A London Interior Designer Reflects on Magical Garden Designs - Pathways

When interior designers say the words "garden design", they are crossing an invisible boundary - from interior to exterior. Historically, interior designers have focused exclusively on what lies within the home. But today some of London's most prestigious interior design teams are starting to apply their wealth of knowledge and experience to garden schemes. The resulting whole-estate approach means that top interior designers can now offer homeowners full-service comprehensive expertise that covers every possible need. London is a splendid city in which to work as an interior designer who also focuses on gardens because it is so easy to find fabulous garden furniture, plantings and exterior illuminators from the many outstanding garden centres and wholesalers across the home counties.


London's top interior designers know that garden paths should always be a key part of an overall garden scheme - and this requires cleverly thought-out lighting design! Paths must always be lit for practical reasons - safety and easy access are critical, whether from house to garden or from one part of the garden to another. But interior designers love to use their designer flair, and fortunately for our clients we can make even this type of lighting just as pretty as in other zones of the garden. Sometimes reflected light from illuminated features, such as outdoor urns or statues, may be sufficient to brighten up a pathway at nighttime, but more normally your interior designer will draw out a map of where the ground changes levels (safety first!). Extra illumination may be necessary here, particularly for when elderly relatives come to visit. Some London Interior Designers love to recommend pretty little indicator lights that incorporate LEDs (light-emitting diodes), which are perfect when used to show the route of a path on a dark night or when installed underneath a balustrade.


Let me explain just a little more about LEDs. These clever little lights are often used in digital watches and pocket calculators, where they offer the ultimate in low-heat illumination. Some interior designers love to create patterns within paving stones by replacing a tile detail with an LED! Thanks to their long-life bulbs, LEDs can also be an attractive alternative to fibre optics. Interior designers love to design with LEDs because there is no remote light box to conceal - only a small transformer. Practical even for the most compact London urban gardens!


With the third and final article in this series titled "Welcome to my Designer Garden! A London Interior Designer Reflects on Magical Garden Designs", I will focus on how to illuminate garden steps and stonework.



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