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How to Light Small Living Rooms; Perfect Lighting for Petite Lounges

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

When you’re choosing your home, there will always be at least one compromise that you have to accept which is a change from your ideal scenario. With space at a premium coupled with kitchen diners replacing the popular lounge diners from a bygone era, one space we’re seeing generally decreasing in size is the living room, so, what is the best way to light small living rooms?

Lighting the way with Coastal Style Lights

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

Here at Lighting and Lights we’re getting shipshape and Bristol fashion with our coastal style lights. We’re Lighting the way for nautical designs!

ICONIC 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S LIGHTS IN VINTAGE AND RETRO STYLES

Retro Style Lighting; Why it’s here to stay…

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

The term ‘retro’ means a style or fashion from the recent past. It does not really define a particular decade and therefore, we all have our own unique take of what retro designs we like, drawing on inspiration from several sources.

Light your Home with Love! The Sentimentality behind Finding the Perfect Light

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of when you move into a new home and you plan your rooms with meticulous care, choosing furniture, ornaments and lighting for a style that you’re proud to show all of your visitors.

Light your Home with Love! The Science behind Finding the Perfect Light

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

There’s a lot of science behind getting your lighting right and whilst this may sound a little dull, we want to illuminate the choices that you face when choosing your lights so that it is a pleasurable and easy experience.

Moving Home? Help you plan | Lighting and Lights UK

Moving Home? Plan your Lighting – for all you movers and shakers out there…

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

Moving home? You’ll be missing a trick if you fail to prepare… Don’t leave yourself in the dark, get planning and you’ll soon see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Contemporary Country

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

The latest trend for kitchens isn’t in fact that new! It’s more rejuvenated, reimagined whilst retaining the romantic notion of a country kitchen.

Lighting up your Loft Conversion

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

All homeowners are familiar that house prices generally, have been rising steadily over the last few years. With moving costs seeming to keep apace with these prices, many of us are choosing to stay put in our homes and make them work for us.

Hallway Lighting; A Warming Welcome Home!

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

Transitional spaces in our homes can sometimes be excluded from the care and attention that we lavish on other rooms in the home. As we spend time in our favourite rooms, our minds will wander to considering how we want these rooms to look.

Lagom; Lighting Balance for your Home

Posted onAuthorKaren Hill

Lagom is a word from Sweden and whilst there is no English equivalent, the notion is ‘just right’. It’s all about balance and having the right tools to hand for every occasion.