As many of you know, at Nacy B’s House of Lights we offer lamp repair service. Many old favorite lamps hold memories, and the sentimental value alone is worth having them repaired. In our home, we have a very old metal lamp in our guest bedroom that if moved or rocked back and forth makes a clanging sound. When I was about 4 and instructed to take a nap, I talked my mother into letting … [Read more...]
Portable Light Posts
What will they think of next? By Nancy B I still find it hard to believe, but it’s true. We now offer portable posts! For many years we have offered patio floor and table lamps and pendants and chandeliers that can be hung and used outside so why not posts? Are you scratching your head too? Many of us have a light post with a nice lantern in our … [Read more...]
Summer Residential Lighting Tips
By Nancy B Keep cool, wear sunscreen, drinks lots of water, leave car windows cracked if having to leave a pet in the car for a few minutes, and cut grass 2 to 2.5″ in height. Now, in the lighting world, give your aluminum outdoor lighting some love by adding a coat of Linseed oil or a water-based silicone. This will help protect your fixtures from the elements, brighten up … [Read more...]
Landscape Lighting Beautifies As Well As Illuminates
By Nancy B “Grazing, Shadowing and Silhouetting” are a few of the terms that we use at Nancy B’s House of Lights to create effects by utilizing landscape lighting. They each have a positive effect and help to dramatize an interesting-shaped object, whether it is a tree, a statue or the exterior of your home. Creating a focal point is most accomplished by uplighting. Wall … [Read more...]
Old Friends Are The Best
By Nancy B Our very first purchase when we started Nancy B’s House of Lights in 2007 was a Ford van. We had it wrapped and it has delivered many lovely fixtures to many of our clients. A few months ago, we had an opportunity to buy a much newer van at a good price so we did. Change is really hard for me and I have loved the bright blue wrapping of our old friend but decided … [Read more...]
Things You Can Count On – Like Nancy B’s
By Nancy B I have found when I have bad hair days for a month and my appointment is tomorrow, I can count on my hair suddenly looking great just in time for the appointment. I have also found when I plant bulbs or new tender plants and squirrels are around, I can count on the varmints digging them up. In addition I have found when there is a family portrait planned, I can count on one of the … [Read more...]
Gold, Gold and More Gold: Finishes, That Is
By Nancy B I’m sure many of you remember the polished brass and antique brass of years gone by. When I started in the lighting business nearing 40 years ago, polished and antique brass were very popular and almost all traditional homes had brass lighting fixtures. Polished brass is still a beautiful finish but lighting manufacturers stopped supplying it about 12 years ago, but trust … [Read more...]
Who Needs Spring?
By Nancy B I do, I do, I do! The current temperatures have caused many of us to have Spring Fever with a great desire to be outside. In fact, outside rooms seem to be more in demand than ever before. Think of how you would like to use your outdoor living space before designing it. And how many guests will you have in your space? Make sure your charming oasis meets all your … [Read more...]
Adventures of the Cousins
By Nancy B You may have read about Shirley Mae Roomba and her cousin, Erma Sue Shark, our two robot vacuum cleaners. Shirley Mae keeps the upstairs floors cleaned. and Erma Sue is the downstairs sweeper. They are both doing well, even though we did have a little incident the other day. I had asked Erma Sue if she would mind cleaning the carpets downstairs again, and being as sweet as … [Read more...]
Erma Sue
By Nancy Brewer Adult children are the best. They give such wonderful gifts. Our daughter Angelin and her husband Brent gave me a Roomba for Christmas and her name is Shirley Mae Roomba. You were introduced to her recently when Jim wrote about her. She and I have become fast friends and she promised not to disturb the small coals around the gas logs again. She still bumps into … [Read more...]
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