Focusing on your home comforts and making the best of the space you have can be a light distraction during harder times, but one that leaves a lasting impact. With more time spent indoors we’ve all been able to reflect on what our homes can really do for us. For those of us working from home it’s never been more important to ensure our environment is relaxing as well as functional. We thought we’d share our top 10 items for reimagining your home office to create a productive (and stylish) space at home.

It’s important that your home office has the right amount of light – don’t hide away in a dark corner – or you will resent being there. Try to place your desk where there is good natural light and boost it with a statement table lamp or cleverly placed spotlight or wall light that not only provides excellent tasking light, but will also keep your desk clutter free. Our clever duel plug and usb socket is a real game changer for keeping your wiring tidy, while our collection of floor and table lamps will bring additional layers of light to brighten the whole room and enhance your concentration.

When you work from home, try not to mix business with pleasure. Ensure your office doesn’t encroach on your living space where possible. You can do this by hiding office essentials away in drawers, cabinets and cupboards. That doesn’t mean you have to compromise on style if you accessorise your work pace with stylish drawer knobs, useful hooks, a light reflecting mirror and comfy cushions. We’ve picked out ten of our hero products to help you reimagine your office space at home…

If you are anything like us your space will be inundated with chargers  – a usb facility in plug sockets is an absolute game changer. If you are looking for a stylish solution to your electrical charging needs, this designer socket could be the answer. We have incorporated a pair of USB charging ports into our best-selling 2 gang plug socket so that it now combines practicality with a handsome slimline design that will look as stunning in a modern house as it will a traditional one.

To get technical, the plug socket is wired for the UK, with 13amp brass rocker switches on an antiqued brass bevelled plate and two USB ports, perfect for charging phones, cameras and all your electrical devices. The Double Socket with 5V USB Charger will charge at 2.1amp in total, but when 2 devices are plugged in the current rating is halved.

If your actual desk is looking a bit tired, a quick lick of paint and some new handles is a super easy way to refresh the room. As you’ll be spending a lot of time sat in front of this piece of furniture, giving it some TLC can really transform the way you see the room. Our Napier Knobs in our latest Heritage Copper finish are warm, uplifting and have a slight blush tone. Incorporating copper accessories into your interior is a sure way to elevate the details from an afterthought into a cohesive and beautiful room.

Task lighting is key, and fortunately we’ve made it easy for you to make stylish choices when it comes to these practical items. Designed with a heritage look, the Abercrombie Desk Lamp is as charming when not in use as it is when it casts light across your desk.

Our Porter Table Lamp is designed to be stylishly simple so that it will look equally at home in a contemporary setting as a period one. Handmade here at our Suffolk workshop, it has a square base and clean silhouette that will brighten up any sideboard, bedside or console table and fit seamlessly into a living room or study. Shown in our popular beeswax finish, this lamp is a perfect choice to bring a contemporary touch to your scheme and works well with almost any colourway.

The perfect choice for practical, adjustable task lighting with a nod to retro design, the Single Curtis Spot Light is scaled to work in smaller spaces for those harder to reach nooks. With a slim head that can be angled through 90 degrees and rotated through 350 degrees, you can focus your light wherever you want it and light up your workspace in style.

If you are going to be in your seat a while best make it a comfy one! Our plush Hunstanton Velvet Cushion Cover in Mole is not only beautiful to look at but comfortable to lounge on too. Choose from a variety of colours to liven up your décor and ensure you look forward to taking a seat at your desk. Another quick fix for updating your interiors is to get creative with lampshades: an instant way to add texture and colour to your existing light fittings. Match with your cushions and choose from tweed shades for instant country style, soft light linens for great light spill or rich velvets to add glamour to any space.

There’s always something to tuck away, so you can never have too many storage solutions like wall hooks. Ours come in a selection of our beautiful finishes, and are straightforward to fit on the wall or door, like this Farnborough Coat Hook. Hang your laptop bag (or dressing gown!) up in style.

A touch of vintage with modern perks, a collection of Club Wall Lights will invoke the feeling of a sophisticated gentlemen’s club into your work space. Hand forged from solid natural brass that has been lightly antiqued for a subtle aged look, this wall light features a spun shade which directs its light downwards for a warm glow against your wall.

