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Schoolhouse Lighting a Sweet Look for Chocolate Lounge

Commercial Spaces, Restaurants, Bars, & Breweries Betty Leave a Comment on Schoolhouse Lighting a Sweet Look for Chocolate Lounge

Jael’s blood runs deep brown. Chocolate brown in fact.

Along with husband Dan, Jael’s passion is everything chocolate. As owners of the French Broad Chocolate Lounge in Asheville, North Carolina, the couple have created a dessert restaurant that’s not only a local favorite but also a destination for tourists eager to find out why a line forms on the sidewalk outside the door every day. Their success came not without growing pains. After repeated visits from the fire marshal concerned about the crowds packing the lounge, Dan and Jael sought out new space.

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Sign Lighting Provides Color, Drama to Playroom

Nurseries & Playrooms, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Sign Lighting Provides Color, Drama to Playroom

When Alisha Newman meets with a client, her job is to listen. As the owner and design director of IBD Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, Alisha wants to hear more than what paint colors or fabrics a person likes. She wants to know about their lifestyle, what they like to do, where they travel, and how they use the spaces in their home.

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American-Made Gooseneck Barn Lighting for Outdoor Locations

How-To, Style Guides Betty 3 Comments on American-Made Gooseneck Barn Lighting for Outdoor Locations

If you’re leaf peeping this fall and enjoying a drive through the countryside, you may find more than nature’s brilliant display of gold and crimson. Depending on where you live, you may very well find an old barn or two still providing shelter for cows and crops. Many of these old structures have classic gooseneck barn lighting that was popular back in the early 20th century. These American-made fixtures typically had wide, warehouse-style shades that directed the light downward onto the ground and over doorways making it easier for farmers to see without a lot of glare.

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LED Lighting for LEED-Gold Certified Historic Building

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on LED Lighting for LEED-Gold Certified Historic Building

When you hear the words LEED-certified, a brand new, modern structure filled with the latest green technology probably pops into your mind. One of the certification categories, however, is for existing buildings — those that are restored in an environmentally friendly, energy-efficient manner. The struggle comes in finding a balance between using modern technology while still honoring the vernacular of an older, and often historically significant, building.

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