It is that time of year again. When the sea is calling you and 
when the shore house needs some extra attention. Hurricane Sandy left its mark along with those long cold winter months and harsh northeast winds. All the elements have taken a toll on your house. Those light fixtures are all pitted from the salt air. They need upgrading! Now! Living on the coast requires everything you put on the outside of your home to be resistant to salt air or you will be replacing those items within a year. The initial cost of installing copper or brass light fixtures will pay for themselves when you won’t have to replace them year after year. There are so many wonderful designs on the handcrafted market now that will compliment any style home. Your guests will comment on the beautiful, distinctive character that handmade, hanging lanterns light fixtures will provide. Or choose from a wide variety of accent lighting or path and deck lighting that will subtly enhance your outside living space with a warm glow of light. When replacing your coastal lantern consider these expert tips prior to making your selection.
- Never purchase steel or tin fixtures. They will rust out and leave ugly rust streaks down your siding.
- Cast aluminum fixtures will pit out and flake away, leaving an unsightly lantern.
- Plastic fixtures will dry out from intense sun and fall apart from coastal winds.
We here at The Copper Lantern only use copper or brass on all our exterior lanterns and landscape lights. We highly recommend copper. Copper will turn an interesting rust patina where as brass will turn a verdi-green patina. All of our copper lanterns are built to last a lifetime. We use cast brass bar stock for all of our structural supports. We can make any custom lantern to your specifications. Our lanterns are the largest and the sturdiest in the industry. We have many nautical lanterns to choose from 
like our Cape Cod Onion Lantern (Product O1014G), our newly designed Charleston Wall Lantern (Product O2607G), the ever popular Dock Lantern (Product O1031G), the increasingly popular French Provincial Lantern (Product O1009G) and the traditional New England Ship Lantern (Product O1027G). All these lanterns come in copper with different aging processes to choose from. Replace your tired, worn out fixtures with high quality, durable, made in the USA lanterns handcrafted using copper and brass that will age gracefully to a beautiful bronze, rust or Verdi-green patina and last for years to come. These lanterns are an investment in your home that will weather the test of time and be the only lanterns you will ever have to buy again.
