Lighting is a nightmare as there is so much choice out there. It is very technical and definitely user unfriendly. Unlike bathrooms there aren't really any showrooms you can go to, to get your eye in and see what the choices are. I browse the internet and find a fitting I like, but then there will be 4 different versions and I don't really understand what the differences are, and I still am none the wiser as to whether it will be suitable. Also, lighting is where, if you are looking for non-standard items, the budget can be blown - it's silly money mostly. The difficulty is finding what there is out there. At the moment I'm just browsing the internet, finding what I like and want to do and then passing it over for technical support.
In the living area I'm having a pendant light over the kitchen island. I love this light, Plank, and think something inspired by this would look amazing in our birch ply kitchen. As it is £600 it's just not within our budget.
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| Plank, Northern Lighting |
Over the dining table there are a triplet of pendants. The exact light fitting hasn't been chosen yet. I've been quite taken with some reclaimed glass funnels from Retrouvius. I like the way they are small and elegant with a bit of extra quirkyness and, for £65, affordable.
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| Small glass funnel light, Retrouvius.com |
