How do you create a cosy home for Autumn?
Summer’s sunny rays and bright, warm days become a memory in these colder months. But Autumn does not need to be dreary and uninspiring.
With a few tips, you can keep the warm vibes of Summer, echoing through your room throughout Autumn and Winter…
Use Freestanding Lamps
Stretch the light into the corners of your room with some cosy, portable lamps. Simply plug in wherever and whenever you need more light.
TOP-TIP: You can alter the atmosphere with ease using table and floor lamps. Simply choose which ones to switch on.
Use Wall Lights
Wall lights, wall washers or wall sconces spread a warm glow up against walls. These are perfect for creating the warm backdrop to your cosy evenings.
TOP-TIP: No wiring for wall lighting? Consider a plug in wall light – simply fix to the wall and plug in!
Get Cosy with Cushions and Throws
Treat yourself to warm and comforting textiles. Snuggling up with a cushion is instantly relaxing and can be used as a pillow when you really relax.
TOP-TIP: Throws will instantly add a new vibe to your sofa. They also double as a huggable cover when the temperatures drop!
Relax by Candlelight
Whilst we love a brightly lit room, sometimes, we crave a really soft glow. Watching a film is made a little more magical with all the lights turned off with the flickering of candles gently illuminating the room.
TOP-TIP: Why not choose a flickering LED candle? It’s everlasting (you may need to replace the batteries), there’s no messy wax to worry about and no chance of burning the house down if the film fails to hold your interest.
The Clocks Rewind
On the last Saturday of October, each year at 2am, the clocks will go back an hour.
The idea was first suggested by William Willet who spent his days trying to persuade everyone putting the clocks back was a good idea.
No one was convinced at first but it was later adopted by law in 1916.
So how much light are we getting in October?
The sun provides us with around 11 hours of daylight on average,
compared to the heights of summer which can be as much as 16 hours of light a day. This means that we will have around 13 hours of darkness throughout each October.
The daylight hours will drop again to the lowest levels with an average of just 8 hours in December to an average of 16 hours of darkness per day. It’s during this month that most of us will leave to go to work in the dark and return home when it’s dark again. It’s really important to light your home well (and your entranceway!) during these hours of darkness.
Darkness does not exist. There is only Light.
When we were researching, we were amazed to discover darkness does not exist at all. There is only light.
Darkness is just the absence of light. Simply it is a lack of illumination (wiki source).
We’re all familiar with how a dimly lit room can make you feel a little dreary or tired.
By the same token, a brightly lit room can make you feel more awake.
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“Use the Dark Side of the Force”
Literary masters, including Shakespeare himself often used the metaphor of darkness to evoke a sense of fear, characters such as “the prince of darkness” in King Lear.
We’ve all heard about “using the dark side of the force” in Star Wars, evoking the darker side of our emotions.
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We all are familiar with how darkness can make us feel. We understand darkness can affect our mood and stop the brain producing so much serotonin, or “happy chemical”. So, knowing this………
We are on hand to illuminate your homes with light that brings all colour to life. We don’t want you to be afraid of the dark!
Autumn is here but rather than be sad about the passing summer why not look on the bright side.
It’s a time to enjoy the simple pleasure of being at home, cosied up and protected. Autumnal times are to treasure.
Hygge Moments
Hygge moments, the simple pleasure of a warm room, protected from the elements, enveloped in ambient soft light and tactile throws.
Many of us are saddened by the darker evening, but we at The Lighting Company prefer to look on the bright side.
The Autumn months with those crisp, cold days with rich colours.
Darker evenings that make you appreciate arriving home to your warm, cosy home. And of course a delightful little lamp light that lifts our spirits is a treat see.
Lighting really is one of the joys of Autumn.
Autumn is a perfect time to make your home ready for winter. Getting hunkered in and cosy, surrounded by comfort. Refreshing the appeal of your home.
The clocks going back is the catalyst for updating your lighting, adding extra lamps and lighting to enhance the home.
Lighting is so important as the nights draw in the evening and mornings transition from a wee bit dull to dark. When you get up and get home in the dark it’s unsurprising it effects your mood.
Bathed in Warm Light
Adding lamps and replacing light bulbs to LED helps to lift the overall illumination levels and in turn, can lighten you mood!
We need to be bathed in a warm light to feel comfortable and at ease. Darkness strips the homely feel from our living spaces. Even a smartly styled home can look forlorn in a dismal light.
Darker homes seem to be less welcoming that well lit homes. Why not simply add a touch brightness.
Little spots of glowing light brings home to life. It’s so magical to see light beckoning you home as you walk towards your front door.
Aside from this delightful seasonal glow, front door lights are entirely practical.
Being able to see as you get your key into the door for one. Light makes you feel and be safer.
A well lit pathway, steps and entrance lights allows you and your guests to see trip hazards clearly.
A well lit home is also less likely to have criminals approach as they too can been seen clearly. Ner-do-wells stay in the shadows.
“If the Soul is left in Darkness, Sins will be Committed”
Victor Hugo- Les Miserables
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Good lighting makes your home seem welcoming and cosy, a place recharge your batteries, spend longer evenings with the family watching TV or sharing a feel good winter warming super.
Enliven your room by adding small lamps. Even a tiny little lamp can banish the shadows in the corners of rooms.
Back door lights allow you to collect the frozen clothes from the line or allow you to wonder to call the cat in for bedtime.
The Artistry of the Natural World
We can wonder at the seasons, feel humbled by the artistry of the natural world, where rich russet, reds, orange yellow, gold help enliven the grey of the skies.
Autumn, is a time of making ready for the winter season. In plants and trees all energy is used wisely, conserved and stored for winter a time to restore and replenish.
We should take a lead from the natural world.
The tree’s gives a final showstopping visual treat as they turn burnished reds gold and amber before becoming still and dormant.
Animals bulk up and and hoard food and make their home snugly cosy for the winter ahead.We hope we have inspired you to embrace the warmth of light in your homes this Autumn.
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From all of us at The Lighting Company we wish you a warm and cosy autumn.
Fall, Leaves, Fall
Emily Brontë
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.