Interior hall lights in brownstone coop

Our 5 unit brownstone coop is looking to spruce up our common hallways and are struggling with the sconces so I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions.  Brownstone (~1830) was converted in the early ’90s and minimal detail remains.  We’d like to be economical with the light fixtures, have them give off good light and look nice.  Any thoughts?
Thanks!

karenanne9

in Doors & Windows 12 years and 1 month ago

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karenanne9 | 12 years and 1 month ago

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Thanks, everyone!

SundialStudios | 12 years and 1 month ago

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Schoolhouse Electric – http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/lighting-and-hardware/fixtures.html – has a variety of simple fixtures that should compliment your building, and they wont break your bank. Hope this helps! Kyle Page AIA, LEED AP Sundial Studios Architecture & Design, PLLC

coopfornow | 12 years and 1 month ago

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There are rebates available from ConEd. Check their site. For small and large coop buildings. For energy efficient fixtures. There are a lot of choices out there… a little financial help won’t hurt!

brokelin | 12 years and 1 month ago

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Don’t go too economical, go period – just because there are few details left is no reason not to honor the building with sconces that match the era of the house and whatever details are left.  It will add to your building, and will increase the coop values – I found this out when I sold my coop – the stuff we had done (expensive) to maintain and improve our brownstone’s common areas were noticed by potential buyers who came to see my place. You’ll have to do some work into figuring out what style scone goes with the style of your brownstone (presumable the outside facade is still of the original period), but here’s a place to start looking: go to rejuvenation dot com, and search for sconces. There are many other sourses of period lighting out there, this is just my favorite place to start looking for lighting.  You can take some words from there to google, and find other sources.