Create a soft pool of light around your desk with our Nayland Reading Light, and repurpose it by the sofa in the evenings. Charmingly hand forged from solid steel, it features a curved shade arm and tripod stand that can be adjusted in height making it adpatable to your chosen environment.

Mirrors really are magical. If you are working in a little box room at the moment, double its size instantly by popping up a delicious antique style mirror like our Stamford. We make them in plain or with ‘vintage glass‘ which has a dappled and smoky patina for a hint of drama.

With a little planning and creativity, almost any space can be turned into a useful study area for you and your family. The addition of a few stylish accessories and carefully considered lighting will do more than create the right aesthetic, but will boost that all important productivity. Visit our Home Office page to shop the look and see more of our hand finished products to help you reimagine your work space with a simple laid back luxury. Any pressing questions? You can find styling advice and technical information on all of our products in the Knowledge Base.

First things first, we want to thank every one of our customers for all the amazing support. We are committed to delivering our products to the same high standards as ever in these challenging times and our priority is to support the health and well-being of all our staff. We are blessed to have a fantastic team at our Suffolk workshops pitching in and working in every way they can to keep making and delivering our products to our customers as normal. As a mail order company safe delivery of our products is of paramount importance to us, and we have been working hard to make sure we can continue to offer exceptional service in these difficult times. See our Coronavirus page for further information on how we’re prioritising safety using the government guidelines.

Don’t forget to tag us in your Jim Lawrence interior updates, we love seeing your products in their new homes! You can find us @JimLawrenceMade on Instagram, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Spring cleaning is not just about taking out a mop and duster. At a time of year where our outside spaces are changing and growing is also an opportunity for our interiors to blossom too. Rather fitting for the growing season, earth tones are a focus right now. Organic, relaxed and with a focus on comfort, turning to natural neutrals for Spring is one way to transform your home from somewhere you might be tired of into a sanctuary you can continue to enjoy.

Does it get more organic than that? We can’t always rip out our interiors whenever we want a change, but there are plenty ways we can enhance what we already have. It’s amazing what a bit of elbow grease can achieve. Our Antiqued Brass products are created from natural, un-lacquered solid brass that have been treated with antiquing solution to speed up the natural tarnishing process and create a lovely aged look that will darken naturally over time.⁠ In the trade this finish is often referred to as a ‘Living’ finish because of the natural oxidisation process that occurs to the brass over time leaving it to dull down to an authentic antique look. This darkening and dulling is accelerated outdoors or in damp environments.⁠

⁠With more time spent indoors over the past year, there’s no doubt there’s going to be a little more wear and tear. Overhaul the forgotten parts of your home; lightly wash down your switches and handles, for example, instantly freshening up the room. Don’t forget to spend time taking care of your light fittings – take a look at our Knowledge Base to find out how best to take care of your Jim Lawrence product finishes. A buff and a wipe down will make your existing Jim Lawrence products sparkle like new. Take a look at our cupboard and drawer pulls like the Larder Pull above and the Napier Knob below.

You can also choose our Heritage Copper finish, made using a similar technique to create a warmer blush tone. Match your drawer and cupboard handles to your switches and sockets – elevating the details makes a huge impact on the room as a whole.

Paired with the copper finish and vintage-style braided cable, this Glass Walcot Pendant combines the best old fashioned styling with modern trends for warm metallic fittings in kitchens and dining space. A simple yet impactful way to invite a more rustic feel into your room.

Linen is a beautifully leightweight but hardy fabric made from flax, often used in soft furnishings and clothing for its breatheable, luxurious quality. A textile traced back to the times of ancient Egypt, linen has always been used within the home and out, but has become synonymous with our decor. ‘Bed Linen’ is an umbrella term for sheets and covers in our bedrooms, whether made from linen or not. There’s no questioning that this dreamy fabric is a interior staple. We’re fortunate that it’s an easy way to update our homes with  modern rustic and earthy tones using cushions, throws and shades. We love the grain of linen when lit up as a lampshade, highlighting the sought after textured weave whether in its natural oatmeal hues or dyed a soft colour to match your decor. View our full soft linen available to buy as a cut length to get creative with, a ready made cushion cover or one of our luxury lampshades.

