Lamps

There a big sale at Lamps Plus that ends on Sunday.  We got our outdoor backyard light there and I love it!  It has a unique arts and crafts look and doesn't look like it is from a chain like Lamps Plus.

I got our lamp at the store on 550 Contra Costa Blvd, in Pleasant Hill, CA.   The number is  (925) 687-6723. They have a fairly good section of outdoor craftsman/bungalow style lights.  I am not as impressed with their selection of indoor lights.  I went there recently looking for a new dining room light and couldn't find anything.

Please e-mail us at teachingcurve@gmail.com if you have any other light suppliers that you would recommend.

--Bungalow Mama

Hallway Light

We replaced a bare light in our mud-room with this fixture, which we purchased from Expo in Concord, California (unfortunately Expo closed its doors over a year ago).

Arts and Crafts Style Outdoor Lighting

In my mind, I associate a specific type of outdoor lighting with bungalows and craftsman-style houses.  I consistently think of lamp-style lights, with simple yet beautiful metalwork framing the light and crossing the lamp with perpendicular lines and/or forming box shapes.

When we bought our home, our front yard was lit with a large and hard floodlight.  We replaced it with this:

Similarly, we replaced the floodlight on our porch with this:

We bought these lights at Omega Lighting Design:

2204 San Pablo Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94708

510-843-3636

There are several great lighting stores in Oakland and Berkeley to choose from.  More than one can be found on San Pablo Ave., including Metro Lighting and Berkeley Lighting Company.  We recommend both of them (in addition to Omega Lighting Design).