It’s important to get your interior lighting just right

Two months ago the timer on my kitchen lamp was set to come on at 10.45pm.

It’s now adjusted to 8.45pm as days get shorter at the rate of about 15 minutes a week. Yes, indeed, it’s time to wrap furry blankets around chilly knees to watch television as the season of hibernation begins and balmy evenings sitting and sipping on the patio are now eluding us.

Usually during the winter we see the shortcomings in our interior lighting when dark evenings and particularly dark mornings force us to live much of the day by artificial light. This can be anything from dim bulbs or harsh glaring ones, to insufficient variety in lighting appliances.