Lighting For Special Occasions – Setting The Scene
Interior designers today are highly-qualified multitasking professionals – it’s not just about pretty fabrics and gorgeous furniture any more – design professionals need to understand flooring, structures, plumbing constraints, heating systems, security features, electrical outlets and much more besides. One of the most important parts of an interior designer’s job is lighting, and this can one of the most technically challenging and complex elements of the profession. In this four-part collection of articles which I call “Notes from a London Interior Designer,” I draw on my substantial experience from working alongside some of London’s most celebrated interior designers to reveal the secrets of this fascinating field.
For special events, any exterior space – from the smallest veranda to expansive country gardens – can be refreshed and made delightful with a touch of lighting and a stroke of inspiration, thanks to the work of interior designers! Lighting can create a stunning environment for luxuriant large-scale entertainment or an intimate get-together involving a group of girlfriends. Imagine celebrating St. Valentine’s Day with a gorgeous picture-perfect outdoor dinner, or re-envisioning a magnificent ice-encrusted wintry pond for New Year’s Eve. Interior designers use the term “accent lighting” to reference the transformation of interesting structures or environments into compelling and arresting spectacles of light. Powerful full-environment lighting will create a mood of drama and intensity. Gorgeous coloured illuminators will bring real depth and texture to an outdoor space. And interior designers can use candles to create a stylish, intimate feel. London’s top lighting design professionals will rely on water illuminated at night to create perhaps some of the most creative and compelling high-end lighting extravaganzas. With the help of an interior designer, your dream for special occasion lighting can be fully realised.
Focus lighting is often perfect to build a feeling of mysterious magic and dramatic intrigue for special occasions. Interior Designers in London sometimes recommend focus lighting on special historic features, such as vases or plinths, or even on hedgerows and shrubberies. A planter or garden gnome can be stunning, especially with an interposition of light-coloured brightness against more mysterious shaded shrubbery. Some of London’s top interior designers will use a tiny shrouded halogen illuminator immediately before a feature to guarantee uniform lighting. A spike-mounted splashlight will serve the same purpose, especially if hidden by flowers or leaves.
In the next article in this collection which I call “Notes from a London Interior Designer,” I will talk about how to create mystery in a nighttime garden.
Lily Candice is regular article writer for Interior Design London – Global Interior Design Consultancy Company in London, UK for interior design services.
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