Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects As a visitor to a ranch of family friends near Boerne I'd say either one works, depending on the rest of the house. The LBJ ranch has white painted doors but many other ranches are stained. You could find a light warm gray stain that might look warm and rich without being too dark.
When the walls talk, listen. The exterior structure and interior architectural details offer guidance in choosing your entry fixture. Mediterranean tile work, heavy millwork, and an long arched hall encourages a pathway of bell jar lanterns.
Medieval lighting. The bell jar lantern has a design firmly rooted in medieval lighting styles. Evidence of metal used to make the lamps has been documented from the Dark Ages through the Renaissance. As glass became more accessible over time, lamps became more popular. Leonardo da Vinci was the first to capture a flame inside a glass chimney, which was fitted to a water-filled glass globe. The beauty and proportions of the bell jar lanterns shown here add just the right amounts of scale and grandeur to this hallway.
Medieval lighting. The bell jar lantern has a design firmly rooted in medieval lighting styles. Evidence of metal used to make the lamps has been documented from the Dark Ages through the Renaissance.
As glass became more accessible over time, lamps became more popular. Leonardo da Vinci was the first to capture a flame inside a glass chimney, which was fitted to a water-filled glass globe.
The beauty and proportions of the bell jar lanterns shown here add just the right amounts of scale and grandeur to this hallway.
As glass became more accessible over time, lamps became more popular. Leonardo da Vinci was the first to capture a flame inside a glass chimney, which was fitted to a water-filled glass globe.
Bell jar lighting in entrance over runner (use same in kitchen over island w/different in dining room - maybe only indirect lighting to enhance cyrstal on table.. Use transom in dining room windows for light w/sheers on window portion.