When it comes to talking about natural fibres, we have to wax lyrical about our heritage wool and tweed collections. Historically Tweed has always been in earthy colours since the 18th century, used for hunting, shooting and fishing. A hardy close weave, the fabric is as tough as it is attractive, both rugged and refined – a perfect amalgamation for country style.

We’ve teamed up with Lovat Mill, based in the Scottish Border town of Hawick and known as the Home of Tweed; where the artisan craftsmen follow in the footsteps of generations of tweedmakers to create beautiful, contemporary tweeds. Taking inspiration from the rich colours of the surrounding countryside, Lovat Mill design and weave estate and country tweeds of the highest quality. Incorporating between five and forty individual colours to produce a range of specially selected herringbones and checks that will add subtle reflections of the natural world to your interiors. Understanding the provenance of our products is crucial to appreciating their quality, so knowing the rich background of these products makes them all the more beautiful… Adding texture and colour to your home decor in this way doesn’t get much better than that.

We love a textural, rustic coastal-inspired room, and @beech.tree.cottage has served up everything we adore on a plate…⁠⁠ The Scallop Wall Light in Antiqued Brass is a winning choice in this space, inviting a perfect glow for the bedside. Weighty brass adds depth to the lattice of shade thrown onto the walls by the distressed threads of rattan.⁠⁠ Layering up with different textures adds depth to any room, but in a largely stone-coloured space this really lifts the area from potentially plain to multi-dimensional. Match your soft furnishings with your window dressing for the fully finished look – find out more on how to order our made to measure curtains and blinds.

Natural neutrals in the Greek Street @sohohouse as photographed by @mad_about_the_house. We’ve long loved distressed vintage glass alongside brass, and this bathroom has taken that pairing and run with it, supersizing the look with a trough basin and railway inspired mirror. Our flush fitting Gladstone with frosted glass panes adds further architectural, Art Deco lines and vintage inspired function to this room.

Proof that details DO matter. Everything in this image from @gladyscottage compliments the item before and after it, creating a considered but organic homely country cottage feel that we could just sink right into. Our Hanson Wall Lights look gorgeous topped with a linen candle shade, matched to more rustic oatmeal colours throughout. Look at our Waterford Cushion Covers and layer Limestone and Grey for a similar look.

If you can’t re-do your room entirely, incorporating smaller details is a sure way to enhance what is there. We adore this kitchen from @the_english_lodge, showing exactly how to blend old and new in a balanced and forward thinking way. If you want to add depth to a white room, using warm wood is a tried and tested way to make our other finishes sing. If you prefer to opt for a more contemporary metal finish like our Lovell Pendants here in glossy Nickel, bringing in vintage inspired woodwork will help you weave together this sought after modern country style.

Jim Lawrence is a truly family business, still run by Jim and Sheena and employing up to three generations of local families. By focusing on quality of materials, craftsmanship, outstanding customer service and the well-being of the Jim Lawrence community, our mission is to create stylish, designer quality fixtures and fittings for the home made with natural materials. It is our belief that by selling directly to our customers, we can guarantee that every product we sell meets the exacting quality control standards we have set and for which we are renowned.We have come a long way since our farm days and you may no longer have to bump down a track to find us. But our ethos remains the same: to provide individually handmade products and the highest possible levels of customer service. Read the whole story here, and view our full collection of products.

Have any questions? You can find everything you need to know including styling tips and technical information about all of our products in the Knowledge Base. Pop up on our live chat via our website if you need any more advice. Alternatively you can email us on sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk for quotes and order enquiries, or ring us on 01473 826969 Monday to Friday 9.30-5pm and speak directly to a member of our helpful sales team.

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Handcrafted stylish switches and sockets are the perfect finishing touch to any period or contemporary home. Our range of colourways and designs allow you to think creatively so you can highlight your wiring accessories instead of hiding them. When decorating a room it is sometimes easy to miss the little extras that can add the design flare your room was missing. A white plastic switch is a sight I’m sure we are all familiar with. But, switches and sockets don’t have to be boring or unoriginal!

