A New Angle on Lighting

"Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation."
~ James Turrell

Hello again folks, we often say it is our specialty, even though the business has grown to encompass so much more now, I'm speaking about antique lighting of course. We have a good selection of it here at The Old House.

Not only do we have lovely old lighting in brass and glass with wonderful patinas and the like but we have an amazing vendor upstairs named Pauline who does absolutely stunning work with all things lit. She Revamps old chandeliers giving them unique style and colour.

Creates and paints wonderful lamp shades.

It's the use of texture and colour that I like most about her work I think.

The lamp shades have wonderful rough textures with vibrant colours while the chandeliers have nice smooth textures and consistent solid colours that pop and make the fixtures stand out.

She doesn't stick solely too the electrical either she has a few nice candle holders that she has constructed.

Not only does Pauline have some wonderful stuff but there are of course other vendors who have some interesting pieces.

On the main floor in our stock we have a ton of everything lighting related from sconces...

to shades, spare crystals and parts...

Lastly I'm just going to finish off with some photos of our lights that I took. I love the lighting so I have snapped many a photo of the lights. Some are artsy some are utilitarian. Either way take a scroll through and enjoy.

Just a few of our school house shades and fixtures.

Cute little cherub resting on a lovely lamp.

Beautiful brass mission style fixture with original antique slag glass shades.





Unique shape of school house fixture.



Macro shot of some patina on an old brass fixture.



Another macro patina shot.



Cute little missionesque style hanging lantern fixture.







Some very unique lamps done up by Pauline.



Stiffel lamp with new shade.

We have so much lighting I couldn't even begin to showcase it all here but it gives a taste. If you are looking for a new fixture or replacement part or shade come down and take a look at what we have.

Looking for a New Family Member

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Stained-glass for your...

Well as Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is quoted as saying "People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

Well today we are featuring some of our favourite stained-glass pieces. Here at The Old House we have a lovely light shinning from within, our resident glass artist Dick Turnbull. He is a wonderful artisan and craftsman. Not only can he repair damaged windows but he creates fabulous pieces of work from scratch. Check out his site for more details or of course you can always come on down Tuesday through Saturday noon to five to talk to him in person and see his amazing creations that surround him.

Now we'll show you some of Dick's creations, he has a wide range of styles and techniques he uses. Creating everything from classical designs with beautiful beveled glass and a nice colour pallet such as the following examples...

To the more fantastical and imaginative such as this little lady here...

of course we commissioned our own personal piece that hangs in our counter window here.

Even if you don't have a place to hang some stained glass where it could get light through it Dick has a solution for you. He can make up these lovely lamps that look great in foyers, halls, dinning and living rooms. Check out this example for an idea of how it could look.

Those are just a few examples of Dicks work we have a ton more around the store. Besides Dick's wonderful creations we also have some old stained-glass pieces some from in churches some houses. They are all unique and gorgeous though. They can replace a window or be hung in a door or window or anywhere light comes through for a great classic look. This is just one of the many (but probably the biggest) pieces we have that has been taken from inside a church.

and a few more...

Finally we'll end it with a couple staff favourites.

Thanks for reading guys and I hope you come down and check out our stained-glass if you've never really seen it before or if you've never been into the store at all.