Trend Tuesday – Proper Copper
Beautiful lighting with a copper finish Without a doubt one of the biggest lighting trends of the last few years has been lights made from or finished to look like…
Made in GB Monday – Focus on Electrical Accessories
Clear acrylic lighting switch plates My Made in GB product for this week is the Prism Clear Acrylic range of electrical accessories from Focus SB based in Sussex. The clear…
Faves Friday – Versatile Wall Light
Recently I was tasked with finding 4 wall lights to go on the side walls of a pair of dormer windows to light a pair of window seats. The wall…
Techie Thursday – Colour Temperature
LED Lighting Colour Temperature Since 2006 the low energy requirements for lighting in the UK Building Regulations has ensured that new and extensively refurbished or extended homes have become more…
Wisdom Wednesday – Pendant Lengths
Lighting Pendant Lengths I started my lighting career in 2001 in a lighting showroom. The number one reason for customer return requests was ceiling pendants that were too long for…
Trend Tuesday – Light Industrial
Lighting that’s not too industrial Like the industrial look but find a lot of the light fittings a bit too harsh and stripped back for what you need? You may…
My Top 5 Tops for Picking the Right Pendant for Over Your Dining Table
If you are using a single pendant match it to the shape of the table. If you use a round or square pendant over a very long or extendable oval…
My Ten Top Tips for the Best Kitchen Lighting
Don’t stick to rows or grid patterns of ceiling downlights unless they match up with what you need to have illuminated. If your kitchen is part of an open plan…
Exterior Lighting – Why Bother?
I usually find that my clients’ main priority with their exterior lighting is creating “kerb appeal” at night. Or, if the property can’t be seen from the road, making it…
Beautiful Bedroom Lighting – 10 Top Tips
1. A ceiling pendant, such as a chandelier, not only looks great in a bedroom but its multi-directional illumination can fill every corner of a room. Bedroom lighting needs to…