When we’ve got hundreds of hand finished switches and sockets to choose from, it can be hard to pick which combination is right for you. We thought we’d make it a little bit easier by highlighting a few of our favourite designs…

From traditional antiqued metal effects, to bold contemporary paint colours, our products are available in a fantastic variety of hand crafted finishes to perfectly suit your home’s style.

Our hammered edge is where the switch plate is cut with a sloping, or chamfered edge that is hammered to produce a subtle, rustic aged look. Our bevelled edge is where the switch plate is cut with a straight, slightly sloping or chamfered edge for a slimline, contemporary look.

A beautiful, hand forged double plug socket made from solid natural brass and lightly antiqued for a classic, aged look. This Antiqued Brass Bevelled Plug Socket combines a 2 gang, 13 amp switched, slimline design with black inserts and antique brass rocker switches to create a simple sleek look to suit modern and traditional homes.

Though it’s a bathroom essential, a shaver socket might seem like an afterthought when you’re dreaming up your desired bathroom décor. Wall colour and lighting may come first, but our Shaving Sockets are a practical AND pretty solution to make sure every element of your bathroom is up to scratch.

We have found that making a feature out of the quirks of period homes is often the best way to enjoy them. A hinged design that fits into the floor, this 2 Gang Floor Socket is the dreamy modern rustic detail you might not have thought of, but now know you need! A great solution when you don’t want wires stretching around the room or have limited wall space, you can enjoy floor or table lamps in more central spots around the room, or use them for other portable accessories.

Our range of colourways and designs allow you to think creatively so you can highlight your wiring accessories instead of hiding them.

Take a look at our 2amp and 5amp round pin sockets for something a little different…

The go-to for vintage-inspired homes: the dolly switch. Shown here in our beautiful Heritage Copper, a dolly switch is perfect for capturing the spirit of your period home whilst taking advantage of modern wiring. Copper lends a subtle blush warmth to any interior, creating a lovely aged look that will darken naturally over time, much like our Antiqued Brass finish. Our dolly switches (also known as toggle switches) refer to the toggle-like button you use to turn the switch on or off. Ours are all 20 amp, 2-way.

The antithesis of the standard white light switch: a slick matt black rocker switch or ‘Modular Grid’ Switch. This is a more modern looking sloped button that ‘rocks’ backward or forwards to turn a switch on or off. All ours are 20 amp, 2-way, 240V. This design adds a modern industrial look, or works wonderfully paired with other black ironmongery and accessories in a contemporary country home.

A dimmer is a button that pushes in and out to turn your lights on or off and rotates to dim the lights. You can choose from beautiful Dolly or Rotary Dimmers. Our dimmers are Varilight V-Pro 250W push On/off trailing edge dimmers. Jim Lawrence dimmers incorporate 120w trailing edge modules that are suitable for good quality dimmable LED bulbs, incandescent bulbs and dimmable CFL bulbs. They are also compatible with good quality dimmable electronic transformers. The minimum load on the dimmer module is 10w. Each dimmer switch is 2 way which means it can be used for switching lights from either one or two places. Higher wattage dimmer modules are available on request. Please call our sales team for more information.

Want to learn more? See our full guide to Dimmer Switches on the Knowledge Base.

This is the plastic connector box that sits behind the metal front plate that connects your switch or socket to the mains wiring in your home.

Blank plates are useful for covering unused back boxes that may remain in your walls as they are not currently required in that location.

A 1 way switch is the most common found in the home and means that only one switch is used to govern one light. All our switches are two way which means they can be used to operate lights from more than one location, such as the operating a stairwell light from the top and the bottom of the stairs or from either end of a room. If you need to operate your lights from a third location, you will need to fit your switches with an intermediate module.

An intermediate switch or module allows you to operate your lights from three locations, so from a landing as well as from the top and bottom of the stairs in the example given above, or from either side of the bed as well as by the door in a bedroom. Intermediate switches are ideal for rooms where there are multiple entrances.

