Posted by Betty+ on Jun 1, 2018 |
Some people look at a 170-year-old house and see outdated plumbing, faulty wiring, and sagging floors. Liz Marie took one look at her Grand Rapids, Michigan, home and saw nothing but dreams.
“The original home was built in 1847,” she says. “We love the old farmhouse, the wraparound porch, the barn, and the land. We love it all, and it’s only a few minutes away from Starbucks too!”
Liz Marie chronicles the renovations of her “new” home on the Liz Marie Blog. Last fall, she decided the front porch needed barn lights to tie together the farmhouse feel.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 30, 2018 |
When considering all of the changes you can make in a renovation, how does lighting play into the plan? For Becky Morrison, new lights topped her list when she tackled the redesign of her master bathroom.
“The lights were the first selection I made for this space,” Becky says. “They were the inspiration. Our vacation home is a classic ranch built in 1957, and I wanted the bathroom to have a fun, retro feel.”
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 25, 2018 |
A self-proclaimed “lighting junkie” from Colorado, Joseph is wrapping up the finishing touches on his new 1,250-square-foot, craftsman-style home. When searching exterior lighting, the size and shape of the shade was important but so was finding a fixture that could last in the high desert environment. He spotted Barn Light Electric on This Old House and liked what he saw on the company website.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 23, 2018 |
With the May celebration for Moms hopefully carried out in grand fashion, we turn our sights to June when it’s Dad’s turn to be indulged. We’ve got you covered with some great gift ideas that will rise above, way above, the tie or BBQ tools you were considering. Wouldn’t Dad appreciate something handcrafted right here in America that he’ll love and enjoy using every day?
Yeah, we thought so!
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 21, 2018 |
Like many properties in Tucson, Arizona’s Sam Hughes neighborhood, a registered national historic district, Katherine Ferguson’s home endured many changes through the years. The compound, called La Casa Catalina, features an original adobe structure built in the late 1920s, a main house added in 1935, and an enclosed porch added in the late 1950s.
“The property also has a garage with a carriage house above it which had been converted into rental apartments called casitas,” Katherine, an interior designer and owner of La Casa Catalina, explains. “When I acquired the property in 2015, the place was completely run down and in desperate need...
Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 18, 2018 |
When Amanda and her husband Stephen purchased a “gem in the rough” to remodel, they planned to tackle much of the work themselves. The duo are a remodeling dream team with Amanda’s interior design skills — she’s principal at Sage + Wren — combined with Stephen’s engineering talents.
Four years later, their Madisonville, Louisiana, farmhouse is finally finished and, as Amanda says, “We tell people a lot of actual blood, sweat, and tears went into this one.”
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 16, 2018 |
One of the things customers love most about shopping with Barn Light Electric is the ease of customizing their new lighting. Unlike a big-box store where you’re limited to what sits on the shelf, you can choose from an array of sizes, colors, mounting options, and add-on accessories.
With LED lighting, there are even more choices. Here at Barn Light, we offer both LED Barn Lights and Porcelain Enamel LED Lights. We also just introduced a High-Lumen LED Collection suitable for commercial applications. When navigating the multitude of LED options, many consumers are unfamiliar with the terminology. Today we’re offering a primer on LED lighting so you can...
Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 14, 2018 |
Oh, the lowly powder room. Most often a small space with a token light fixture, the powder room is seen as a quick pit stop rather than a destination for thoughtful design.
But Natalie, from My Vintage Porch, had big, beautiful ideas for her small powder room space.
“This is a room we wanted to renovate for quite some time, but we needed budget-friendly ideas,” Natalie says. “This space had only builder-grade touches, and we wanted to add more character.” Natalie covered over the tired, striped walls with shiplap and replaced the pedestal sink with, believe it or not, an old record cabinet!
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 11, 2018 |
The phrase “Where vintage and modern collide” isn’t just a slogan for our t-shirts here at Barn Light Electric. This phrase describes the passion we have for handcrafting classic styles of lighting while making them fresh and relevant with new materials, finishes, and options Grandma never dreamed of.
We’re sharing our passion this week with others in the industry at the annual LIGHTFAIR International trade show taking place in Chicago. It’s been a jam-packed week of meeting old friends and making new ones as we unveil our newest offerings with those in the lighting industry.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on May 9, 2018 |
Here on the Space Coast of Florida, there’s little escape from summer’s heat and humidity. But locals and tourists alike are singing the praises of the newest way to keep cool here in Titusville. The Sand Point Splash Park, located just off the shores of the Indian River, features colorful wading pools and festive fountains of water throughout the park.
Barn Light Electric was happy to support this effort to give kids in northern Brevard County a fun place to chill and play with family and friends. Eight of our Union Decorative Post Mount Lights dot the park’s landscape and provide illumination in the evenings.
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