Renewed Classic: Gooseneck Barn Lights
Functional vintage modern style makes its way from outbuildings to interiors
When people ask me what "vintage modern" means, I flub over words but will direct them to a picture of a barn light and say "that's it." These fixtures have been, well, a fixture on farms and in workshops for many years. They were designed to stand up to the elements and "hazardous impact," like someone bonking into it with a ladder.
A result of this functionality is a straightforward and charming form. Its familiar rural shape touches that part of us that's a little country, and its industrial materials touch that part of us that's a little rock and roll. Look at these gooseneck barn lights with fresh eyes and consider how you might use one in an unexpected way.
A result of this functionality is a straightforward and charming form. Its familiar rural shape touches that part of us that's a little country, and its industrial materials touch that part of us that's a little rock and roll. Look at these gooseneck barn lights with fresh eyes and consider how you might use one in an unexpected way.
The wall-mounted light has long been a common element on agricultural buildings, providing a flood of light for those completing outdoor tasks.
These high-functioning lights migrated from the barn to the main house, lighting the area around exterior doors.
Interior designers have picked up on the nostalgic charm and classic shape of barn lights, and adapted them for use as wall-mounted sconces indoors.
A simple barn light adds a rustic feel, yet its industrial look is inherently modern. It's a great choice for modern country, cottage, new traditional and transitional styles.
Goosenecks also work great in pairs, trios or an even larger group. This line of crisp black lights coordinates with the black trim, white board-and-batten siding and farmhouse porch feel.
Their shape directs and expands the light, flooding the space below. Thus, they provide great light to kitchen, studio or workshop work surfaces.
Angled metal shades turn barn light-style fixtures in to chic art lighting.
A barn light lends farmhouse style to any space, serving this bathroom well as a wall sconce.
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The light is a great choice for flooding the outdoor shower with light when you hanker for a midnight al fresco rinse.
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