Many years ago, I went to a friend’s home for the first time and was gobsmacked to find they were using a cheap table lamp to light their kitchen.
It was a shortcut solution in a longer-term fight with their landlord, but it made me realise just how essential lighting the kitchen is. Positioned by the stove, it cast a direct light over the cooking area, but put the rest of the room in dark shadows, making it seem rather sinister.
