Lighting & Fans

Outdoor Living with Kichler
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Outdoor Living with Kichler

Our power went out last night. I was reading the Kichler Landscape Lighting catalog that is to the trade and decided to share some of the information. Bring it all together. With the right combination of exterior lighting, you can bring outdoor spaces to life. Achieve this look by incorporating integrated LED landscape lighting with…

LBL LED Illuminated Monorail
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LBL LED Illuminated Monorail

 LBL LED Illuminated Monorail System LED Illuminated Monorail Hand-bendable Monorail with a fiber-optic band of colored LED light. State-of-the-art LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) brilliantly illuminate through fiber optic cabling that runs through the center of LBL’s Monorail. Simply plug in a single-ended LED generator at the ends of the Monorail and you have a brilliant,…

Replacement Socket Switches:  Westinghouse Socket Turn Keys with Extenders

Replacement Socket Switches: Westinghouse Socket Turn Keys with Extenders

One of the little knobs that switches the light on in our log cabin got gone. I took one from the house to replace it. (The log cabin is overnight cabin rental right now.) I swiped the knob from a lamp we don’t use very often. But, not very often is not never and I…

Hand-Painted Blue and White Porcelain Bowl Pendants
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Hand-Painted Blue and White Porcelain Bowl Pendants

I found beautiful porcelain bowl pendants. They have a white body with a traditional cobalt blue pattern hand painted on. The socket set is wood and it has a wood canopy. They are suspended from cord. Hand-Painted Blue and White Porcelain Bowl Pendants on Amazon They are 12.5″ wide with a 60″ cord. The cord…

How do I design my own Cable Lighting System?

How do I design my own Cable Lighting System?

Cable Lighting may look complicated, but it is actually very simple. It is all the options that might get confusing. The simplest thing to do is to start with a kit. The Tiella Accent 5-Light Cable Kit includes 5 lights and their bulbs, a 100 watt surface transformer that covers a junction box like you…

Rose Gold Lighting for Every Style
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Rose Gold Lighting for Every Style

Rose Gold has warm cast that is flattering. It feels new and fresh, but it is actually a classic. Even pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color. Anything other than 24 karate gold is mixed with something. Rose gold is gold mixed with copper. The more copper, the darker the red color of the…

Schoolhouse Lighting
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Schoolhouse Lighting

You probably already know what Schoolhouse Lighting looks like. When you shop for lighting, especially a fan light, it is labeled. What I am going to write next is something I know. And it’s one of those things I know that I don’t remember where I learned it. So that means that the knowledge is…

Kitchen Cable Lighting
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Kitchen Cable Lighting

Bright Ideas … mini halogen light bulbs can slide on wires along the perimeter. Southern Living July 2020 Design Inspiration A Truly Open House Article by Grace Haynes Photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez This month’s issue of Southern Living shows a lake house with cable lighting in the kitchen. I really like cable lights, but…

Kalco Lodge Style Ponderosa Outdoor Lighting
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Kalco Lodge Style Ponderosa Outdoor Lighting

Kalco has been making Ponderosa Outdoor Lighting longer than I have been in lighting. Imperial Electric had one of the double wall lanterns on display and I fell in love. This is the smallest of the wall lanterns. It is 10.25″ wide x 17.25″ high. It takes any medium base bulb up to 100 watts….

Blue and White Porcelain Chinoiserie Chandeliers
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Blue and White Porcelain Chinoiserie Chandeliers

I found a photo of this chandelier on Pinterest. I found it for sale, but it was discontinued. You can look for it on eBay. Eventually everything finds its way to eBay. JT Lighting 10018 Blue Garden Ceramic 8-light Chandelier White porcelain chandelier hand painted in blue Chinoiserie pattern Polished nickel chain and accents 8…