Post Mount Lighting
Professional’s Corner | Q&A with Spring Creek Design in PA
Though they live on the eastern seaboard, these homeowners cherish their frequent trips to the Sonoma County wine country. When it came time to replace their dilapidated deck, they turned to Pete Cooper of Spring Creek Design to create a California mission-style design for their new outdoor kitchen and patio. We recently caught up with Pete to talk about the project which includes some post mount lights to create a cafè-type atmosphere.
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On a recent trip through the funky little coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, we 
enjoyed a fabulous fried grouper sandwich and some sweet tea at Creek Ratz, a local joint that specializes in fresh seafood, cold beer, and some wonderful industrial lighting. We showed you in a previous blog how galvanized industrial warehouse pendants complete with a red wire cage are used to highlight the bar area with rustic style.
Post Mount Lighting Offers Safety Without Sacrificing Style
When creating your plan for commercial lighting, it’s easy to get caught up in the details of how many lights you need, where they will be placed, what kind of bulbs are best, and what it will cost not only for installation but for the long-term maintenance. While we agree those details are pretty important, don’t overlook the question of style! How are these lights going to enhance your business or cityscape during the daylight hours when people actually see the entire fixture, not just the light they project at night? These beautiful dark green post mount lights not only provide security after dark on this college campus, but during the day, the decorative post and flared shade add a dash of distinguished style to the walkways.
Style Me Sunday: Curb Appeal Bright Entryway
Before you bedeck your porch with pumpkins, scarecrows and spooky cobwebs make sure your curb appeal is up to par! FengShui Design Corp shows us how to style exteriors with clean lines and classic American details like wood side paneling and white trim. With a paint palette featuring vibrant blue, buttery yellow and soft white, your home will look fresh year round! Accessorizing with lighting is essential to show off your beautiful home—and the Trick-Or-Treaters will thank you as well! Highlight your stylishly paved lawn with a porcelain post-mount light. This Bomber Single Post Mount Exterior Light’s yellow finish makes a lovely complement to the door! And don’t forget that pendant lighting, like the Cape Hatteras Pendant, is an excellent way to highlight your industrial House Numbers.
Rustic metal baskets like the Round Vintage Utilitarian Wire Basket are a great way to combine function and style on your front porch. If you wanted to incorporate a little bit of the season in this space, white pumpkins would look lovely clustered along the stairway!
1- Front Porch Entryway photo from FengShui Design Corp
3- Bomber Single Post Mount Exterior Light
4- Round Vintage Utilitarian Wire Basket
5- Behr Paint – Artesian Water/ Citrus / Powdered Snow
7- Square Garden Pavers photo from Pam Penick’s Digging
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Rustic Light Fixtures Top Off Dramatic Post Mount Lighting
Who says post mount lighting can’t be dramatic, artistic, and functional all in one? This row of soaring lights prove that even a simple rustic fixture combined with an avant-garde base can take post mount lighting to new heights! Located on the 760-acre campus of Florida Gulf Coast University, the state’s newest institution of higher education in Ft. Myers, these post mount lights complement the impressive entrance to the Lutgert School of Business. These lights are powered in part by the university’s 15-acre solar field featuring photovoltaic panels that tilt and rotate as they soak up that famous Florida sunshine throughout the day.
Post Mount Lights Brighten Outdoor Patio, Parks with Style
Nothing makes dining al fresco better than a cool fall evening so you can linger over your meal and some good lighting so you can actually see what you’re eating! Commercial lighting, especially restaurant lighting, poses unique challenges, and outdoor seating such as this must not only be comfortable for patrons, but well lit for aesthetics and safety.
With no outer walls for wall sconces on this patio, the management opted for post mount lighting on the perimeter to highlight the fencing and provide plenty of diffused light over the tables. These lights are much like our Warehouse Single Post Mount which is a very affordable and adaptable fixture for commercial venues.
The post itself is available in six traditional finish colors and you may choose from three different styles of warehouse shades — the standard Warehouse Shade, the wavy and more modern looking Radial Wave Shade, or the rustic Railroad Shade. The shade can be finished to match the post plus a copper finish is also available. If you already have shades, you can order just the post which starts at less than $100. For commercial and high traffic areas like this, consider adding a wire cage to your light to provide protection to the bulb.
For broader areas such as parks and venues with walking paths, consider the larger Warehouse Double Post Mount light. With two shades on either side of the post, this fixture will double the amount of lighting in the same space. With two shade styles and seven beautiful finish colors to choose from, this fixture will make your commercial lighting plan a winner!
And don’t forget to vote for Barn Light Electric in the Martha Stewart American Made Awards! We are in the Top 20 finalists for this award that honors American manufacturing and American-made goods. You can vote once a day from now until September 24th. Thank you for your support!
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