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Colour & Walls
Explainer Should the ceiling match the walls? Swap the colours and see Should the ceiling be white, or match the walls? Move between bright white, same-as-walls and a lighter tint in a small room and watch two… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How high should a dining table pendant hang? Slide it and see Hang a pendant too high and your dining table sits in a dull pool of light; too low and the lamp blocks the view across the table. Change… 4 min 3 picks Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint does a room need? Size it up and see How much paint does a room really take? Put in your room's length, width and ceiling height, add the doors and windows, and see the painted… 5 min Textiles
Tool How wide and high should a curtain rod be? Move the rod and see A curtain rod hung right on the window frame makes the window look smaller and leaves curtains sitting over the glass even when they are… 4 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer How many lamps does a living room need? Switch them on one by one and see One ceiling light makes a room bright but flat. Cosy rooms use layers: a dimmed ambient light, a task light where you read, and a soft… 6 min 3 picks Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Lighting
Explainer Why one ceiling light feels flat: a guide to layering warm light A single ceiling light lights everything equally, which is why many living rooms feel flat in the evening. Cosy rooms use a few low, warm… 4 min 3 picks
Explainer Should the ceiling match the walls? Swap the colours and see Should the ceiling be white, or match the walls? Move between bright white, same-as-walls and a lighter tint in a small room and watch two… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How high should a dining table pendant hang? Slide it and see Hang a pendant too high and your dining table sits in a dull pool of light; too low and the lamp blocks the view across the table. Change… 4 min 3 picks Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint does a room need? Size it up and see How much paint does a room really take? Put in your room's length, width and ceiling height, add the doors and windows, and see the painted… 5 min Textiles
Tool How wide and high should a curtain rod be? Move the rod and see A curtain rod hung right on the window frame makes the window look smaller and leaves curtains sitting over the glass even when they are… 4 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer How many lamps does a living room need? Switch them on one by one and see One ceiling light makes a room bright but flat. Cosy rooms use layers: a dimmed ambient light, a task light where you read, and a soft… 6 min 3 picks Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Lighting
Explainer Why one ceiling light feels flat: a guide to layering warm light A single ceiling light lights everything equally, which is why many living rooms feel flat in the evening. Cosy rooms use a few low, warm… 4 min 3 picks