Furniture

Lounge

March 24, 2019

Daybeds And Sofas Louis Fifteen Daybed This is the classic French Louis daybed sofa was originally designed to let the aristocracy take a nap. It has high sides, a deep seat, carved timber frame and a quintessential French provincial look. Depending on the finish and fabric you choose it can be made to look like…

Lighting A-Z glossary of terms

March 4, 2019

A Accent lamp Eludes bright warm light and creates visual interest in a room. Antique Finish Wiping dark pigment over the surface of timber or metal to create the appearance of being aged, used or antique. To tone, distress or give the surface a patina, a crackled varnish or a tinted wash. Ambient lighting General…

Types of lights

March 2, 2019

Chandeliers Chandeliers are ornamental lighting fixtures often made from glass, crystal or brass. They are decorative lights that hang from the ceiling by chain or wire and have multiple curved arms or ornate branches. They are often highly decorative lights that embellish a room. They come in a variety of styles from traditional or French…

Lumens and watts

Lumen is the Latin word for ‘light’. Lumens measure the amount of light produced by a light bulb – in other words, lumens measure the brightness of a bulb. The more lumens in a light bulb the brighter the light bulb will be; the less lumens the dimmer the bulb. A standard 60-watt bulb produces…

Light bulbs

Tips to choosing the right bulb Choose the type of bulb Choose the right fitting Choose the appropriate brightness Decide on the colour temperature Aim for the highest colour rendition Bulb types</strong > Incandescent light bulbs Incandescent bulbs were those that we all traditionally used until the development of energy-saving lightbulbs. However, these have since been…

IP ratings

This refers to the Ingress Protection or International Protection ratings which are an international standard. These standards define the levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies such as dirt and water. The rating consists the letters IP followed by 2 digits. The first digit stands for the level of protection…