Light up your life

Update your home with new lighting trends which are emerging this year. The start of a new year is the perfect time to update your home's interior design. Simple upgrades and decorative elements can have a huge impact and keep your home on trend. We've rounded up some of the more interesting trends which are set to take off this year.

Oversized Fixtures
Lighting fixtures that make a bold statement and serve as a focal point in a room is a big trend. Even people decorating small living spaces can take part in this trend which echoes furniture trends. In lighting this is best encompasses in the use of large statement pendant lighting which suits kitchen nooks, dining rooms or foyers with high ceilings. Some lighting retailers are showcasing several oversized fixtures which two story foyers or split level studio living spaces as well as some for larger areas.

Industrial chic

Alongside the hand-crafted elements the industrial trend is still big in 2016. Pinterest is full of ideas of how to incorporate vintage electrical design elements with industrial designs. For lighting in particular, this means fixtures incorporating steely accents, knob and strap details and mixed metals to contribute to the industrial look. HOME INSPIRATIONS Oversized fixtures Colour Tuning Industrial chic.

Colour Tuning

As LED lighting and controls become more advanced, the next frontier which is gaining attention is colour tuning. Incandescent lighting which was popular in years gone by, while energy inefficient, delivered light colour which was familiar and comforting to people. LED lighting as it emerged was seen as too cold and harsh, often causing designers to shy away from its use in homes when comfort is important. However new technologies now allow LED lighting to be colour tuned to adjust to deliver the perfect colour temperature in Kelvin (K) measurement required for any situation in a flexible manner. Simply put, while old LED lighting was fixed at

Artisanal accents
Hand crafted elements adding authenticity to rooms has been a trend which gained a lot of traction in various areas of home and office décor in the past year. Recycled materials and vintage accents, re-purposing and the use of antiques in design is increasingly popular and in 2016 we see these ideas moving into the lighting space with fixtures that showcase painted finishes, antiqued mirrored glass and hand bent arching forms, all adding touches which don't seem mass produced and give an air of the artisan's influence.