lighting design

We all insist on adding more lamps to a dark north-facing room, when it’s the colour coming out of the bulb that decides everything

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We all insist on adding more lamps to a dark north-facing room, when it's the colour coming out of the bulb that decides e...

Adding another lamp to a gloomy north-facing room often backfires because it’s not about brightness—it’s about color temperature. The key lies in understanding Kelvin ratings and CRI to counteract cool blue daylight and create genuinely warm, inviting spaces.

I painted my ceiling pure brilliant white above a deep green wall just to keep the room bright: the evening the lamps came on, I understood why the corners felt so close

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I painted my ceiling pure brilliant white above a deep green wall just to keep the room bright: the evening the lamps came...

You painted the ceiling brilliant white to keep the room bright, but when evening falls and the lamps flicker on, the walls seem to close in. It’s not your imagination—it’s physics. The massive gap between a white ceiling’s light reflectance and your deep green walls creates two entirely different lighting personalities that clash the moment daylight disappears.