbell’s Soup Can piece, right? You would probably never guess that he actually said “I like boring things” as the framed print in this space shows!
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Who’s to say that a newly constructed, riverfront condo can’t pack in the style of a rustic farmhouse? The dining room today belongs to our featured customer, Donna, from Titusville, Florida. If you didn’t know any better, it would appear to belong in an authentic country cottage. Donna will be the first to admit that she has a love of the industrial farmhouse design scheme. It’s evident as you’ve seen in her laundry room and throughout the rest of her condo.
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We know you love industrial design, that’s why you’re on our blog, right? But what about the whole rustic concept? While seemingly different, these two styles can flawlessly join together to create the newly popular design combo known as industrial farmhouse. You see, true farmhouses are all about repurposing anything that could have some sort of useful purpose. From making a table out of shipping pallets, to creating a pendant light out of a mason jar, to achieve this design, you’ll have to think a little outside of the box.
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