How To Get The Lighting Right for Autumn

Now obviously I don't know where you all are and what time you read this but when I got up yesterday morning (6.33am in London since you ask) it was lashing with rain and horribly dark. After a cup of coffee and a shower I realised that, for the first time this year, I was going to have to put my make up on in the dark. Which for me is always the official sign that Autumn is here. You can forget the official dates and the equinoxes and all that. It's the first morning I can no longer rely on natural light to put my face on (as my mother would say).

two palm reeds floor lamp from rockett st george

And so, over a second cup of coffee, with all the lights still on, and after the blowing of a bulb which of course I didn't have a replacement for, I started to ponder the question of seasonal lighting. I'm not sure we think about changing the lights for Autumn - it's more just a question of turning them on when they have been mostly off for a few months.

But there's more to it than that. I fee…