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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Katrina Harper-Lewis

I Can’t Stop Talking About Diane Keaton’s Upside-Down Kitchen Lighting Trick – It’s Such a Genius Way to Make a Room Feel Bigger

Diane Keaton.

The late Diane Keaton's interior design choices never failed to surprise us, and we're still finding the most inventive and creative ideas to borrow from her beautifully styled homes, such as this clever lighting trick.

Something as simple as turning a light shade upside down in Diane's kitchen (a genius move by her designer, Stephen Shadley) has such a dramatic impact on the proportions of the room, yet is so easy to achieve. We might even say it's become one of our new favorite ways to use lighting in our home in 2026.

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