Welcome guest, Sign In or Create an Account
Menu
Loading, please wait...

Inspiration

Porcelain

led lighting install after1

Featured Customer | Porcelain LED Fixture Brings Warm, Bright Light to Home Office

Home Offices, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Featured Customer | Porcelain LED Fixture Brings Warm, Bright Light to Home Office

Tucked into a quiet hillside in the small town of Fairview, North Carolina, lies a beautiful contemporary home full of warm, earth tones and a cozy mountain feel. Sandie, an editor and designer, lives here with her musician husband and Whitney, a sweet, grey-faced golden retriever. Sandie spends many hours in her home office creating the Fairview Town Crier, a local paper,and working for other local organizations including the Fairview Business Association. The lighting in her office was adequate but put off too much heat in the small, 12 x 12 room.

Read More »

farm and barn wall weather warehouse shade

Professional’s Corner | Porcelain Lighting, Warehouse Shades for Green-Built Home

Porches, Garages, & Home Exteriors, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Professional’s Corner | Porcelain Lighting, Warehouse Shades for Green-Built Home

In yesterday’s blog post we visited a brand new, green-built home in northern New York designed by a couple who were unhappy with renting but didn’t have the finances to buy an expensive, energy-efficient home built to their standards. We took a tour of Jeff and Kalie’s new kitchen where five cord-hung porcelain enamel lights take center stage over the island and countertops. Today, we venture out onto the porch where two more RLM warehouse shades add a bright touch to the front of the home.
Read More »

ivanhoe cord hung porcelain pendant lighting kitchen2

Professional’s Corner | Green Builder Gets Rustic Look With Porcelain Enamel Lighting

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Professional’s Corner | Green Builder Gets Rustic Look With Porcelain Enamel Lighting

Jeff and Kalie were tired of renting and wanted to live in a green home that was not only energy efficient but beautiful too and equipped with as many American made products they could find. With some savings in the bank and Jeff being a jack-of-all-trades, the couple started researching sustainable designs then jumped right in and built their own green home in northern New York.
Read More »

Style Me Sunday: Tybee Island Bedroom Inspiration

Bedrooms, How-To, Style Guides Betty Leave a Comment on Style Me Sunday: Tybee Island Bedroom Inspiration

We were in for a treat when Lauren, our photographer, stumbled across one of our new favorite vacation locations—the Mermaid Cottages. Their charming interiors full of vibrant walls, rustic accents, and shabby chic décor captivated us–of course we had to be their friends! We were inspired by their many rental cottages located on Tybee Island, so today’s Style Me Sunday is all about the “cottage charm, coastal calm” of their Inlet Breeze master bedroom. Read More »

Classic Gooseneck Lighting Now Available with Energy Efficient LEDs

How-To, Lighting 101 Betty L Leave a Comment on Classic Gooseneck Lighting Now Available with Energy Efficient LEDs

If you’re in the market for commercial lighting, you’ve probably already done your research and know that it’s time to invest in LED lighting. You also probably know that most LED light fixtures can be, well, plain, unimaginative, and, dare we say, ugly? We are happy to tell you that, at long last, you can have quality and stylish vintage and barn style lighting with the latest in LED technology for the ultimate light fixture! starfire_12_inch_LED_gooseneck_-blue-e1360350488907.jpgYou can indeed have it all – quality, American made lights plus the high efficiency, environmentally friendly aspects of LED bulbs.
Read More »

porcelain gooseneck exterior lighting 878x10241

Featured Customer | Porcelain Gooseneck Lights Highlight Terracotta Cladding

Commercial Spaces, Offices Betty Leave a Comment on Featured Customer | Porcelain Gooseneck Lights Highlight Terracotta Cladding

Though the city of Chicago burned to the ground in the late 1800s in one of the largest disasters of the 19th century, residents soon rose up and started rebuilding. One of those new homes, built in 1894, is in the Lakeview neighborhood north of the city and is home to Courtney, a hospitality designer by trade. Recently, she began renovating this historic building, and her eclectic tastes began to emerge.
Read More »