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Brought to you by Legrand. Winter can cause a steep increase to electricity bills due to the growing reliance on appliances to heat the home. With the cost of living steadily rising across Australia, there’s no time like the present to invest in ways to save energy. Reducing energy costs…

When you’ve got a side table to decorate, why not incorporate a lamp? It’s much easier to start with a lamp as the feature piece and work around it. Sometimes it’s as simple as adding a vase with greenery and a bowl or a book to finish it off. Plus…

A wall light or sconce can make a nice addition to a room, hallway or entry. Use them as bedside lamps too. We used a big one in my son’s room recently. Here’s some shopping ideas for you… The height in where you place them is up to you. Mostly…

I feel like outdoor wall lights have come a long way in the past 5 years. It was very hard to find anything decent. Mostly you could get a black, cream, green or white coach light and that was it! I love the look of some of these, and really…

Do you live in your outdoor area? We do! As much as we can. Of course we’re out there non-stop in the summer months. We eat, watch tv, swim and generally lounge around out there. In the hot months we have our ducted cooling blasting outside, but in the cooler…

If you just can’t find that perfect pendant light, or everything you see is out of your budget, why not have a little go at a DIY? There are lots of ideas on Pinterest and I gathered a few here for you today. I love the wire orb the best!…

The beaded chandelier is very popular at the moment. They are really making a statement! I love the tones – black, natural, white, grey and you can even get aqua or pale pink! They would look great over a dining table, or in an entry. The huge ones are very…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Brought to you by Beacon Lighting. A few weeks ago I popped down to Melbourne for the day to attend a lunch hosted by my lovely friend (and ex- The Block contestant) Jenna Denston. Jenna and her husband Josh are ambassadors of Beacon Lighting and I was looking forward to…

Are you looking for a fun, quirky way to refresh a room – perhaps add an element of the unexpected? Have you thought about neon art? Neon art lights have been popping up in interior magazines and blogs for a while now and I would love to add one in my…

Brought to you by iDual. Sometimes you just need a bit of mood lighting in your home! Maybe it’s cold outside, or you need the house to be quiet, or you just want to add a different feel with a change of colour? I always have trouble deciding on the…

Track lighting is really making a space in the interior design world (and in people’s homes!). Pendants seem to be fazing out, and track lights are taking over. I am falling for them hard. The simplicity, functionality, and versatility of the track light is shown in these photos below. via via…