A London Interior Design Consultancy Goes Exterior - Lighting for Expansive Gardens

Some London interior design consultancies will focus their design efforts on finding the perfect canopy. Canopies are ideal for shrouded paths, for protection from the sun and for comfort in seating/dining zones. Canopy selection is especially critical given London’s inconsistent weather - rain one minute, sunshine the next! Canopies may additionally contribute to lines of interest, drawing the eye towards a powerful visual centrepiece, perhaps by having the canopy shelter a set of botanical deckchairs or a flame-grill barbeque. Perfect for London’s summer garden parties.

A London Interior Design Consultancy Goes Exterior - Lighting for Expansive Gardens

Some of London’s most celebrated interior design consultancies will work to conceal tiny spotlights within the actual stone exteriors of turrets or castle-like mansions. These design teams will use the spotlights to light up a terrace or special garden feature on the ground. Some expansive gardens feature pergolas, i.e. archways consisting of a framework covered in trained climbing or trailing plants. I am aware of one better-known London interior design consultancy that recently created a stunning design that uses omnidirectional pergola up/downlighters to great effect - lighting up the greenery from below while also brightening the pathway from above.

A London Interior Design Consultancy Goes Exterior - Lighting for Expansive Gardens

The trendiest wave in lighting design for expansive gardens today is an approach known as "countervail illumination". London’s best interior design consultancies will take advantage of the countervail technique to light up a given zone of a garden from quite far away. Countervail can be ideal for more expansive gardens since this technique throws illumination towards the outermost perimeter of the garden, building a focal climax while also preserving feelings of freedom, unfettered access and the great outdoors. Of course, this may not be appropriate (say) in central London, but your interior design consultancy should be able to tell you more about countervail and how to make use of it in urban settings.

A London Interior Design Consultancy Goes Exterior - Lighting for Expansive Gardens

We’ve finally reached springtime here in London, but everyone remembers the cold, snowy winter that has just bid us goodbye. And during those frosty months, lawns are sometimes the only source of colour in an expansive garden! Interior design consultancies need to create lighting schemes that are fabulous for every season. In the wintertime, garden lighting will offer an escape from the uninspired cream and ivory colours of the winter season. The effect can be especially compelling when seen from indoors. In summer, though, when guests are outside for an evening party, it is important that the lighting not cause glare and headaches as dusk sets in. Your London interior design consultancy may insist on the installation of control board that allows the owner/resident to switch off the brightest lights automatically during the London summertime.