These are just a handful of our stylish switches and sockets that we have constructed to make sure the smallest details can still be the most beautiful. All Jim Lawrence products are made using traditional metal working techniques and are hand finished to the very highest standards here at our Suffolk workshop, so every part of your room will exude quality no matter how big or small. In need of advice on how to wire your switches and sockets? Our detailed knowledge base will guide you through all you need to know on installing our lovely switches and sockets. Please read these instructions carefully before you start work.

To view all of our home accessories and lighting visit our website. For even more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your home updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

For 2020 Pantone’s reigning hue is a classic blue: an indulgent colour perfect for elevating a room from ordinary into opulent. Reminiscent of a dusky evening sky, Pantone’s 19-4052 is said to foster feelings of resilience and tranquillity. Two qualities much sought after in the calm of our own homes, we are thrilled with this choice of colour for the year ahead. With peace and comfort firmly in mind we’ve put together a mood board to reach for when you’re feeling blue and need some interior inspiration…

Get tactile! Create a soothing but stylish living space or bedroom with textured linen cushion covers, and an indulgent luxury feel in the bedroom with our sumptuous velvets. In neutral décor cool tones will lift the room without drastically changing the look by simply enhancing what is already there. For more of a punch, deeper blue and jewel tones enrich your already stylish space with an on-trend shock of colour. Whether you’re feeling modern rustic boho or embracing classic country cottage decor, the great thing about cushions is that you can mix and match wherever you are, whenever you want.

Hunstanton Velvet in Navy, Hunstanton Velvet in Teal, Killowen Linen in Pewter, Waterford Linen in Cambridge Blue

Not only available in a spectrum of blue shades, our lampshades come in all sizes and shapes too. Choose from our cool cottons, luxurious silks and satins, soft linens and the rich nap of our velvets to adorn your favourite light fixtures. Timeless and classic, these styles will take pride of place in both period and contemporary interiors. Top your lamps with plain or pattern, dark or light, and enjoy the enduring and elegant appeal of classic blue.

Candle Shade in Navy Hunstanton Velvet, Medium French Drum Shade in Blue Bloom, Tapered Candle Shade in Slate Blue Silk, Cylinder shade in Blue Waterford Linen

Brass and more brass..! We have long coveted the perfect blue to go with our Antiqued Brass accessories, and know that many of our customers create gorgeous combinations with deep blue paints.

Here we’ve paired Farrow & Ball’s Downpipe with our brass lighting. For living areas and studies try our best-selling Club (pictured) or our stunning Curtis Spotlight, then pair with matching switches and sockets for the complete look. The warmth of our lightly Antiqued finish truly sings against the cooler grey-blue, creating a stylish backdrop for your room that still allows you to introduce other accents of colour.

This is where our new velvet comes in. A richly tactile fabric in Burnt Orange, this latest addition to the Hunstanton Collection will create a sense of drama wherever it is used, perfect for providing a touch of luxury and playfulness against cooler tones. An ideal fit for modern rustic homes, this bold Burnt Orange can be used to contrast or blend, working beautifully with the season’s popular faded earth and gold tones if you prefer a more mellow look. Modelled by our Fluted Harleston Table Lamp, you can also purchase this velvet as a cut length, a cushion cover and in a variety of shade shapes and sizes. What will you style with Classic Blue?

To see more of our lighting and homeware, please visit our website. For more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your décor updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

If you have any questions at all about installing your lighting accessories or perhaps how to take care of your Jim Lawrence products, don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can drop us an email at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk, or call us on 01473 826685.

A boot room, a porch, a utility room. These practical spaces might be where you shove your dog walking shoes and hide your coats to keep the rest of the house tidy, but whether it’s the entrance to your home or a tucked away room, there’s no need to overlook this wonderful styling opportunity.

If this area is cluttered it’s not actually serving its purpose. You want neat, space saving solutions to make the most out of a room that is designed to be a transitional storage space. We’ve put together a short and sweet summary on using our products to make the most out of a practical room whilst ensuring it looks its best…

Having coats and bags protruding from wall space can make a room feel too busy. Using our hooks in the nook of fitted cabinetry is a thoughtful solution, leaving the floor space of your boot room to feel open, spacious and uncluttered with plenty of tucked away storage for those necessities.

