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How to find us:Our retail store is located at Gibson Mill in downtown Concord NC. Gibson Mill is a 100-year old textile plant with a rich history, and we are proud to be associated with the redvitalization of this important architectural and industrial landmark. This new location allows us to showcase a great selection of top quality items for your home from all of our furniture and lighting suppliers. When you enter our new store, we hope you will feel like you are entering a new world of decorating and design possibilities, with our unique blend of furniture, high-end lighting, kitchen accents, and local art. We feature furniture from such outstanding lines as Century, Lexington, Charleston Forge, Palecek, Wesley Allen and many additional brand names, as well as huge collections of lighting, kitchen accents and more.
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Our Email Special Mailing This Week!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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Airflow 6226 Cubic Feet Per Minute | Electricity Use 108 Watts (excludes lights) | Airflow 57.6 Cubic Feet Per Minute |
Compare: 49in. to 60in. ceiling fans have airflow efficiencies ranging from approximately 51 to 176 cubic feet per minute per watt at high speed. |
Weekend at the Beach

Last Saturday I took the family to the Little River Blue Crab Festival. What a great event! Little River (SC) is only 25 minutes south of where we stay in Sunset Beach…this is a huge festival with bands, tons of seafood, kids rides and lots of vendor booths selling pretty much anything. We met our friends Steve and Gloria there (Steve is a rep for some important lighting lines that Carolina Rustica sells, such as Golden Lighting, Designers Fountain, and Access Lighting (coming soon!). He is a great guy and a former lighting retailer himself, and he lives in nearby
The kids enjoyed a few rides, particularly the bouncing-sling which lets you leap 20 feet up into the air. We had fun mingling with the crowds, which consisted of tourists, bikers, locals, and lots of other types of folks. Cheryl and I enjoyed the best crab sandwiches we have ever had, with a side of fried oysters. Yum! We will be back…maybe Carolina Rustica will sponsor a booth. I’m sure we could find something that would sell at this event, like some of our best-selling Iron Artistica home accent items.
A Timeless Article on Ceiling Fans
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 11, 2006 by JOANNE KEMPINGER DEMSKI (permission requested)
Height matters
When choosing a fan, Black says, look at the height of the ceiling. "That's a big consideration. Then figure out if you need a fan only or a fan with a light. What's the purpose of having the fan? What function does it serve?" Black says homes with high ceilings require fans with extension rods. "You want to get the fan down a little bit so that it functions well. It needs to have clearance to move air around. You don't want it to hug the ceiling. That would look odd." When it comes to size, just about any room can use a 54-inch fan. In rooms that are really large, more
Variety of styles
Styles and prices
Some of today's most popular fans, the Maui Bay and a line of Tommy Bahama fans, are made by
Indoors and out
Linda Bishop, owner of Elektra Lights & Fans Inc., 7222 W. North Ave. , Wauwatosa , says outdoor fans also are gaining in popularity. They have been around for about 20 years, she says, but until the last few years have been casual and generic looking. "Now some of the new fans are so nice looking that I use them a lot inside, too," she says. These fans can be used in gazebos, open porches and areas where water could hit them. "The motors are completely sealed so water and moisture aren't going to hurt the motor, and the blades are usually made out of elements that are water resistant." Bishop has been in the lighting business for about 30 years. She recently installed three outdoor fans over a very large indoor swimming pool, she says. "The tropical-style fans not only enhance the space but also to help circulate the air," she says. In addition to circulating moist or warm air and providing a comfortable breeze, outdoor fans are also great for keeping bugs at bay, Bishop adds. At Hampton Bay , an East Coast firm that has manufactured fans for 20 years, the new Aero Breeze Blade Technology Series was designed to save energy by increasing air flow 40% more than standard ceiling fans. According to information from the firm, this can save homeowners up to 40% on home energy costs in both summer and winter. In summer, fans draw the cooler air upward, thereby creating a soft, refreshing breeze. In winter, when the fan's direction is reversed, it also saves money because it forces warm air that is trapped near the ceiling downward.
Buying the best for you
Wondering what size ceiling fan to buy? Emerson Ceiling Fans provides this information:
-- 29-inch fans are for bathrooms, hallways or rooms up to 50 square feet.
-- 36-inch fans are good in breakfast nooks or rooms up to 75 square feet.
-- 42-inch fans are a good choice for small bedrooms and kitchens or rooms up to 100 square feet.
-- 50- or 52-inch fans work well in standard-size bedrooms, family rooms or rooms up to 400 square feet.
-- 54-inch fans or larger can go in great rooms or other areas that are more than 400 square feet.
Tips for drawing the most benefits from fans
Here are ceiling fan basics from Hank Albert, owner of BBC Lighting & Supply, 2015 W. St. Paul Ave.
-- In summer, run your fan counterclockwise to draw cooler air up. In winter, run it clockwise to push warm air down.
-- Fans range in size from 24 to more than 60 inches. Most have three speeds that go forward and in reverse.
-- Fans come with three to five blades, but the number of blades doesn't make a difference when it comes to efficient air flow.
-- Fans come with short down rods, unless you buy a fan that is meant to hug the ceiling. A short rod is better than no rod, as your fan will operate more efficiently because it can create airflow.
-- Rods are available at up to six feet, but it's generally best not to use more than a 4-foot down rod as your fan may wobble.
-- Many fans can be installed on sloped ceilings, but a special bracket is required.
-- Most fans can be used with lights and some come with their own.
-- For rooms with very high ceilings, the bottom of the fan can be 10 to 11 feet from the floor. If the room is very large, you can go up to 12 feet.
-- The lower your ceiling fan is, the more effective it will be at pushing air down. If there is no space above it, there is no air to pull down.
-- When building a home, inform builders in advance so the correct wiring can be done for fans.
-- Remote controls are available for some models.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The High Point Marathon


Hubbardton Forge on "How Its Made", Tonight!
HUBBARDTON FORGE TO BE FEATURED
ON HOW IT’S MADE
FRIDAY, MAY 1ST, 2009
9:30PM ET
ON THE SCIENCE CHANNEL
Hubbardton Forge is pleased to announce that the start-to-finish creation process of one of their iconic forged chandeliers will be featured on the Science Channel’s popular
documentary series How It’s Made. The show’s debut will be Friday, May 1st, 2009, 9:30 pm ET. The episode is titled “Season 6 Episode 2.” Additional air times can be found in local listings.
home furnishings retailers as well as contract distributors.