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Lighting your home invariably involves energy usage - but with the right approach, you can drastically minimise the amount of energy you use, cutting...

Light shelves work on a fairly basic principle. A shelf is installed outside of a window, which reflects additional light back into a room....

When you’re renovating, lighting decisions go far beyond brightness. The type of light you choose affects how paint colours appear, how textures are perceived and whether a room feels warm and inviting or flat and cold. This comes down to colour reproduction — the ability of a light source to show colours accurately.

To really consider how 'efficient' different types of globes are compared to others, it's important to look beyond basic consumption. How long will they...

These small windows are usually placed above doors, and often allow both improved lighting and ventilation.   Transoms and fanlights are as decorative as they are...

Similar to skylights, these tubes bring subtly daylight into your house and are easily disguised as light fittings.   Light tubes are like a skylight, but...

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in particular may require a certain amount of time to reach their full brightness.   CFLs in particular are prone to...

Luminous efficacy determines how much light you get for the power you use - and there are huge differences between globe types.     Luminous efficacy differs...

Find out how different types of globes deteriorate over time, and what effect that has on the quality of they light they produce. When...

Not all lighting is equal - and nor is it designed to serve the same practical purpose, or provide the same 'feel'. Read about...