Getting Light Right Home Lighting Design

17/07/2025

You can have the best kitchen money can buy, but if it’s badly lit, it’ll never feel right or function the way you need it to.

You’ve picked the perfect cabinets, the worktop you’ve dreamed about, and you’ve spared no expense. But if the lighting's wrong, it just never going to shine. I hear about it all the time - beautifully designed kitchens that fall flat because the lighting hasn’t been considered properly. I design lighting schemes that make every part of your kitchen zing - from task lighting for cooking, to warm, welcoming light for evenings with friends. Your kitchen deserves to look as good at night as it does in the brochure.

A kitchen lighting design can be done in an hour's on-line consultation. Isn't your kitchen that's going to cost thousands (and thousands!) worth £150.00 + VAT to ensure the lighting is right?

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/1-hour-on-line-lighting-consultation

16/07/2025

Lighting homes has been a massive part of my life for almost 25 years. Sadly though, it's one of the last things that so many homeowner think about - but it’s the first thing you notice when it’s not right.

So many people don’t think about their lighting until it’s too late - when they can't see what they are doing, their hundreds of down lights are glaring in their eyes, or their gorgeous new kitchen looks flat and lifeless.

Good lighting isn't just the cherry on top - it’s the layer that brings everything else to life. I’ve been designing lighting since 2001, and I can tell you this: it makes all the difference. If you’re renovating or building and haven’t thought about lighting yet, now’s the time...

Interior design by Rina Patel of Vastu Interior Design

15/07/2025

You don't need to know the difference between dimmable drivers and DALI control - that's my job.

You just need to know what kind of feel you want in your home - I'll make sure the lighting helps you get there.

14/07/2025

Have you ever seen a lighting plan and thought "Looks fine to me"?

The trouble is, by the time you see any problems, they're often too late to fix without ripping loads of things out to start again.

That's why it pays to have someone spot the mistakes before the cables are walled in. And I can do that for you from just £150.00 + VAT. So, that's as little as £150.00 + VAT for peace of mind. Here's the links if you'd like to book in with me:

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/1-hour-on-line-lighting-consultation

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/2-hour-on-line-lighting-consultation

13/07/2025

Lighting isn't just one of the fancy finishing touches in a home - it's a critical part. I help homeowners and self-builders get their lighting designs right - from the very start.

11/07/2025

The hard truth

10/07/2025

Lighting control systems aren't just for luxury homes. Planned well, they make life simpler, save energy, dim better than any rotary wall dimmer, make homes more secure, and help with future proofing.

The trick is knowing what's worth spending out on, and what's just for tech's sake. That's where I come in.

I've had lighting controls at home for over 20 years - so I can speak from experience rather than from theory. I wouldn't want to be without it...

09/07/2025

LED lights are not all created equal. It's not the fairly level playing field that it was when we used halogen and incandescent filament bulbs. My job got harder as time went on, rather than easier! I had to learn tons of extra tech information when LEDs started being used - things that had been irrelevant before.

For example, LED light sources are manufactured to far wider qualities than halogen or incandescent ones were. I could lay out half a dozen 5W LED bulbs on a table in front of you and some of them would create twice the amount of light as some of the others. So, comparing wattage is no longer a useful yard stick with LEDs.

There are around 10 things I look at when deciding if an LED light is going to the right job for a project. I don't just consider what looks pretty. I am just as interested in whether it's going to make everything else you are investing in look pretty - and there are some LEDs out there that just make things look pretty awful...

If you don't have the time or the inclination to learn all of this tech stuff then that's what I am here for. If you want a quick chat to find out how I can help you with your renovation, extension, or new build project book in here:

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/15-minute-free-discovery-call

Designed with M Y Interiors

07/07/2025

My 1 and 2 Hour On-line Consultations are honestly brilliant if you’re struggling with knowing where to start with your lighting design or if you've got a design that you're not sure about and you need a sense check. I probably don’t say it enough, but it works. It’s helped loads of self builders and homeowners with decision paralysis or overwhelm to actually feel like they’re getting somewhere.

If you'd like to book in with me the links are below:

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/2-hour-on-line-lighting-consultation

https://calendly.com/sam-samcoleslighting/1-hour-on-line-lighting-consultation

03/07/2025

I frequently get asked what kinds of people have used my home lighting design course and it's quite a range of people:

🟣 Interior Designers & Home Stagers
🟣 Smart Homes Designers
🟣 Lighting Manufacturers
🟣 Lighting Showroom Staff
🟣 Architects & Architectural Designers
🟣 Electrical Wholesalers
🟣 Electrical Contractors
🟣 Energy Efficiency Advisers
🟣 Home Owners
🟣 Self Builders

What they all have in common, is they are investing in themselves, and their businesses to learn how to do home lighting design for their clients, their customers, or their own homes the best they can.

💪to them!

https://www.samcoleslighting.co.uk/lighting-design/homeowner-service/online-lighting-design-course/

02/07/2025

I haven't mentioned my on-line self-study home lighting design course for a while. If you know about it, and you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to buy, this is it. Whether you’ve been thinking about learning home lighting design for your own project or for helping your clients, and have been wondering if now’s the time, here's some big news...

I'm responding to requests to restructure the course and break it down into sections that will each be for sale as separates. If you buy each section individually the overall cost will be more than buying it as one course. The cost of the full course will also be going up soon because it's ridiculously low for the help it provides.

So, if you want to have it at the silly price of £247.00, it won't be around for much longer, so here’s your sign...

This easy to follow lighting design course will teach all you need to deliver inspiring lighting designs. Become a professional in 6 weeks!