Light and shade is important for creating atmosphere

Nothing else can so immediately influence what is described as the ‘tone’ or ‘mood’ of a place as the layering, quantity, quality and the positioning of light.

Old houses, visited by day, enjoy a special atmosphere drawn from the contrast of light and shadow delivered by more reserved window sizes. In our more contemporary homes, some sheathed in walls of glass, day can be a banal time, with flat illumination ironing out any worrisome shadow.

Layering