There is no other time in the year when you'll be as grateful for your home lighting choices as in the depths of winter. However, if you haven't got your lighting right yet, then this is the season when you'll be seriously regretting those glaring spotlights in the living room.
The lights and lighting trends we choose for our home are so much more than pretty decor; research has found that light can affect our mood, behaviour and performance both directly and indirectly. Indirectly, it does this via our circadian rhythm — our internal body clock — with natural daylight stimulating the production of 'feel-good' hormone serotonin, waking us up and making us feel more alert, then as light fades, melatonin is produced to get us ready to sleep.
