90 Glorious Years

Posted onMay 31, 2016March 12, 2021AuthorSue Matthews

Join with us at Bespoke Lights in celebrating the Queen’s 90 birthday. Although the Queen celebrated her 90 birthday on 21 April she also has an official birthday in June each year. The Queen’s Official Birthday Parade, otherwise known as the Trooping the Colour, will take place this year on June 11th in central London.The Queen has dedicated her long reign to serving our country and the Commonwealth with great dignity and has recently entered the record books as the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing the reign of her great- great grandmother, Queen Victoria.

CLEANING CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS

Posted onApril 26, 2016March 12, 2021AuthorSue Matthews

Decorative crystal chandeliers make spectacular feature lights and creative home owners and designers are using them nowadays in many rooms around the home. A few years ago it would have been unheard of to have a chandelier in your bathroom or kitchen! The beauty of crystal lighting relies on the prismatic refraction of light passing through the crystals creating the sparkle we all associate with lead crystal chandeliers. When the gradual build-up of dust and grime reduces this effect and your chandelier will begin to lose its sparkle.

Cleaning Your Light Fittings

Posted onMarch 21, 2016March 12, 2021AuthorSue Matthews

KEEPING YOUR LIGHT FITTINGS LOOKING AS GOOD AS NEWMost light fittings come with instructions on how to fit them but not many have any information on how to keep them looking as good as new. Dirty light fittings not only look nasty but will reduce your light levels and waste energy. The slow build-up of dust and dirt on light bulbs can reduce their light output by up to 30% and if you add greasy, bug ridden shades you have a built in dimmer switch whether you want it or not.

LIGHTING AND DECORATING IN THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE

Posted onJanuary 22, 2016March 12, 2021AuthorSue Matthews

The Art Nouveau movement was a relatively short lived decorative and architectural style that was popular during the later years of Queen Victoria’s reign and it is regarded by many as the first modern 20th century style. Art Nouveau evolved from the Arts and Crafts style and still concentrated on the same quality and craftsmanship but with more emphasis on modern materials and technology. Materials such as glass and iron were now being mass produced allowing the Art Nouveau style to be more accessible to the middle class homeowners of the time.