Add glow

How to select accent lighting and various applications in the home.

Add warmth with rattan

“For a casual and relaxed living space I would suggest an accent light with a rattan shade to give that natural yet boho look. This lamp will add warmth to your space. Use a warm white bulb to ensure a soft welcoming ambience.” – Courtney Louw, designer at Woolworths

A modern aesthetic

“For the perfect bedside lighting with a modern touch, I would suggest either the Metro or Boston lamps. Both lamps have an exposed bulb and sleek modern bases in either brushed gold or light wood.” – Courtney Louw, designer at Woolworths

Find focus

“Accent lighting can be used to pull focus on a certain area. Tracking lights in a home would work well if you had sculptural pieces or artwork that you’d like to illuminate. That way you can angle them in the desired direction.” – Donna-Lee Smith, marketing manager at Créma Design

Depth and interest

“Wall lights work beautifully in a hallway, living room or outdoor area. This creates depth and visual interest in a room. Wall lights with uplights and downlights aren’t created to shine on a particular object but they can be seen as an art piece with a self-sufficient light source.” – Donna-Lee Smith, marketing manager at Créma Design

Recessed light trough

“A light trough can be used to emphasise a space such as this passage area. The recessed lighting trough has been created in the ceiling and painted black to be more impactful. Downlights with a black finish are recessed into the trough. The result is a very dominant linear line, highlighting the line of the passage.” – Tasha Dane, interior designer and owner of TD Interior Design

Stairway lighting

“Make an entrance dramatic and impactful with stairway lighting. LED strip lighting installed below the stair treads illuminates the floating stairway. Coupled with interesting overhead pendant lighting, this stairway is transformed from an ordinary entranceway into an elegant main attraction in the house.” – Tasha Dane, interior designer and owner of TD Interior Design

Exposed bulb accent lighting

“Minimalist bare-bulb lighting is a sure, chic way to modernise a space. Medium-sized bulbs work especially well as a series suspended above kitchen countertops or clustered in a gloomy alcove. One or two oversized bulbs are equally striking above dining tables or to brighten up a hallway. HAUS’s Glass Orb pendants, composed of hand-blown glass and powder-coated steel fittings, will successfully achieve this look.” – Deon van Wyk, key accounts manager and homeware buyer at Hertex Haus

Fusing old and new

“A vintage-style lamp with modern trimmings will create a brilliant lighting statement next to your bed or a living room couch. With its low-set aspect, retro form and effortlessly integrated fusion of plated metal, leather and marble, the Nostalgic bedside lamp by HAUS will find its place in traditional and contemporary settings alike.” – Deon van Wyk, key accounts manager and homeware buyer at Hertex Haus

Featured images: Hertex Haus