Posted in Lighting Inspiration on Aug 11th, 2010
A few years ago Peter and Mary bought beautiful rural property bordering Lake Michigan: a clean slate for creating their recently completed home. The couple embraced the design build process and used the opportunity to express their love of detail. “Our builder and suppliers were wonderful to work with, making the process satisfying and a [...]
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The American System-Built Homes were Frank Lloyd Wright’s solution for providing affordable architect-designed housing. This freshly restored, 1915 American System-Built Home Model B1 is one of six Wright homes on a single city block, in Milwaukee WI. This cluster is the largest existing grouping of Wright homes. It was rescued by Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin [...]
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Posted in Lighting Inspiration on Dec 14th, 2009
The word “art” has almost lost its meaning these days. We use this label to identify even the most pedestrian of accomplishments. What is becoming rare in our disposable society are the talents that can resurrect what was once lost and bring it back to its original integrity. The gentlemen that work in the Restoration [...]
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After daylight savings time, we’ve fallen back on longer evenings that could use a little light. See our newly restored collection of vintage floor and table lamps.
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Posted in Lighting Inspiration on Sep 28th, 2009
A recent project unveiled learning about London Lanterns and using the correct size and scale for column mounts.
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