Carolina Lanterns and Lighting was chosen to light Southern Living’s Idea House with copper lanterns specially designed to complement the entrance of the architecture and atmosphere of Crane Island. Inside the home, special efforts were made to adhere to historic details. Carolina Lantern’s lighting designers used copper and iron finishes and seeded glass to [...]
Choosing a lantern is not as simple as choosing a table lamp. It requires a lot of thought and knowledge. Carolina Lanterns specializes in custom-made copper and brass lanterns and lamps that use propane, natural gas, or electricity and evoke the elegance of historic Charleston in any home around the world. [...]
Jan Clouse started Carolina Lanterns & Accessories in July of 1999. The business specializes in custom-made copper and brass lanterns and lamps that use propane, natural gas, or electricity and evoke the elegance of historic Charleston. Clouse learned the business inside and out, including the characteristics of liquid propane and natural gas and the [...]
A Custom Lantern has never been so easily accessible as it is today, thanks to Carolina Lanterns joining PreferredLocalBusiness.tv, a local preferred business directory that will make Custom Lanterns immediately available to internet searchers. About Carolina Lanterns: Carolina Lanterns makes an award winning Custom gas Lantern. These gas Lanterns are seen on 1000’s of homes throughout [...]
During ancient times, providing light in the darkness was a significant problem. After the invention of candles, lanterns soon became popular. The Greek poet Theopompus in ancient Greece first spoke of them. Now, thousands of years later, we have light in plentiful supply during the night hours, thanks to our technological innovations. Yet, there’s something [...]
Chances are pretty good that Jan Clouse, owner of Carolina Lanterns & Lighting, can guess where you live if you tell her about the electric and gas service to your Mount Pleasant community. Her interest in lighting began in 1999 when she was building her own house. “Park West was one of the first [...]
Jan Clouse, owner of Carolina Lanterns and Lighting on Chuck Dawley Boulevard has expanded her business and her reach. She most recently opened Carolina Lighting Clearance Center in May. The 12,500-square-foot discount lighting showroom is filled floor to ceiling with quality home lighting fixtures and accessories. She said it is the first in [...]
Jan Clouse, president and founder of Carolina Lanterns & Lighting in Mount Pleasant, is not your typical Southern belle. Actually, you could call her a modern Southern dynamo. Clouse, a slight, gracious hummingbird of a woman, is whip smart, hardworking and fearlessly innovative. To wit: In 1999 she desired a traditional gas lantern for [...]
Carolina Lanterns was born when Jan Clouse was snubbed. While building her new home in 1998, she thought that gas lanterns flanking the front door would add the ideal finishing touch. At a local lighting store, the sales associate told Jan that gas lanterns would be more than her $3,500 budget and turned away to [...]
