Guides & Tips

Discover Lighterior's series of informative how-to guides and popular tips on lighting selection, function, placement and much more. Use as a reference when deciding on style, size and positioning of lights, or simply to keep up with the latest lighting trends. We discuss all things lighting – whether it is for indoor or outdoor use, pendant lights for your kitchen, indoor wall lights, bathroom lighting and more, to help you along your lighting journey.

With Lighterior’s essential tips and guides and our extensive collection of international and Australian luxury designer brands, you will be armed with the tools to transform your home, venue, or commercial space into an area of perfect illumination.

Kitchen & Dining Area Lighting: Why Designers Love Linear Pendant Lights

Kitchen & Dining Area Lighting: Why Designers Love Linear Pendant Lights

Linear pendant lights have emerged as a favoured choice among designers, particularly in kitchen and dining settings. Learn why these versatile fixtures have such practical and aesthetic appeal.
Lighting Tips For Every Room: Advice We Shared With Home Beautiful

Lighting Tips For Every Room: Advice We Shared With Home Beautiful

Our resident Lighterior expert - Jade Ash - recently shared her lighting insights with Home Beautiful Magazine for their November feature. With years of industry experience, Jade imparts valuable lighting tips and wisdom tailored for every room in your home.
Higlett House Renovation: Bathroom Lights for Small Spaces

Higlett House Renovation: Bathroom Lights for Small Spaces

Loni Parker, the brain behind interiors’ bible, Adore Magazine, has created a masterpiece of cohesive style and coastal luxe in her Higlett House renovation. Find out how she transformed some small spaces into bathroom brilliance.
Studio Lux Interiors' Annebel Goode Talks Renovations, Interiors Inspiration & More

Studio Lux Interiors' Annebel Goode Talks Renovations, Interiors Inspiration & More

Having just completed her own renovation, we speak to Annebel Goode, interior designer extraordinaire and founder of Studio Lux Interiors to discuss the challenges of designing your own home, bathroom lighting and interiors inspiration.

Beyond IKEA: Scandinavian Lighting Brands We Love

Beyond IKEA: Scandinavian Lighting Brands We Love

For a lighting scheme that is cosy, warm, and effortlessly cool, look to Scandinavian lighting brands. IKEA is a great start, but venture beyond the Swedish superstore and discover brands committed to original design and impeccable craftsmanship.
Studio Tour and Q&A with Nat Spadavecchia from The Palm Co.

Studio Tour and Q&A with Nat Spadavecchia from The Palm Co.

We love speaking to inspirational members of the design community and who better than Nat Spada, creative talent behind The Palm Co. We caught up with her to discuss her beautiful new studio space and the importance of good lighting.
Take a Tour of Villa Styling's New Studio Space

Take a Tour of Villa Styling's New Studio Space

We caught up with Louise Roche, founder and creative director of Villa Styling, for a tour of her newly renovated studio, a beautiful and versatile space that showcases her signature light and airy aesthetic, recognisable throughout her projects.
Decorative Lighting for the Neglected Areas of your Home

Decorative Lighting for the Neglected Areas of your Home

We discuss those often neglected areas of your home that are equally deserving of beautiful decorative lighting as the living room and kitchen where we usually focus all our attention.
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Black Pendant Lights – 20 of the Best

Available in a wide variety of designs, shapes and sizes, black pendant lights can bring life and light into most interior spaces. With our selection of 20 of the Best we will help you find the ultimate black pendant for your home.
Essential Lighting: Top 10 Forever Lights for your Home

Essential Lighting: Top 10 Forever Lights for your Home

Invest in some key pieces for your home that will transcend the ever-changing trends in decor and design. The team at Lighterior have curated our Top 10 essential forever lights for now and in the future.

Hamptons Style Pendant Lights: 15 of the Best

Hamptons Style Pendant Lights: 15 of the Best

Hamptons style is typically characterised by its elegant and understated aesthetic. Learn how to recreate that ultimate Long Island look with our choice of 15 of the best Hamptons Style Pendant Lights.
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5 Things You Should Know About Glass Pendants

Glass Pendants are widely adored and rightly so, not only for their captivating beauty but their versatility too. Here we discuss five things you really need to know about these multi-faceted suspension lights.