Portland Monthly

Portland Monthly
August 2007
Best of the City

Best of the City

Bygone Lighting

Schoolhouse Electric Co.
330 SE MLK JR Blvd; 503-230-7113
WWW.SCHOOLHOUSEELECTRIC.COM

You’ve closed the deal on your 1920s Portland home, but how do you add just the right feel to your bungalow? Brian Faherty’s Schoolhouse Electric Co fabricates “vintage original” hand-blown glass shades and solid brass fixtures in styles that evoke the bygone decades between 1900 and 19060. And each light seems to have a story behind it. The hanging Wakefield reflector shade? Faherty says it’s inspired by the 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still. What’s more, many fixtures have been hardwired to accommodate GU24 energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs. Which means you can have mid-century craftsmanship and 21st-century sustainability, all at the flip of a switch.