The older I get, the more I appreciate good task lighting. And the smaller the task, the more focused the lighting needs to be! Debbie, an obsessed quilter, (her words, not mine) built a studio next to her Outer Banks home where she and her friends could quilt. Bright, direct lighting was imperative to the space.
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On Monday, we posted our first Gift Guide of the season. Our marketing staff offered up their favorites in our $50 or less category which included elegant Copper Cups and a beautiful Graniteware Cake Stand. Great selections for the foodie on your list!
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In Wednesday’s post, we visited with Chuck and Jane who recently moved into their new mountain home in western North Carolina. Jane, an interior designer by trade, used her keen eye to create a rustic home with loads of character but also a sense of elegance. The 3,000-square-foot home is filled with light from windows on all sides. Jane used sign lighting in the living area to illuminate the stunning vaulted ceiling and exposed rafters.
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Last Friday, we started a tour of a lovely home perched on the rugged east coast of Maine. Kim, the homeowner, used custom barn lighting throughout the new build to create the rustic modern vibe of a traditional Maine camp. Today, we head inside where Kim’s use of both traditional and contemporary materials has created a bright and cozy space with a hint of industrial flair.
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Building a new home on the Maine coast, Kim wanted the look of a traditional Maine camp with a bit of an edge. Her dream of a rustic modern home with a mix of metals and woods came true this fall as she put the finishing touches on her new space.
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When Randy set about renovating his Leavenworth County, Kansas, home, his main goal was to give the structure a classic late-1800s look.
“This farm dates back to 1880 and we wanted to bring the buildings back to what they would have looked like at that time,” he explains. Barn lighting played a major role in his design direction as he rehabbed the Morton-type building. The building was skinned and the metal replaced with vertical ponderosa pine.
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