No matter if your main interest lies in being stylish or in protecting your home and family, the garden lamppost does both.  Lampposts are an incredibly elegant way to shed light on your outside space, adding a definite ‘up-market’ feel to any landscape.

Whatever your style and taste, there will be a lamppost out there that fits.  You like old colonial?  There are lampposts in that style.  You favour… Continue reading this article..

It has to be said that, when it comes to choosing a desk lamp, halogen lighting is truly fit for purpose. Having made such a bold statement, it also has to be said that, whilst halogen lamps do indeed have many advantages, this form of illumination is surrounded by many myths, which this article aims to dispel.

The first thing we must do is clear up a common misunderstanding… Continue reading this article..

Shower lights are the new bathroom lighting must have; you’ll have to read on to find out about the purple rain.   In the meantime, here’s a question for you: when you designed your bathroom did you think about shower illumination?  If you’re like most people, the answer will be a bemused but emphatic ‘no.’ The thing is, you need light to shower by, just as much as you need it… Continue reading this article..

If you don’t have outdoor lights, you’re not only missing a trick or two, you’re not maximising the value or the potential enjoyment of your property either.  The fact is, garden lighting will at least double the amount of use you can get from your outside space, even in summers as miserable as the two we’ve just experienced. And, according to the pundits, there are more such summers to come… Continue reading this article..

If you suffer from low light levels in your bathroom, help is at hand in the form of illuminated bathroom mirrors;  all that leaning over the wash basin and squinting as you try to get your mascara in the right place can now be relegated to the past.

With modern homes getting smaller, many bathrooms now get little natural light; in fact, some bathrooms don’t get any daylight at… Continue reading this article..

It’s a fact: a property with a well-designed, well-maintained exterior lighting scheme will sell for more than it’s poorly lit neighbour, and outdoor wall lights are as good a place to start as any.

Then, of course, there’s the indisputable fact that good garden lighting will encourage you to make more and better use of your garden., turning it into that often quoted but less often realised ‘extra room.’… Continue reading this article..

Despite the continued popularity of recessed lighting for bathrooms, they don’t give enough clarity around the mirror area, which, let’s face it, is probably the most important part of the room; add mirror lights, though, and you’ll have all the clarity you need.

Your bathroom is the place where you put on your public face and prepare to launch yourself onto the world.  For women this generally means, at… Continue reading this article..

When you buy a bathroom shaver light you’re getting more for your money – not just extra and more efficient bathroom lighting but somewhere to plug your razor as well!

As with all bathroom light fittings, shaver lights are assigned an IP rating.  Electrical regulations divide the bathroom into a series of zones and these zones correlate to the IP ratings.  It is vital, therefore, that before you go… Continue reading this article..

There are the greatest number of general designs in bathroom lights as there are with fixtures for any other room. In the larger section of light and fittings choosing from the many designs for the bathroom can be a daunting job. After you have selected the kind of bathroom lights you might believe that you’ll have taken the last, huge step.