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Yep, it's a totally sensible choice to book a lighting event at your renovation before you've *quite* got a working bathroom, why wouldn't you? Because obviously the type of interesting, adventurous people who want to create, build and wire up their own unique light are the type of people who'd love a good nosy round a site like... Continue Reading →
No-one can miss all the fabulous coloured cables and industrial style lighting rocking the coolest interiors at the moment, and now you need to know where to both buy it and buy it stylishly whilst also supporting British production. I first featured Urban Cottage Industries/ Factory Lux here, when I was sourcing for Splendid Kitchen and... Continue Reading →
All thoughts turn to outside lighting at this time of year, in the vain hope that we might just get a glorious summer with long, balmy evenings to sit outside sipping a glass of chilled wine and flicking olive stones at the cat. I've been specifying lighting for clients in the last few weeks and... Continue Reading →
Back in December whilst doing a spot of Xmas shopping in London, we called into the very glamorous Heal's festive bash and I spotted a new stand called Dyke & Dean selling lighting bit & bobs: cable, vintage style ceiling roses, and all the things needed to design, create & configure your very own bespoke lighting. I... Continue Reading →
I'm doing some sourcing for a client's living room today, with a focus on lighting. As well as the obligatory googling, I often go back through images I've taken at trade shows, things spotted on Pinterest and pages ripped from magazines. The feel for the room is luxurious but sensuous & tactile and there's so... Continue Reading →
I din't really notice until I uploaded all my images from Interiors UK 2013, but the general gist of the lighting I loved was most definitely moody, brooding and mysterious. They're all by exciting and talented independent designers - beautifully crafted and unusually designed, often using ethically sourced materials. Enjoy 🙂 Yes, yes, I know this Plumen... Continue Reading →
I spent a couple of hours on a final inspiration mission this week, leaving the guys beavering away on site whilst I explored a fab little area of Exeter called Magdelene Road. It so reminded me of my beloved Burton Rd in West Didsbury 🙂 Lots of independent shops: a greengrocers, florist, deli, fishmongers, an... Continue Reading →
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