Inspiration

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Home lighting design: A guide to layering light

Home lighting design: A guide to layering light

Pooky’s complete, updated guide to layering light, including the three main types of lighting and some practical room-by-room tips... read more

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Clear winners – why, where and how to hang clear blown glass pendant lights

Clear winners – why, where and how to hang clear blown glass pendant lights

For timeless style, nothing beats a pure, clear blown glass pendant. Here’s a guide to how to use them, and what makes them so special… read more

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Colour theories in interior design and lighting: Orange

Colour theories in interior design and lighting: Orange

How and where to use the colour orange in your home interior design. Plus a guide to orange lampshades, orange table lamps and all things orange lighting…  read more

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Sculptural lights: table lamps as abstract artworks

Sculptural lights: table lamps as abstract artworks

A look at how sculptural table lamps can be taken to the max, and add an artistic wow to your home.. read more

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Get the look: 1970s retro revival interior design and lighting

Get the look: 1970s retro revival interior design and lighting

1970s retro is all about exuberant self-expression – but also warmth, conviviality and fun. Here’s how to get the look... read more

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Lighting showstoppers! 6 ways to create surprising, dazzling focal points around your home

Lighting showstoppers! 6 ways to create surprising, dazzling focal points around your home

From sensational chandeliers to statement table lamps, here’s how to get the maximum interior design oomph from your lights... read more

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How lights can make you happy

How lights can make you happy

Lights make life that little bit brighter. To prove it, here are five ways lighting can make you happy... read more

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Historical patterns: the GP & J Baker x Pooky lampshade collection

Historical patterns: the GP & J Baker x Pooky lampshade collection

Pooky’s new lampshade collaboration with GP & J Baker draws on an astonishing treasure trove of historical textile patterns. Here’s the story... read more

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How to bring a traditionally Romantic style into your home interior decor

How to bring a traditionally Romantic style into your home interior decor

Isn’t everyone a Romantic at heart? So why hide it? Here’s how to bring traditional Romanticism into your interior design (swoon!)... read more