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Professional’s Corner | Porcelain Warehouse Shade Adds Pop of Color to Chic Nursery

Nurseries & Playrooms, Residential Inspiration Betty 4 Comments on Professional’s Corner | Porcelain Warehouse Shade Adds Pop of Color to Chic Nursery

Who says nurseries have to be all pastel pink, blue, or mint green? Certainly not Alykhan Velji, a Calgary designer who created this stunning nursery for a client using a sophisticated palette of grey, white, and yellow. And tying the room full of textures, patterns, and fabrics together is what Alykhan calls a “gorgeous and unique light fixture that really plays a big role.” That fixture is none other than a 12″ Benjamin® Dino Porcelain Stem Mount Light, part of Barn Light Electric’s collection of Porcelain Enamel Lighting.
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Industrial Styling, Nautical Details Combine for Distinctive Fixture

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The classic styling of an RLM warehouse shade has long been a popular choice for both residential and commercial lighting venues where a downward focus of light is desirable. Think restaurant tables and retail store displays on the commercial side and kitchen islands and front porches on the residential side. The bowl shape of the warehouse shade keeps the light directed down, not splashing onto the next table or into the neighbor’s front yard. But sometimes you a bit of uplighting add visual interest to a fixture and provides more light to a space.
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Barn Light Pendants, Vintage Ceiling Fan for Kids’ Bunk Room

How-To Betty 3 Comments on Barn Light Pendants, Vintage Ceiling Fan for Kids’ Bunk Room

When you own a home on the beach, you have lots of friends. And your kids will have friends too who want to spend time in the sun and the sand. So, instead of facing years of sleeping bags lying in every room and hallway, why not plan for the sleepovers that are bound to happen? This adorable bunk room, in a home on Cape Ann in Massachusetts, was designed by our friends Andra Birkerts of Andra Birkerts Design and Charles Myer & Partners. Not only is there plenty of space for snoozing teens and late-night pillow fights, the room features some playful barn pendants and an unusual vintage ceiling fan.

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Schoolhouse Shades Lend Texas-Sized Style to Austin Kitchen

Kitchens, Residential Inspiration Betty Leave a Comment on Schoolhouse Shades Lend Texas-Sized Style to Austin Kitchen

We love hearing from our customers about their home improvement and construction projects. One comment we hear quite often these days is that when building or buying a brand new home, homeowners strive to create a house with the character that is more often found in older homes. That effortless, lived-in look of a house that just belongs on a piece of land and has been graced with thoughtful touches from the past. Such is this shotgun-style home in an historic neighborhood in south Austin, Texas. Though new construction, the kitchen gives a definite nod to history in a space filled with vintage details.
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Barn Lights an Integral Part of Industrial Design for Manufacturing Company

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In the midst of this great recession, few American manufacturing companies would consider expanding their operations, gutting a dilapidated factory, then rebuilding it with sustainable and domestically sourced materials. Even fewer would install tapas bar tables for their employees’ break room or have their meeting space double as a yoga studio with instructor-led workshops. But the recently opened 12,500-square-foot Red Oxx Manufacturing facility in Billings, Montana brims with bold, unconventional ideas.
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Porcelain Enamel Lighting an Investment That Lasts for Years

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Remember, as a kid, saving your allowance for weeks just to be able to buy that 100-piece set of toy soldiers you spied in a comic book? And after waiting weeks for it to show up, you rip open the package only to discover that the soldiers are made from wafer-thin plastic that breaks in the first battle? There’s nothing worse than buying something and being disappointed when it doesn’t live up to your expectations. Of course, what did you expect for $1.25?
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