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BATHROOM

THE SPACE This clean-lined room has
beautiful slabs of ‘book matched’ marble,
designed to have a spa-like feel at night.
SALLY’S SOLUTIONS ‘Here, “Lucca”
uplights hidden behind the bath provide a
soft wash up the marble and reflect light at
the ceiling. This creates a much softer effect
than a grid of downlights. For the best facial
lighting, consider having wall lights on either
side of a mirror at face level (below right)
and control them together with a downlight
directed towards the mirror to add sparkle
to a basin. I’ve also used a “Cazalla” LED
steplight under the free-standing vanity unit
as a night light; this operates via a passive
infrared (PIR) presence detector so it comes
on at night and guides the way to the loo.’

Dimming can create everything from a bright daytime
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INSIGHT feel to a relaxing effect. These can be preset, or use
rotary dimmers with a night light on a PIR sensor.

main BEDROOM

THE SPACE It is not a large room, but mirror glass on all
the cupboards adds the feeling of space and reflects the light.
SALLY’S SOLUTIONS ‘The shelves are backlit, which is
preferable when the display is a combination of objects and
books, and adds depth and a sense of soft indirect light. The
same warm light here is provided by a Porta Romana “Motu
Lamp” (£1,114; portaromana.co.uk), but the key is a good
reading light. I’ve used the wall-mounted “Cama” (£334).’
Unless otherwise stated, the lighting products mentioned are
available from John Cullen Lighting (johncullenlighting.co.uk)

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