We are certainly getting into Christmas mode here at Bespoke Lights and as usual struggling to find the right gifts for all our family and friends. This perennial problem haunts many of us every year – just what do you choose for those that are ‘hard to please’, or ‘have everything I need’ or even those that simply say ‘I don’t need a present’. If you are running out of ideas, why not consider lighting up someone’s Christmas by giving the gift of light.
The nights are drawing in and the shortest day will soon be upon us, so now is the perfect time to warm up our interiors for the cold winter months ahead. Being that bit further north, Scotland has more than its fair share of dark nights and even shorter hours of daylight than we do in the relatively balmy south west of England where we are based. Scotland will be celebrating St Andrews Day on 30th November so what better reason to look north of the border for our pick of some of the best Scottish themed lighting.
Bespoke Lights has just launched its new website which has been designed to make finding and ordering our beautiful lights even easier. Whilst our previous site was very successful it was in need of a makeover to bring it more up to date. We have been working hard behind the scenes for the last couple of months and we have now gone live. Whether you are using a mobile, tablet or laptop, in fact whatever device you use, your shopping experience should be much easier.
A quiet revolution has been going on in the world of lighting with the rise in popularity of industrial style light fittings.Until recently, if you asked most people about ‘industrial style’ they would probably have imagined dirty factories full of noisy, heavy machinery. This impression is not as far removed from the truth as you may think because it lies at the heart of what industrial interior design is all about. Large 19th and early 20th century industrial factories made no attempt to conceal their infra-structure and metal beams, pipes and exposed brick walls were all on show. Lighting would usually have consisted of large robust metal pendants, often with protective cages, that were hung on heavy metal chains from overhead beams.
Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics, is about to welcome athletes from 206 countries around the world to compete for 4,924 medals across 42 sports. All in the space of 17 days! The Olympics kick off on the 5th August, followed by the Paralympics on 7th September. Team GB is sending 366 athletes to compete in the Olympics and 260 to the Paralympics.
Do you struggle to keep your indoor plants alive or do you buy flowers with your weekly supermarket shop? If so, we may well have some good news for you, as we have just introduced a new range of fantastic faux plants and flowers that simply thrive on neglect – they are very long lasting, low maintenance and certainly do not need watering.
In less than a week’s time the final part of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations will come to an end.On 10th June other members of the Royal Family will join the Queen in a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral and on the 11th June the spectacular Queen’s Birthday Parade otherwise known as Trooping the Colour takes place.
