Favorite Brand of Barn Lights?

[PsychLight]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking for some new barn lights for my porch. Planning on remodeling it in a month or two. Suggestions? Thanks!

 

[Lightdoctor]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking for some new barn lights for my porch. Planning on remodeling it in a month or two. Suggestions? Thanks!

Why would you want a barnlight on your porch? How high are you going to mount it?

 

[tanyasmith]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking for some new barn lights for my porch. Planning on remodeling it in a month or two. Suggestions? Thanks!

My absolute favorite barn lights are made by Cocoweb.com. They have that vintage look, but are still modern enough for the home. You will love them!! http://www.cocoweb.com/barn-lights?cate=3

 

[snowsam]

Northern Tool and Equipment has a line of barn lights that is fairly inexpensive. If budget is of primary concern, they are not bad lights.

 

[brickbat]

Yech. For that kind of money you can get the real deal. Check eBay, and you can find real porcelain-over-spun steel ones. Accept no substitutes - the modern ones are just cheap paint on steel.

 

[SemiMan]

Yech. For that kind of money you can get the real deal. Check eBay, and you can find real porcelain-over-spun steel ones. Accept no substitutes - the modern ones are just cheap paint on steel.

Actually the better ones would be an epoxy powder coat and if done well will last 25 years. Some are spun aluminum not steel, again better ones.

 

[brickbat]

Whatever. I'd still take an old porcelain on steel reflector over any of those 'new' choices...

 

[KXA]

When I think of barn lights, a 175W mercury vapor area light (type V) comes to mind. That's what we called them in the electrical contracting world.

 

[SemiMan]

Except now it's a 50W LED .... and they still call them barn lights.

 

[brickbat]

Yep, that's an "area light" (and a God-awful one at that). In the parlance of 2015, "barn light" = a look that resembles the old-style porcelain-on-steel reflector. The architype having a green outer surface and white inner belly... MUST be real porcelain to be worth a crap, IMNSHO...

 

[SemiMan]

In the lighting industry, KXA's description of barn light is the norm ... At least from a product description standpoint.

 

[KXA]

In the lighting industry, KXA's description of barn light is the norm ... At least from a product description standpoint.

Yep, that's what I meant. The wattage and lamp type was immaterial.

 

[brickbat]

...But I'd guess that's NOT what the OP had i mind...

 

[SemiMan]

Nope, but pictures speak a thousand words.