Posted by Betty+ on Feb 7, 2018 |
Barn Light Electric is celebrating 10 years of handcrafting the finest lighting on the planet! Just as it took a fair amount of imagination to launch a Tesla into space this week, it took imagination, ingenuity, and a whole lot of hard work to launch a lighting company in the midst of the Great Recession on Florida’s Space Coast.
“It started with a love for industrial-style antique lighting and grew into a passion for bringing them back onto the market,” owner Bryan Scott says. “The handcrafting of high-quality lighting, especially porcelain enamel lighting, was a lost art.”
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on Jan 5, 2018 |
If you checked out our year-end blog posts on our favorite spaces from 2017, you’ll see that the farmhouse trend made a strong showing. People love the rustic yet modern look of a contemporary farmhouse — lived in, yet lovely, with plenty of texture and character.
Today’s featured customer, Jen from Sylvania, Ohio, built the modern farmhouse of her dreams accented with barn lights inside and out. The home was recently awarded Single Family Home of the Year by the Home Builder’s Association.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on Sep 8, 2017 |
Like the rest of the Sunshine State, we’re battening down the hatches here on the Space Coast as Hurricane Irma makes her way north. But before we duck and cover for the weekend, we wanted to share some pictures from a neighbor just south of us in Indian Harbour Beach. Zon Beachside Assisted Luxury Living recently constructed a new building on their coastal campus and chose some rugged porcelain enamel gooseneck lighting for the exterior.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on Jul 10, 2017 |
If you’re a careful reader of our blog, you may remember a mention of Roscoe, New York a few years back. Located two hours north of New York City, this tiny hamlet is home to Prohibition Distillery, a fire hall-turned-distillery with some pretty cool industrial lighting. Roscoe was also home to the Red Rose Motel which operated first as a dance hall, then later as a respite for tourists passing through the area.
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on Feb 10, 2017 |
“I’m building a new house, but I want it to look like it’s been here forever.”
We hear this from customers a lot. They want lighting with a classic style, but also with updated features like LED, dozens of finish colors to choose from, and options like dusk-to-dawn sensors. Basically, customers want the best of both worlds — old-fashioned quality and style with modern amenities.
Luckily, we offer exactly that!
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Read More Posted by Betty+ on Nov 6, 2015 |
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sushi Maki, a South Florida institution known for spreading the joy of great sushi, the restaurant’s design team recently began a refresh of the properties. Starting with the flagship location in Coral Gables, the team wanted to create a light and breezy feel to the space.
“We wanted to draw attention to where our chefs are handcrafting the sushi,” says Chris Romero, brand consultant for Sushi Maki. “We wanted simple, yet distinct, light fixtures that caught your eye but were not overpowering. Something classic and clean.”
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