Ceiling, Wall Light - "Lock" by IKEA

This one has been one of our favorite stories about our design approach. Because we design and build our local projects, we can monitor the costs closely, while perfecting our modern and innovative design ideas through to very end of each creation. Here you can see a frosted acrylic counter that is multi-layered and holds drawers out of the same material.  Three young girls share this bath, their colorful hair-bows shining through, livening up the counter bringing playful, colorful moments to the design.  We developed the design of this counter through the project and had it manufactured at a local shop.  It was quite pricy, but became an absolute must for our clients.  To work with the circular stainless vessel sinks and the playfulness of the inhabitants, we thought we had to have a lot of differently sized circles "growing" over the walls.  The best fixtures and mirrors, we could find, where very, very, very cheap at Target and IKEA.  They were perfect, however.  Good design and a good products that work with it, do not hinge on a high price tag.

The Lights are called "Lock" and are sold at IKEA for $4.99 each!

"Frosted glass gives no-glare general light. Diameter: 10", Height: 4", Grounded, Hardwired installation, Light bulb sold separately. IKEA recommends SPARSAM low-energy bulb E26 11W. Base plate: Steel, Pigmented powder coating. Shade: Glass"

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purcahse ($4.99)

LED Landscape Lighting - "1548BZ" by Hinkley Lighting

This light worked beautifully for the landscaping of a project of ours. It is installed with this peculiar angle and gives off a warm soft pool of light. With its 15" it does not intrude visually and yet offers a little pizzazz.

It comes in various finishes. We opted for the dark anodized bronze, so it wouldn’t be too fussy.

It is offered as a LED fixture, which is perfect for long distance runs in the yard. Normally low voltage has been not quite ideal for landscaping because the fluctuating voltage over long distances would constantly burn out bulbs. Not with this LED light. It takes the voltage changes without a problem and insures a long life. The low voltage makes installation, of course, quite easy.

This one is a keeper.

"Width: 1.75", Height: 15", Certification: c-UL-us Wet, Notes: Etched Acrylic Lens"

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purchase ($138 was the price we paid)

LED Accent Light - "MiniDisc Light" by NSL

Okay tigers, we found quite a neat accent light that we were able to use outside for a modern addition and upfit of ours.  It is a LED light and therefore quite low on its energy usage.  We used it in stone steps and had out mason bore holes into the stone to receive the fixtures. We also installed it in a dark grey, smooth finish, concrete freestanding wall.  It come with a sleeve for these applications that we mounted in the form work of the concrete and behind the stone and had the low voltage cables run prior to pouring the concrete and installing the stone.  these disks come in different colors and also with and without a little nose, a scoop that points the light down. It was perfect for adding a few touches of light to a pathway and the front porch of our project

"Both cover and barrel are die cast aluminum for corrosion protection, strength, weight, and consistency of finish.  Each LED Driver can power up to 100 MiniDisc Lights by parallel wiring ("daisy chain") between fixtures. One wire completes chain. No custom cord required. NOTE: Use LW-18G-CL2 for all in-wall applications. Use LW-18G-BUR for all outdoor and burial applications"

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purchase (we paid $43 per light)