Iconic Lights Blog

Three weeks ago, we had the luxury of shooting our Christmas campaign at one of the most luxurious homes in Cheshire. We arrived in the beautiful town of Tarporley, Cheshire which is just an hour’s drive from the centre of Manchester on a warm September morning. Surrounded by countryside, Tarporley is probably one of the most picturesque places we’ve ever seen. We pulled up to Burton Hall, which must be the biggest house in the town and could instantly feel the history of the place. We got in, unpacked the Christmas tree – which felt inferior to the size of the house, so inferior that we had to borrow Burton Hall’s 9-foot tree. The wooden wall panels in the main living area instantly grabbed our attention and instantly made it feel like Christmas – it took two years to complete fitting them to be in keeping with the rest house. We were blown away by the sheer size of the house and IT COULD ALL BE YOURS.

Iconic Lights x CoppaFeel! 

Introducing the CoppaFeel! collection and our promise of 10% of every sale from the CoppaFeel! collection donated to breast cancer awareness over October 2018.

Copper - we love it. Our Instagram experts love it. Our home style bloggers love it. Our customers love it. This hand-picked CoppaFeel! collection is jam-packed with our usual on-trend styles, must-have functionality and most of all sleek copper finish!  

Shop CoppaFeel! Collection and we will donate 10% to CoppaFeel! breast cancer awareness charity, based in London.

With a farewell to summer looming just around the corner, it’s important we do everything we can to maintain the feel good factor provided by all that sun we’ve been indulging in! The transition into winter is never easy and all too often the positive vibes slip away from us.

The absence of light in the winter months is a serious issue when it comes to our mental state and overall outlook on life. Our bodies need light, it’s as simple as that. They need it at the right intensity and at the right time of day. It’s what helps regulate our mood as well as our internal body clock. Light in the morning helps us wake up and feel alert and energised, while dimmer light at night cues us to relax and drift off into a peaceful sleep. And we all know how critical sleep is in promoting feelings of wellbeing!

With all this in mind, the way you incorporate light into your home is so important in helping you achieve optimum wellbeing and happiness. Soooo, we’re here to give you the Homebirds’ top tips for using lighting to boost your mood…

We all know the importance of getting the lighting right in our homes spending ages mixing ambient, task and accent lights perfectly. But have you given much thought to how to light your garden?

Lighting can play an important role in security, creating atmosphere and a practical safety element.

Listen up to these top tips from renovator @Victoria_Road_Restoration to avoid the most common outdoor lighting mistakes.  

• What makes a house a home?

The people in it. And each of those people having a space that is theirs. I love when a house reflects the faces of the people that live there...through photos on the walls, each room decorated in different colours or styles depending on who makes use of the space, and being real, functional and authentic. That's what I want to do with our home.

What. A. Night. Where to start?! Our Iconic Lights X Grillo Designs collaboration has been months in the making, with it coming into fruition on the evening of Wednesday 15^th August 2018. Bloggers from far and wide came to celebrate this amazing event with us and Grillo Designs herself, Medina.

Grillo Designs is a highly influential blogger specialising in DIY projects on a budget. Her amazing upcycling ideas are second to none and can turn a basic space into somewhere that’s filled with creativity. From outdoor to indoor, her imagination takes you around every part of your home. 

Angus Copper Geometric Base Table Lamp with White Shade

We started all the way back in 2010 with this Copper Angus table lamp being our best-selling product of all time, and we can see why. It suits any style of home, whether it be for your minimalist living area, or as a pair of bedside table lamps. Copper and white as colours on their own don’t seem to be going out of fashion, but also the style and geometric design of this lamp continues to be on-trend. We have no doubt that this stunning lamp will continue to brighten homes around the UK for many years to come.

1. What’s your favourite area in your home and why?

My favourite area is the garden. We designed it and landscaped it all ourselves and it was really hard work but so worth it. The space works perfectly for everyone in our family. The decking area with its corner sofa, festoon lights and pergola is perfect for my partner and I to sit and relax, and there’s lots of space for the children to play safely on the artificial lawn.

We fell in love with Hannah's feed the second we saw it and we just knew we had to do something with her. The drive to her house for the photoshoot took us through the beautiful peak district but what was waiting for us at the other end was even better. Hannah's little two bed home nestled between the edge of the peak district and the city of Sheffield is just perfect, with views of the rolling hills below, a village pub and post office, it really is as picture esque as it sounds. Hannah bought her home as a renovation project and the entire process can be see on the highlights of her Instagram feed and trust me, it is well worth the watch.