As these days get shorter, I find myself using the "outside" lights more and more at home.  And with Seattle's well-chronicled clouds and rains, I am sure to be relying on the lights by our front door more and more.  As kids, we always called these the"outside" lights, and now that I am a proud professional member of the lighting  industry, I know that they are called "Exterior Sconces".  But on those late and stormy nights, they always feel like my personal lighthouse.  That beam of light that says "You are almost home.  Don't step in the mud!"

All of this comes up because we were working with one of our great vendors yesterday. Northeast Lantern is based in Exeter, NH (where they know a bit about long cold winters!) and they have been handcrafting high quality fixtures for over twenty years.

The fixture shown at the right is an exterior sconce from their classic "Onion Series". It's "onion" because of the onion-shaped glass bowl that protects the bulb.  In addition to being a striking and classic fixture, it is built weather tight.  Made by hand with "manpowered-tools" and the best materials, these lights look beautiful and make a great statement. 

Here is another picture that shows some of the craftsmanship that goes into these American made fixtures.