The questions when lighting a "living breathing" feature like a fire, are - do we light the fire surround? Add decorative features above the fire? create drama with texture? or allow the fire to take centre stage and hide all of the general lighting in the room away into the architecture?
Read moreHow early should you organise and order LIGHT fittings for a home installation?
Organising the supply chain for any kind of build can be a complex and mystifying process, especially if you are managing it yourself. Leaving purchasing of lighting or any other item to the last minute can have massive impacts on your on-site progress, often resulting in cost blow-outs as trades overlap and missing elements prevent final completion.
Read moreModern Minimalism in Middle Park
This Middle Park period home has had a sleek expansive modern extension out the back…..it’s a family home that provides wide open spaces for everyone to come together and the clients didn’t want the lighting to detract from the architectural features – it was all about creating *invisible* light
Read moreLetting light out of the cupboard
Building light into joinery can also create a levitating effect, and really lift the feel of a room. Especially rooms with limited natural light. A smaller room can be visually expanded by having light hidden away into joinery and behind mirrors. A large room can actually be lit effectively by hiding light into the architecture and using the room as a luminaire. Completely hidden source, but brilliant bright room. Clever stuff indeed.
Read moreLighting Timber Ceilings
The most obvious solution to lighting a timber ceiling is to use uplight - you've invested time, money and passion into that design - show it off!! The warm light, and ambient brightness will improve your mood at home, and creates a dramatic effect.
Read moreLighting Design in a Passive House - the future of Sustainable Housing
At MINT the key focus in our lighting design for a passive house - is to minimise energy consumption throughout the home….this is achieved by effective selection of LED luminaires [light fittings], and by avoiding downlights and recessed lighting - WHY’s that?…so as not to impact on the building envelope and reduce the thermal integrity of the home.
Read moreTips to Lighting Wall Art
Lighting for artworks requires a little more attention that simply putting a downlight, or even a gimble downlight near it in the ceiling.
There is no one-size fits all solution – that said, we have a few nifty tricks to share with you that will work in 90% of situations – and we can leave the last 10% for art galleries who have both the budget and the reason to go the extra mile.
Read moreOutdoor Living with Backyard Lighting
Lighting for outdoor living is completely different to lighting indoors. You don't want to be blasted with light - you want to get a sense of the entire space, and enjoy sitting in gentle light that inspires hours of conversation with friends and family.
Read moreCreative and thoughtful lighting in Australian homes - an interview with residential lighting designer Adele Locke
Adele Locke, founder of MINT Lighting Design is changing the way people consider illumination for their next residential projects. Working directly with the homeowners, builders or architects and interior designers, she is transforming the way light is treated in our homes. We caught up with her recently to find out more about her game changing work.
Read moreMINT makes great Lighting Design accessible to everyone - for any size or shape home
MINT has been collaborating with Hallbury Homes for the last 12 months to bring our beautiful and unique approach to lighting design to their bespoke luxury builds.
We’re bringing transformational light to homes of all shapes and sizes, changing Australian Homes for good.
Lighting a Lavish Loo or Powder Room?
It might be the smallest room in the house – but it’s one of the most vital to our comfort. It’s also a room that everyone goes to every day – usually many times!
Truly, in such a small room, regardless of colour and anything else going on, you really don’t need much light at all – so you can really go wild – let your freak flag fly!
Read moreGet the Industrial Lighting LOOK in your Home
Oversize pendants are fantastic for creating a human scale in a large space, and usually, industrial style is used in large spaces to break them up and give them personality. So think BIG when choosing your pendants - and with all those hard surfaces, think fabric too - it'll help control the noise levels in your exposed brick/concrete room.
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