Lighting Design
How to Light a North Facing Room So It Feels Warm
A north-facing room has a particular mood that people describe in the same words again and again: flat, grey, a little cold...
Most of the chandeliers I have taken down for a house move were not damaged in the van. They were damaged in the hallway, in the first ten minutes, by somebody carrying the fitting by one arm while the other hand searched for a light...
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Lighting Design
A north-facing room has a particular mood that people describe in the same words again and again: flat, grey, a little cold...
Installation
You took down the old ceiling light, and inside the box there are only two wires, a black and a white, with no bare copper or...
Chandeliers
A crystal chandelier with three drops missing looks fine from the doorway, but once you notice the gaps you cannot stop seeing...
Buying Lighting
You fit new LED bulbs, flick the switch, and the room looks oddly flat.
Lighting Design
Recessed lights are easy to get wrong. Space them too far apart and you get bright pools with dark gaps between them, too close...
Installation
The ceiling fan in your dining room wobbles, hums and makes the room look like a rental, and you would rather have a chandelier...
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