How lighting can transform your home

Most people who are looking to make some renovations to their home often choose their lighting as something of an afterthought. However, what many people don’t realise is that the right lighting project can transform your home just as much as an expensive renovation.

When you first start looking at ways to restyle your home, most people start looking at changing up the colour scheme or adding/replacing certain furniture options. Once you really get into a project like that, it can begin to get very costly. Often, people will neglect to look at the lighting in their home, and make those changes without changing any of the lighting.

The right lighting in your home has the potential to completely transform that old space you are getting tired of and give it a fresh, renewed look. Lighting does more than just brighten up your space, it can create complex shadows and accents that will make the features of your space (which you thought were dull and boring) actually come alive.

You’ll be surprised by the depth of character you can reveal from quality lighting in your home. Those accents in your wall treatments that popped in the store, but just seem dull at your house will be given a virtual face lift of sorts and have that wow factor you wanted when you first made the choice. Lighting can bring all those aspects of your home to life.

Soft hues are starting to become more popular, and you can choose new lighting fixtures that have these soft colour accents. You can use soft gold fixtures to add interest to certain corners of your living room or to help separate a room into different areas of use (a reading nook, for example).

Retro and industrial fixtures are currently very popular and don’t look as out of place as they may have done in the past. With these industrial designs you can take an average kitchen and make the lighting the centrepiece of the room. You can bring these designs into your home and give your room that little spark it’s needed.

Regardless of your project needs or lighting style, we can help you out. We can help to bring out the warmth, depth, and character of your home with some lighting repair. If you’re doing a total remodel, don’t neglect your lighting choices. You’ll be glad that you put some thought and planning into your lighting decisions.

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A prize that’s Made to Last

Happy Sunday! In this month’s giveaway, you could win a £75 voucher to spend on lighting at Made to Last. Their website has a large selection of indoor & outdoor lights, lamps, shades and bulbs so you’re sure to find something to your taste.

Quality of materials and workmanship, usefulness and value for money are cornerstones of the Made to Last ethos. Every product sold has been made in Britain (including the Republic of Ireland) and comes with a solid manufacturers’ guarantee.

They don’t believe in needless waste and excessive consumerism. As Made to Last Co-founder, Joel Chudleigh, explains:

We are a business focused on sustainability with an aim to help people find quality products that will last well.

The company works with a number of independent designer-makers, curating a collection of practical, robust and attractive homewares. Manufacturers such as award-winning designer, Ella Doran (whose lampshades are pictured above) and Netherton Foundry whose cast iron cookware we’ve coveted for many years.

To enter, simply visit the Made to Last lighting department and tell us in the comments section below what you’d choose as your prize. As usual, there are many more ways to enter… good luck!

£75 voucher to spend on lighting at Made to Last

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Lovely lolly neon light

How cool is this ice lolly neon light? It’s simple to install, very little DIY skills necessary; just hang it on the wall, plug it in and switch on.

It’s our favourite design from a fun and colourful range available from GingerSnap. It reminds us of the interior of a 1950s American diner or ice cream parlour.

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It’s a perfect addition if you’re into a funky, retro-feel interior. We’ve got lots of dark grey walls in our house – the bold, zingy colours really stand out against that backdrop. The kitchen diner is perhaps the most obvious site for this particular design, but it can work in any room really. We hung ours on a shady, unlit corner of the landing stairs. Not only did it look decorative in its own right, the light caught the shapes & colours of the West German fat lava pottery vases close by.

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Price Points: LED floor lamps

Do you remember when it was reported in the news that the manufacture of ‘normal’ incandescent bulbs was to be terminated? There was a stampede of frenzied shoppers at DIY outlets stockpiling 60 & 100 watters as if Armageddon had arrived!

LED (or light-emitting diode) lighting was declared the future, and few wanted to be part of it. Well, the panic has died down and the future is here. LED bulbs may be more expensive than the old-fashioned ones, but they have a much longer lifespan, use 90% less energy, are more compact and ‘have fewer environmental concerns linked to their disposal’. Well worth the initial outlay.

There’s an ever-growing range of attractive LED floor lamps available on the market – perfect for armchair reading or a spot of knitting, crochet or – in my case – button replacement. Here are three of our favourites that we’ve found.

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Flos Captain Flint LED floor lamp, brass
£1,027.00