What is Task Lighting?
In this week’s blog I am returning to the main types of lighting. Having covered what accent lighting is a few weeks ago, this week I will look at task…
What Should I Look Out For When Choosing LED Lights?
This week I’m making good on my promise of last week about giving you some pointers about what to look for when choosing LED lights. We’ll start with my mantra…
Why are LED Lights so Expensive?
This is definitely an FAQ for me. My tongue in cheek reply is that “expensive” is a subjective thing and that “what’s expensive to one person is cheap to another”! …
Somebody Else Was Cheaper Than You
Choosing a Lighting Designer I count myself as very lucky that I get to work on some amazing new build and renovation projects with a whole host of very talented…
Listed Laments
Lighting Design in listed buildings I have a passion for old buildings and I particularly love the challenge of working on listed properties. Any of you who own or have…
Fabulous Fireplace Lighting
When I am looking for focal points to highlight in rooms one of the more obvious ones is the fireplace – especially if it’s going to have a massive tele…
How to Find the Right Electrician for Your Project
One of the things that can make a project enjoyable or a living nightmare for me is a client’s choice of electrician. I have been privileged to work with some…
Bio-dynamic Lighting Revisited
Last week I mentioned that on Grand Designs Series 19 Episode 3 the subject of bio-dynamic lighting had come up. The impression was given that the clients had ended up…
I Want That Bio-dynamic Lighting That I Saw on Grand Designs
I must admit that I am a Grand Designs addict who has followed it avidly since it first aired in 1999. I know the format off by heart – Kevin…
Colour Binning & MacAdam Ellipses
In last weeks blog I discussed how LEDs light sources can vary hugely in their efficiency – simply some produce more light for the wattage that they use than others. …
