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  • LED Mirror vs Standard Mirror: Which One Actually Suits Your Space? - Lighting.co.za
    August 31, 2026

    LED Mirror vs Standard Mirror: Which One Actually Suits Your Space?

    LED doesn't automatically beat standard, it depends on the room. This guide breaks down when a plain mirror is genuinely the better choice, the real difference between frontlit, backlit, and edge-lit LED mirrors, and which shape (round, arch, pill, rectangular, or organic) actually suits your space and style, not just your budget.

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  • What Size Mirror Do I Need? A Room-by-Room and Shape-by-Shape Guide - Lighting.co.za
    August 31, 2026

    What Size Mirror Do I Need? A Room-by-Room and Shape-by-Shape Guide

    There's one rule behind almost every mirror sizing question: size it at roughly two-thirds the width of whatever it sits above, a console, a vanity, a mantel. This guide applies that rule room by room (entrance halls, living rooms, bathrooms, full-length mirrors) and shape by shape (round, arch, pill, organic, backlit), plus the wall height every mirror should hang at regardless of size.

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  • Does Your Coffee Table Actually Work With Your Lighting? Here's the Trick - Lighting.co.za
    August 29, 2026

    Does Your Coffee Table Actually Work With Your Lighting? Here's the Trick

    A glossy marble or glass top bounces nearby lamplight back into the room. A matte wood top absorbs it, reading warmer and quieter instead. Neither is wrong, but almost nobody chooses a coffee table with this in mind. This guide covers shape, material, and sizing for a coffee table, plus the one surface-finish detail that changes how it behaves once the lamps go on in the evening.

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  • Does Your Mirror Actually Make Your Room Brighter? Here's How to Tell - Lighting.co.za
    August 28, 2026

    Does Your Mirror Actually Make Your Room Brighter? Here's How to Tell

    A mirror facing a blank wall does almost nothing. The same mirror facing a window or a lamp can double the usable light in a room. This guide covers how to place a mirror so it's actually working with your lighting, how backlit LED mirrors change the rules entirely by bringing their own light source, and which shape and size suits which room, from entrance halls to bathroom vanities.

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  • The Lighting Trick No One Tells You About Scatter Cushions - Lighting.co.za
    August 27, 2026

    The Lighting Trick No One Tells You About Scatter Cushions

    A terracotta cushion glows under warm 2700K light and goes flat and grey under a cold downlight, the same cushion, two completely different rooms. This guide covers how to choose scatter cushions properly (fabric, colour, how many, odd numbers vs even), plus the one thing almost nobody thinks about: picking cushions and lighting together, not separately, so the whole room reads as one considered space rather than a collection of unrelated purchases.

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