Sometimes one element will just take charge and lead the way in a room design. Perhaps you found the perfect wall sconce and you just couldn’t pass it up, so you redesigned your front entryway around that one element. In this bathroom, located in Vail, Colorado, Interior Designer Elizabeth Basso had wavy, colorful floor tiles setting the tone for her work.
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The difference between a truly inviting industrial space and one that simply feels cold and stark often lies in the accoutrements that, taken by themselves, wouldn’t seem industrial at all. While we celebrate the elements in the popular industrial décor style — exposed architectural components, raw, unfinished details, and sleek, shiny surfaces — these elements don’t offer the warmth or welcoming charm that homeowners and even retailers often desire. At first glance, this kitchen space may seem cold with its black-and-white color scheme. Yet, a closer inspection reveals items that soften the space and make it visually interesting. Read More »
Unless you build your own home from the ground up, it’s hard to find the perfect room. A space may be too narrow, too wide, or the ceilings may be extremely high or low. Lighting can be tricky when working with various ceiling heights but there are plenty of options available both in shade styles and in mounting options.
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Classic barn lighting has been in use throughout this country since the 1930s and 1940s when it was most often found on farms, at roadside gas stations, and in warehouses and factories where solid, dependable lighting was necessary for the work at hand. Lighting companies didn’t scrimp on materials in those days but manufactured lighting that could withstand years of use no matter the weather or harsh 
working environment where the lights were hung.
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What do you do with a basement that’s dark, chopped up into small spaces, and mostly unused? These Portland homeowners turned to the pros — Erin Davis of Mosaik Design & Remodeling and Jenny Guggenheim of Fig Studio to transform their wasted space into a game room and guest suite complete with kitchenette and industrial style barn lighting from Barn Light Electric.
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In last Thursday’s blog, we visited a cabin settled into a peaceful valley in eastern Washington. Located in a beautiful meadow surrounded by mountains, the thoughtful layout of this home takes advantage of sweeping views up and down the valley. In the previous blog, we admired the post-mounted rustic sconces placed throughout a large courtyard that connects the two structures forming the L-shaped home.
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