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The Art of Window Styling 51 RELAX & INDULGE WITH SOME ‘ME TIME’ The day is done. It’s time to slow the pace and change the mood. A perfect opportunity for accent lighting to shine. What will you make a feature of? A cosy nook for curling up in with a good book, beads of light under shelves to highlight your library or a traditional brass swan neck light over a treasured artwork? By using a mix of downlighters, uplighters, tracks and table lamps, you can create a beautifully layered and comforting look. This gives texture, focus and shape to general lighting, adding depth and shade – with shadows in some corners and pools of light in others. Using lights at varied heights make a large room with high ceilings appear cosier. Lamps around the room will also help create soft, low pools of light. And don’t forget the view. Choosing a transparent sheer window covering can make a glittering cityscape or star-filled sky a stunning backdrop to your room. 3 / M A K I N G L I G H T W O R K F O R Y O U