When you’re immersed day-to-day in the barn lighting business, you tend to notice vintage and industrial lighting in all sorts of places. At the new business around the corner that installed handsome gooseneck lights over the entryway or in a charming coastal cottage that boasts the perfect nautical lighting on the porch. Old, black-and-white movies are also a great place to spot vintage RLM... 
A couple of weeks ago on the Porcelain Barn Lights Blog, we visited KD’s One Stop, a charming country store in the Fairview community of western North Carolina. The front porch of KD’s features a parade of porcelain warehouse shades similar to our Benjamin 16″ Sky Chief Porcelain Stem Mount Light in a handsome shade of vintage green. Today we check out what’s above that porch roof... 
Just because you want to get away from it all doesn’t mean you have to leave your modern styling behind. Take these bright and beautiful condominiums for example. Located on the northwest slope of Burke Mountain in East Burke, Vermont, the Bear Path Condominiums offer a luxurious respite in the heart of what one US Senator once proclaimed as the North East Kingdom because of its vast, unspoiled... 
If you’ve got gamers in the house, whether electronic afficianados, pool sharks, or poker faces, you need a functional space for the fun in your life. There are as many game room styles as there are games so what suits you? A poker setup with vintage lighting overhead? A foosball table surrounded by neon beer signs and a popcorn machine in the corner? Or perhaps a more colorful and modern... 
Industrial style lighting is one of the hottest design trends these days. You see these lighting fixtures everywhere from seaside cottages and urban lofts to medical offices and restaurants. The beauty of the industrial look is that it feels comfortable in many different spaces. And when you consider all the different finish options that are available, your new light can take on a look that’s... 
When the first ALDI grocery store opened in southeastern Iowa in 1976, the company brought a new concept to the market. In order to offer the lowest food prices possible, the early stores set up shop in small spaces and carried only 500 select products. The stores seemed tiny but ALDI struck a chord with Americans looking for value, and the chain grew rapidly. Today, there are more than 1,000 ALDI... 
The quiet community of Fontana Lake Estates is nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina. Fontana Lake was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority during the World War II era, and today, this unique community is one of the rare few with properties touching the lake’s shoreline as more than 90 percent of the lake is surrounded by national park or national forest lands.
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