Tag Archives: Electrical fixtures

Practical wind power for homes?

I’m currently designing a home near Sequim where the client is interested in using some sort of wind turbine to generate electrictiy for the home.  I ran across this today as an example of what might be possible for him.   This turbine stands only 4′ tall, and when mounted on a roof wouldn’t be [...]

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Contemporary Pendant Lighting Fixtures

 
Laura came across this online catalog of light fixtures and loved this one.  It would be good for eating bars or dining areas with high ceilings.  I also liked this style of contemporary pendant fixture which I think would look pretty cool in a bathroom. Eurofase has a large selection of fixture types including some beautiful craftsman [...]

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2008 paint color trends

 
Speaking of paint colors, here’s where we’ve been for the last 364 days.  Every year Benjamin Moor publishes their paint color trends.  In 2008 they show 3 distinctly different styles.  If you look carefully at my website you’ll see examples of the “Organic Comfort” series, which Laura happens to like quite a lot.  One suggestion [...]

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