When one of our Featured Customers moved his family of four from Illinois to California a couple of years ago, he knew they would need extra storage space. Their modest, 1,700-square-foot home has no attic or basement — space they’d grown used to having in their old home. So the solution was to build an industrial-style barn on his property in San Luis Obispo.
“It’s a 2,400-square-foot,... 
On a recent visit to the funky coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, we stopped in for a fried grouper sandwich at Creek Ratz, a very laid-back restaurant with awesome views of the inlet and all its wildlife. You can read about the treasure of gooseneck lights we found on the back patio in last week’s blog, but today we venture inside where the ambiance takes a definite industrial turn... 
If you’re a regular reader of our Porcelain Blog, you probably know all about our porcelain enamel lighting. How it’s American made and hand crafted right here in our manufacturing center in Florida. How our own metal artisans hand spin the shades and hand apply the layers of porcelain enamel glass. And how the shades are baked in our special porcelain oven that reaches temperatures of up to... 
Like it or not, winter is bearing down on us in the northern hemisphere and although the meteorologists can’t agree on how severe the weather will be this year, you can bet that, sooner or later, the snow will be flying. Winter can be a messy time of year with snow shovels, ice scrapers, boots, and winter toys scattered all over the garage and front porch. But who says you have to sacrifice style... 
When you’re looking for design ideas for your own home, you probably get tired of looking in all the same places. How many interior design portfolios and photo galleries can one person look through in a day without getting cross-eyed and confused?! All of this work calls for a night out on the town which is exactly where you should be looking in the first place! If you’re trying to pin down a... 
If you’re enchanted with house design as much as we are, perhaps you find yourself eyeballing the neighbor’s new addition with more than casual interest and your vacation pictures feature in-setting shots of pendant lights instead of panaromic views of the mountains. Sometimes you find a space where the elements are so beautifully integrated that it just seems effortless. Such is the case with... 
Nothing says safe and secure like massive stone walls. A blizzard could be raging outside these windows and you would be all warm and cozy here in the kitchen with a bowl of hot soup and crusty bread sitting at the kitchen island crafted from smooth, reclaimed wood. This kitchen has many great farmhouse touches from the distressed cabinets and old fashioned hardware to the exposed, rough hewn beams in... 
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