Hi ! Congrats on the purchase !!! I think the red carpet doesn't help - it's absorbing all the light !! So if you have something lighter that will help ! Natural light can flow in if you set curtains so the fabric hangs on the walls either side - rather than in front of the windows... If you want mellow lighting then having lamps that all come on either individually or even switched from the wall as one lot could work well? For task lighting ( for reading etc) have a brighter angled lamp, that is only switched on when you need it. Personally I like soft lights - but some prefer brighter - depends what you use the room for ! I only use central pendant lights as a last resort - I think there are much more interesting ways to bring light in ! Hope that helps a little ! Happy Houzzing !!

The smart compact kitchen is an ingenious use of limited space! We love the innovative design and the different levels and widths of the shelves make it both interesting to look at and functional. The makeshift breakfast bar is a great addition as it gives the end user flexibility to create more space when necessary. We LOVE it!

Hi all! I would really appreaciate any help to choose the right lighting schema for my kitchen. It's a U shaped kitchen, 3 mts. wide x about 5 long. I made this: each colour is a different light and the switches for each circuit are shown in the picture too. Red and orange are under cabinet lights, green and blue are recessed led, yellow i still don't know (I was thinking about something like these two: https://www.lightingcompany.co.uk/smart-light-nele-led-rise-and-fall-pendant-bar-light-p12710 or https://www.lightingcompany.co.uk/the-lighting-book-cuisine-small-modern-led-flush-tube-ceiling-light-white-p5250) and purple goes above the dinning area: https://www.wayfair.co.uk/Dar-Lighting-Gaucho-1-Light-Bowl-Pendant-DLI4356.html?piid=13678183#readmoremodal1 The cabinets are shaker white painted and the worktops are wooden. The ceilings are quite hight (about 3.5 meters high) What do you think? Too much light? I'm in doubt about having two pendant lights (yellow and purple) or if I have to go with all recessed and leave only the purple one as pendant. Help!

Absolutely! You can fit smart bulbs which can be controlled separately, or grouped together via an app (or smart speaker). I have Philips Hue system, but there are other options.