Light changes everything. How swiftly we sleep. How cosy we feel. How intensely we’re able to work. And yet stronger isn’t always better when it comes to finding the right kind of light for our living spaces. From the soft sheen of the bedroom to the bright glow of the office, every ambiance has its idiosyncrasies.

Now, with our source of natural light becoming less and less of a feature in our daily lives we look to the ways adding a gorgeous glow can improve and enrich your space with the flick of a swtich (or app).

First impressions count. And as the space that constitutes our first and last experience of home, the hallway deserves a lot more attention than it usually receives. One of the ways we like to honour this is with a couple of well-placed wall lights. We perceive brightness better on vertical surfaces. And when used alone or in pairs, wall lights work to create vertical paths of light — an indulgent gesture that brings life to some of the darkest regions of the home.

As one of the more sacred domestic sanctums, bedrooms require just as much deliberation.

The knee-jerk reaction usually sees the use of a single ceiling light, whose purpose is to illuminate every part of the room. Too often, however, these lights work by flooding the space so that any further attempts to accent get lost. While this is great for offices and commercial spaces, you’ll want to try something more inviting in your bedroom.

Often, the difference between a beguiling and a washed out space comes down to the shade you choose. Prefrably an elegant, muted diffuser like the ones on the Ekero and Elisabeth lamps are a foolproof way of transforming bedrooms into ethereal wonderlands.

Interior designer Gavin Houghton once said that the more layers a room has, the calmer it becomes. It’s a similar story with lighting which is why in living rooms we try to create pockets of luminosity — little lacunas of loveliness that can envelop social activities as they unfold. Floor standing luminary solutions like the HM8 emit a warm glow at multiple levels, diffusing outwards reaching both the seated and the stood.

The perfect lounge lighting doesnt always have to rely on the technical advancements of the last century, a cosy and comforting livng room can rely on candlelight to add the dabs of light that. The interconnect candleholder finds strikes the perfect balance between modern luminary solutions and luxury throwbacks.

Our recipe for a winning home office is simple. You’ll need a cosy chair. A generous desk. And a small but mighty lamp. And while nowadays there are many task lights to choose from, none do it with as much strength or simplicity as Greta Grossman's Grasshopper table lamp.

While our actual work days may not be elongated the evenings they carry into feel so as the sun sets earler. A strong warm beam of light to keep you focused and relaxed as you round up for the day like the Oblique by Flos is the ideal end of day tool.

At last, the dining room. The space in which we can throw caution to the winds and indulge our maximalist senses to the fullest. Of course, you’ll want any statement overhead lighting to be glare-free and dimmable so as to flatter your guests. Fortunately today, even the most elaborate styles promise all of these functionalities. Recently we've seen the return of contemporary chandeliers, characterised by their low hanging, mood making, golden glows that turn a meal into a memory.