lighting

When the houses on my estate were built nearly twenty years ago, we were all provided with outdoor lights at the front of the house either side of the up & over garage doors – rather amusingly they’re called carriage lanterns.    Well inevitably after a […]

Ah that time is coming round again – bonfire night.  It used to be such a big thing in my childhood.  I probably fel more attachment to it because my birthday falls within a short period of the big day and somehow any party activity […]

One of the fab things about getting to autumn is seeing the countryside in a new light.  We have had a truly monumental summer period – amazing sunshine and blistering heat for weeks on end.  I personally don’t remember anything like it ever before and […]

I help out as a steward and guide at a heritage property.  It’s Grade I listed and of course, the owning trust has to comply absolutely with all the rigorous rules and regulations surrounding this hefty status.  There are many lights in the house – […]

The one thing about having a mid summer barbeque is not having to worry too much about lighting in the garden.  The sun doesn’t disappear until at least 9pm even now that the summer solstice has passed.   I have to say though that the chance […]

When you decide to install or change any lighting scheme there are so many factors to be taken in to account.  Firstly in a new build scheme is where the power lines into and around the house are placed.  Will there be electrical cables running […]

Some of the neighbouring houses here have changed hands and a new crop of busy familes have taken over.  The gardens have matured over the years and trees, shrubs etc. have altered the landscape.   This is now when it is a good idea to […]

I have been fascinated by historic houses for many years.   There is one thing though that never escapes me, whether I’m accompanied or not – the lighting in these heritage properties.  I have been helping out at a local place that has reently opened up […]

We live in a small township, in fact our houses are the last of the big executive detached style from the early 2000s before the need to downsize became the bye word in house building.  The town houses of today are generally much narrower and […]

I had the interesting opportunity of visiting a recently moved into school house conversion – right out in the sticks and the sort of place that would be jumped at on the escaping the rat race kind of tv lifestyle shows.  It has huge space, […]