Lights Camera Action! · Design Decision Room

Lights Camera Action!

When I'm comfy (inactive)!I don’t want to get up and switch off five lamps.

I love lamps in a room. I’m less enthusiastic about going around switching every one off before bed!

If you’re renovating or building, there’s a simple detail worth discussing with your electrician: sockets for lamps that you can control from a wall switch.

Walk into the room, flick a switch, and your lamps come on. You can have a lovely soft evening light without using the ceiling lights at all.

But here’s where a little forward planning matters. You need some idea of where your furniture will go before deciding where those sockets belong. Where will you sit and read? Where could a table lamp go? Will there be a console behind the sofa?

You don’t have to choose every lamp now, but you do need to think about how you’ll use the room.

It’s a small detail, easily overlooked when there are a hundred other decisions to make, and something you’ll appreciate every evening.

What lights do you actually use when you settle down in your sitting room—the ceiling lights, lamps, or a mixture?

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Lights Camera Action!