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Kitchen lighting ideas: how to light a kitchen for style and function
Helpful tips for kitchen lighting from lighting designer Sanjit Bahra, plus stylish design ideas for workspace and dining area lighting, along with a shopping guide to getting the look
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Design ideas for indoor paper lanterns
This design perennial looks incredible in any setting
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There's a golden rule in lighting that interior designers swear by – and it's called the 5-amp circuit
The lighting system that will make your life much easier
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How to prettify your plug sockets and switches
Gone are the days of plastic white plug sockets being the only choice – there's a world of pretty options to explore
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How your lighting can affect your mood, plus advice on how to get it right for dark winter days
As the clocks go back and we are plunged into darker evenings once more, we consulted lighting designers and an environmental psychologist on the kinds of lighting that will make you feel your best during winter
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How to buy lighting on Etsy: the styles, shops and shapes to look for
The indie shopping platform excels in vintage lamps, unusual lampshade shapes and affordable handmade bases, but do you know what to search for and what to avoid?
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The best floor lamps that will light up a room
The best floor lamps for any kind of room, from iconic designs to affordable high street options
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Why interior designers love pretty French pendants and where to buy them
These frilly shades are a winner in every sense
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The dos and don'ts of lighting your house
House & Garden's vast repository of decorating advice is full of tips on how to light your house. Read on to find out why designers all hate overhead lights, and how to get the most flattering glow from a lampshade
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How to lampscape your sitting room
Lamp and lampshade designer Rosi de Ruig considers the importance of ‘lampscaping’ and offers advice on creating an appealing lighting landscape in your sitting room
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How to lampscape your kitchen
Lamp and lampshade designer Rosi de Ruig considers the importance of ‘lampscaping’ and offers advice on creating an appealing lighting landscape in your kitchen
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Our edit of lovely hallway lighting
From sconces to ceiling pendants, we've rounded up the best hallway lighting to buy now
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How to light a living room
Thinking about your living room lighting? These are the options to consider and everything you need to know
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Our editors' picks of the best lampshades
Lampshades are a House & Garden staple: from classic card lampshades to fabulously decorative pleated lampshades, these are our favourites
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The smartest bedside lamps to buy now
Bedside lamps have to provide a soft light to help you wind down at the end of the day, as well as being decorative additions to your bedroom scheme
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Dear Fiona: what's wrong with overhead lighting?
With designers regularly rejecting spotlights and chandeliers as overly bright and aesthetically off-putting, our agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers the ins and outs of overhead lighting
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16 best portable lamps to buy now
Our editors shed light on the latest cordless lamps that get marks for portability
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The best desk lamps and task lighting for your home office
We shine the light on desk lamps and task lighting, finding the angles, shades and shapes most suited to a stylish study
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Throwing shade: our style director's rules for choosing a lampshade
Ruth Sleightholme's advice on scale, pattern and proportion