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H&G DESIGN IDEAS

ADviCE LIGhTING
Bright ideas for creating
the right ambience

LAYeReD Outdoor lighting is not only
effective in the summer for parties and
alfresco dining, but also in the winter
when looking out from inside. As Sally
Storey, design director of John Cullen
Lighting, 020 7371 5400, johncullen
lighting.co.uk, suggests, “Pick out
key garden features, such as a line
of trees or a sculpture, using spiked
spotlights.” She also recommends
putting spotlights on one circuit with
foodlights, which offer a broader
wash, on another. “But avoid over-
lighting,” she cautions, “as a little light
goes a long way at night.” In a small
garden, Sally suggests lighting
something immediately outside the
door or window, as well as a feature
at the back of the garden to draw the
eye to the perimeter of the space.
NAUTICAL Simple and unpretentious,
ship’s lights were designed specifcally
to withstand extreme conditions,
making them particularly suited to our
inclement weather. “They sit well with
FoUR SEASoNS Built on all styles of exterior architecture and
a terrace in a Scandinavian garden design,” says Peter Bowles,
garden, this timber and glass managing director of Davey Lighting,
“vinterhagen” is partially open davey-lighting.co.uk. “Natural
yet affords enough shelter materials, such as weathered bronze,
for the owners to use it all copper and brass, are the best choices
year round. Simple wooden as they are low maintenance and age
furniture was chosen to beautifully. Rows of bulkhead fttings
complement the timber are a robust lighting source and look
decking, while the white- particularly striking on brick walls,
painted structure is a fresh while ship’s pendant lights can be
foil for the abundance of hung on trees or under gazebos to
greenery that grows around it. great effect.”
LITTLE WoNdER Built-in STATeMeNT Some companies are
seating is a space-saving producing designs that wouldn’t
choice for a compact garden. look out of place indoors. One such
This concrete structure collection is by French frm Lampe
provides a large L-shaped Gras, lampegras.fr, which has launched
banquette with raised beds some of its iconic wall-mounted pieces
behind. A vibrant tablecloth as hardy outdoor versions. “The lines
and cushions soften the look between inside and out are becoming
and bring a Mediterranean increasingly blurred,” says co-founder
feel to the garden, while a Frederic Winkler. “The Lampes Gras
canvas sail protects diners XL In and Out make the exterior of
from the sun; for similar, try the home a new living space in which
the Kookaburra breathable lighting sets the tone and atmosphere.”
shade sail, 3x2m, £59.99, Prices start at £440 for the 304XL
Primrose, 0118 903 5210, model, from Holloways of Ludlow, 020
primrose.co.uk. 7602 5757, hollowaysofludlow.com.

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