Lighting Guides

Pendant Light Height Over a Kitchen Island in Australia
The 75 to 90 centimetre rule has no Australian source. Here is how to work out the height for your own bench and ceiling, how far apart to space the pendants, and what to settle before the electrician comes. Read more...

Oyster or Pendant: Choosing an Australian Ceiling Light
What actually separates a flush mount from a pendant, the ceiling heights that apply in Australia, the clearance that matters, and the only domestic lighting rule that is legally enforceable. Read more...
Black cordless table lamp with a cone shade and a touch dimmer on its base

Cordless Rechargeable Lamps for Australian Homes
Thirty per cent of Australian homes are rented and cannot change a light fitting. Cordless rechargeable lamps are the answer, and this is how to read the battery figure, the... Read more...
Bedside table lamp with a clear glass dome over a lit warm filament bulb

How to Light a Bedroom for Better Sleep in Australia
Monash measured 59 Australian homes across 163 nights and found 48 per cent were bright enough before bed to halve melatonin. Here is how to light a bedroom around that... Read more...
Solar wall light with a panel above a wide LED floodlight and a remote control

Outdoor and Solar Lighting for an Australian Summer
Sydney and Brisbane are eighty minutes apart on the same summer evening. A practical guide to outdoor and solar lighting built around real Australian sunset times, IP ratings and the... Read more...
Black floor lamp with an overarching arm and a cream drum shade

Floor Lamp Height and Placement in Australian Homes
Floor lamp height advice online is written in inches for eight foot ceilings. Here is the same problem solved in centimetres, for the 2.4, 2.7 and 3 metre ceilings that... Read more...
Floor lamp with a tall cream cylinder shade on three walnut wooden legs

How to Light a Living Room: An Australian Guide
Three layers, the ceiling heights that actually apply in Australia, the only enforceable domestic lighting rule, and what a Monash study found about evening light in 59 Australian homes. Read more...