So if you can’t stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen, right? Not a problem for a cord-hung porcelain light! Just like this beautiful pendant found in a model home displayed at last year’s Ideal Home Show in London, our line of Ivanhoe™ Pendant Lights can stand up to whatever gets steamed up and dished out in any space.
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Black and white — the most basic of color schemes — can lend an air of simplicity, clean lines, and elegance. In this Parisian restaurant, the black-and-white palette scales new heights with the unexpected uses of texture and treatment. For example, instead of simply using solid color chairs, the seats are painted randomly – black chairs with white accents, white chairs with black...
Businesses do many things to attract customers. Some try billowing balloons or large neon signs while others provide eye-catching landscaping or bright color schemes to entice people to slow down and take notice. One Mexican restaurant painted this elegant mural on the side of its building that gives passersby a hint of the flavor that lies behind these walls. Highlighting the mural, the back entryway, and...
Drawing on its rich and oft tumultuous history, today’s Portuguese culture is a complex mix of different civilizations that once influenced this land including the Romans, Celts, Latins, and those in the Germanic and Moorish invasions. Proud of this eclectic history, the Portuguese people celebrate their heritage with a vibrant culture that reveres art, architecture, music, dance, and literature....
One of the best things about finding an out-of-the-way country store is that you never know what you’ll find inside. From old fashioned candy and cream soda to local honey and fishing tackle, you’re sure to find something you need, or at least think you do, when you wander the aisles of a country store. The Fairview community in western North Carolina is home to KD’s One Stop, a great...
In 1986, the four Murrell brothers of Alexandria, Virginia received some sobering news from their parents Jerry and Janie Murrell — “start a business or go to college.” Luckily for us, the brothers decided to hit the grill instead of the books. Five Guys was born and with a simple business model of offering the freshest beef burgers and all the toppings you can pack between fresh-baked...
E.W. Grove was a man with big money and big visions for the tiny town of Asheville, North Carolina. Back in the early 1920s when he settled in the area, he created the historic Grove Park Inn then set his sights on invigorating the downtown. His idea to create the “most elegant building in America” culminated in the Grove Arcade, a new kind of retail center that would include a five-story base...