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No matter the work we do, being well lit is essential! In an office, you will naturally already have the glow of a computer screen. However, it’s never healthy to work in the dark, staring at a screen – so you need to consider more comprehensive lighting. What’s more, you may not even be working in an area where natural light reaches you. With office and workplace lighting, there needs to be a careful balance. Lighting in the workplace needs to be not only practical but als …

Dining rooms serve more than just practical purposes! They are wonderful social spaces for many of us, great for entertaining and getting together with the people we love. Therefore, it stands to reason that you may wish to make your dining area look that little bit extra special. Did you know that the dining area is one of the best places to start with the lighting? At Arrow Electrical, we are, of course, thrilled to offer a wide variety of dazzling, glittering fixtures. Whether modern or c …

Natural light pouring into your home can be wonderful – if you can get it! There’s always going to be some spaces that get very little sunlight. What’s more, many of us even have areas and rooms that get no natural light whatsoever. Given that we all need light to live and work in, it makes sense to think carefully about darker spaces.The danger with windowless rooms is that you can overdo things with too much light. What’s more, a smaller space without windows could easily suffer from intense g …

Minimalism has become extremely popular over the past decade or so. While there is undoubtedly a market for dressing up properties in artwork and lots of colours, less can mean more. What you may not realise about minimalist home design is that light can play a crucial part.We’re proud to offer a huge range of different lighting options at Arrow Electrical. In fact, many of our bulbs and fittings work wonderfully as part of a low-key design. Of course, not everyone wants to go total minimalist, …

While it is perhaps simple to think that light switches and electrical sockets are purely practical, think again. These are points of contact that are essential to interior design. They need to be easy to reach and use, and therefore, they need to be easy to spot. As such, it makes perfect sense to consider colour coding and arranging your switches and sockets.That said, you need to consider more than just colours alone. What about switch and socket types? Plate finishes and materials used? What …