guides
How to think about light.
Short, practical pieces on lamps, warmth and home lighting — written from the studio, not from a textbook.
Layering light in a Kenyan bedroom
Bedroom lighting ideas
One ceiling bulb is the wrong light for a bedroom. How to layer it properly without touching the wiring.
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Hosting, television, quiet evenings
Living room lighting ideas
A sitting room does three jobs at night and a ceiling light serves none of them well. Where the lamps should go.
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Lamp, bulb and electricity
What it costs to light a room
Real numbers: what the lamp costs, what the bulb costs, and what a lamp actually adds to your Kenya Power bill.
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Position, warmth, and the shade
The best light for reading
Reading light is decided by where it comes from, not how strong it is. The ceiling bulb is the worst option in the room.
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And why a brighter bulb will not fix it
Why your room feels dark
A gloomy room is usually not short of light. It is short of light in the right places.
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Which job you are trying to do
Lamp or ceiling light?
They solve different problems. The useful question is what you are doing in the room at the time.
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Watts, lumens, kelvin, fittings
LED bulbs in Kenya, explained
Only three numbers on the box matter, and watts is not really one of them.
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Everything that leaves with you
Lighting a rental
You cannot rewire a rented flat in Kenya. Here is how to light one properly anyway.
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And how tall it should be
Where to put a lamp
Shade height against seated eye level decides whether a lamp is comfortable or glaring. The measurements, room by room.
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Planning for outages
When the power goes
Blackouts are normal here. How to plan lighting so an outage is an inconvenience, not a scramble.
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Markets, malls, marketplaces, studios
Where to buy lamps in Nairobi
Five places Nairobi buys lamps, what each is good for, and the four things to check before you pay anywhere.
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Lighting a work-from-home corner
Desk lamp or table lamp?
When a desk lamp is the right call, when a table lamp does the job better, and how to set up a corner that works by day and relaxes by night.
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A two-lamp plan
Lamps for small apartments in Nairobi
How to light a bedsitter or one-bedroom with two lamps, why the ceiling bulb makes rooms feel smaller, and which lamps suit tight spaces.
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A lamp that belongs in a Kenyan home
Traditional or modern?
What each style does to a room, how to mix them without a clash, and lamps drawn from calabashes, drums and lanterns that sit between the two.
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Housewarmings, birthdays, weddings
A lamp as a gift
Why a lamp is one of the few gifts used every single day, which one suits each occasion, and how to send it straight to the recipient.
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Choosing your lamp's bulb
RGB or warm white?
Where 16-colour RGB light earns its place, where warm white still wins, and a one-question test for picking when you order.
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A calm, honest buyer's guide
Best bedside lamp in Nairobi
Height, shade, warmth, dimming — how to pick a lamp that helps you wind down instead of waking you up.
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Which one belongs at home
Warm light vs cool light
What colour temperature actually means, where each range belongs, and the simplest way to tell at a glance.
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Room by room
How to choose a lamp for your space
Layered light, scale, height — practical picks for the living room, bedroom, dining area, hall and small apartments.
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