We are now full-swing into the British summer which has thrown up its typical irregular, unreliable weather. Although not typically the lighting season, we do enjoy staying up later during those warm summer evenings. To make the most of it, it is important to be well lit both indoors and out, in comfort and style.

A carefully selected pendant light over your dining area can make those evening meals just that bit more special. With the right floor lights, wall lights and table lights around your living space, you can easily provide the calming environment your guests would love to relax in. It is more than satisfying to gain a comfortable and flexible lighting effect by simply dotting several light fittings around your living area.

Of course, not all the lights need be on at once and you can use different lights for different situations and activities. For instance we have an extensive range of floor reading lights for the times when you would just want to sit in peace and read your new favourite novel. In the industry, the Bestlite BL3 is understood as the Rolls Royce of reading lights, however there is a new range of Grasshopper floor lights by Great Magnusson that are predicted to become the most popular sellers. A sample arrived recently and was tried and tested with thumbs up from all involved.

Alternatively, when you have a house-full, you are likely to want to make the most of your space. A careful selection of well chosenfloor, table or desk lights placed around your room can make your home more welcoming, providing hot-spots of light.

Then there’s the most sacred area of your home through the summer, the garden. At no other time during the year will you enjoy the garden as much as you do now. We have a great range of outdoor lighting so those barbeques and balmy evenings don’t have to be cut short and moved inside. A splash of light from your terrace over your garden or even through, say, an olive tree will always be pleasing on the eye. We are particularly enthusiastic on the new Salerno wall lights by Astro Lighting, with a clean black frame holding opal glass.

Inside and out, well lit spaces will always add atmosphere to your home in any season. Through the summer, lighting can be used to keep those warm evenings going into the night, or typically when the skies are dark and its pouring down outside in the middle of August.

At Geoffrey Harris we have a wide selection of lights ranging from lampshades and pendant lights to garden and bathroom lights. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch or visit our site today.