Lighting Guides

How to Clean a Chandelier Without Taking It Down
The spray cleaner that ruins a hand-applied finish, a 30-minute top-down routine you can do from a ladder, and what changes if you live on the coast. Read more...
Specifying Lighting for Hotels, Banquet Halls and Restaurants
Scale in large volumes, maintenance access, cleaning by housekeeping, material by area, lead times, and exactly what to send for a project quote. Written for architects and project managers. Read more...
Dining Room Lighting: Building the Whole Scheme, Not Just the Chandelier
Table shape decides the fixture, wall light decides how big the room feels, and 2700K decides whether the food looks good. The whole dining scheme, not just the chandelier. Read more...
Installing a Heavy Chandelier: Ceilings, Hooks and What to Tell Your Electrician
RCC slab or false ceiling, why a ceiling rose is not an anchor, hook load, wiring checks and a 9-point checklist to hand your electrician before the platform goes up. Read more...
Wooden or Wrought Iron Chandelier? How to Choose
Hand-forged iron or hand-carved wood: weight, humidity, how each ages, and opposite care routines. A straight comparison from the workshop that makes both. Read more...
What Size Chandelier Do You Need? A Room-by-Room Sizing Guide
The room-size formula, dining-table sizing, correct hanging heights for 8 ft to 12 ft ceilings, and the ceiling-anchoring check most people skip. Written by the workshop that builds them. Read more...