Bedroom lighting
Bedroom lighting is typically warm and relatively basic. Your lighting design here really depends on what else you do in your bedroom!
Bedside reading lamps:...
Kitchen lighting
The lighting design in your kitchen will make a vast difference to how comfortable and safe it is, as well as to how good...
Living and dining room lighting
These areas can be lit however you choose, and give you a great deal of freedom to do interesting things with light design.
A carefully...
How to light different areas
Different areas of your house and yard have vastly different requirements in terms of the light they need. Carefully planning the sort of light...
Bathroom lighting
Bathrooms require good task lighting for practicality and safety, but it needs to be designed in such a way as to avoid glare from...
Outdoor lighting guide
Security, safety and function should all play a role in the way you choose to design your outdoor lighting.
Outdoor lighting can take advantage of...
Indoor lighting guide
The biggest concern with indoor lighting is how to balance daylight with functional, decorative artificial light.
Good indoor lighting blends artificial light with daylight.Interior lighting...
Are downlights a fire hazard?
We've all heard the disastrous tales about house fires caused when insulation's caught fire as a result of contact with downlights - but are...
How to plan your lighting
Lighting design's really important these days - particularly now that we have watts-per-metre regulations in place, but also because it'll really affect how your...
Lagging and heat loss
See how lagging (insulation) and the distance that hot water has to travel through your pipes can affect energy efficiency in your hot water...