With a house full of kids involved in 4H, Sarah’s 31-acre farm in northern Minnesota is bustling with four-legged activity. Chickens, pigs, turkeys, goats, sheep, and alpacas roam the property, along with the requisite dogs and cats. And they all need their space to eat, sleep, and, yes, have babies.
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It happens sometimes. We understand. No matter how carefully you watch the budget on a new build or remodeling project, the funds seem to disappear before you can buy those perfect pendant lights for the new island.
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On Wednesday, we started our tour of a new construction barn designed to look as if it had stood for decades. Pat, of Doylestown, Ohio, worked with Country Carpenters to carefully select materials and finishes that would honor the character of her property and complement her home and other outbuildings. For lighting, she chose hand-crafted fixtures from Barn Light Electric.
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We’re not supposed to play favorites. But this week, I admit, I have a favorite customer. I first heard about Pat, a customer from Doylestown, Ohio, from a member of our sales team.
“Her project sounds really cool,” he told me, “and definitely blog worthy.” This week, after months of construction, dozens of phone calls and emails about barn lighting, and the hoisting of a customized weather vane in the shape of her beloved dog, Pat’s project is reveal ready.
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Blending old and new elements is a trend that we see quite often in customer photos. Today’s Featured Customer is no exception. When this husband and wife, who have chosen to remain anonymous, built a new home, they wanted to build a period correct 1750s-style, post-and-beam farmhouse. The home, located on 20 sprawling acres in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is dotted with stone wall-lined pastures, open fields, and a renovated barn complete with eat-in kitchen and bath.
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We love revisiting customers to see what’s new. Just this week, we crossed paths again with Jocelyn from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Jocelyn was featured in a blog post not once, but twice, way back in 2011 when she and her husband built their new home. Jocelyn confesses to being up late one night browsing the internet looking for unique lighting when she came across the Barn Light Electric website.
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