As demonstrated by customers @holly_oak_house and @casa.stook, our Chandler hooks look stunning in both Matt Black and Antiqued Brass, particularly popular against soft grey cabinetry. The longest double hook in our range, the Chandler Coat Hook is a simple, elegant item that will provide ample storage as well as a touch of charming modern country. If you’re after a full rack or something a little chunkier, take a look at our full collection.

Something we hope you don’t need, but (coming from a British company – you know we like to talk about the weather) it’s inevitable that you will. The Hardwick Hat Stand creates a great storage area out of often unused corner space. The slim and elegant design makes it a great accompaniment to any hallway, porch or boot room. We have fitted it with a tray at the bottom for catching rain water which is easily removed for draining. As well as for holding your hats, the hooks at the top are perfect for keys or other personal effects.

Inspired by the vintage luggage racks found on steam and slam door trains, our Wendle Luggage Rack is designed to be as beautiful as it is practical and could be the perfect storage solution for a stylish hallway or utility. Hand forged in solid steel, it features a gently curving shelf to stop hats, bags, throws and blankets from falling off. It also comes supplied with seven generously large hooks, three of them cleverly incorporated into the curving side and centre brackets, to allow plenty of room to hang coats, jackets, scarves and dog leads.

In a room meant for storage, cupboards and drawers are an essential. No matter the style, it’s easy to add beautiful finishing touches with knobs and pulls for a cohesive, thought-through look. To add a textural quality and warmth, turning to Antiqued Brass or Heritage Copper with our collection of handcrafted cupboard knobs, drawer pulls and cabinet handles is the way to go. Our beautifully forged fixtures and fittings help to bring the room together with robust materials that show off our classic modern country style.

We love seeing customers embracing our hand forged accessories. Our Matt Black Heart Knocker compliments this gentle off white porch from @marshlands0 perfectly, creating a sharp entrance to their traditional boot room decor. A stylish entrance is so important, ensuring your and your guests feel welcomed every time you step through the door. For more front door decor ideas view our full collection of door accessories here.

As period property lovers, a traditional basket is a go-to, ideal for wood, throws and even shoes that you kick off in a hurry by the door. If you are after a contemporary basket, our Chappel Log Basket is a forged iron construction perfect for log storage and folded blankets.

Last but never least, the lighting! Accent and task lighting is ideal for boot and utility rooms, adhering to the practical nature of the space. This delightful utility room from @humphreymunson features a pair of Club Wall Lights in Antiqued Brass. The brass detailing lifts the room beautifully, proof that this finish works in rooms of all shapes and sizes and tones. Photographed by @paullmcraig.⁠⠀

We love this customer photo from @our.country.home. Our Holt lights are perfect suitors here, lending themselves to more narrow spaces than the slightly broader Club. Function should not overtake comfort, so why not add some sheepskins like they have, or incorporate some plush cushions into the area? We suggest trying out our new Hunstanton velvets for a touch of luxury and softness.

Combining pendants with spotlights creates layers of lighting that you can opt in and out of depending on your need. Our vintage-look Weston Pendant Light is perfect for those small spaces in your kitchen, utility, cloakroom or hallway, where it can be used alongside your existing spotlights (like these dainty Cranfield lights) or recessed lights to inject a little character into your scheme.

If you don’t have space for several types of lighting, we suggest trying our adjustable wall lights for areas that need a bright direct lift. Our Aldgate Wall Light is an industrial inspired design that makes a bold statement in contemporary home after a retro look. It has an adjustable head, so can light as much or as little of the area as needed. Browse through our spotlights and wall lights to find more easy to manoeuvre, adjustable lighting.

No matter your interior design preferences, our range of finishes allow you to choose from an abundance of designs that not only look great but serve a vital role in these functional spaces. From the finer details to integral lighting solutions, we’ve got everything you need to kit out your boot and utility rooms with practicality and style.

To see more of our lighting and homeware, please visit our website. For more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your décor updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

If you have any questions at all about installing your lighting accessories or perhaps how to take care of your Jim Lawrence products, don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can drop us an email at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk, or call us on 01473 826685.

We can sing all day about how wonderful our products are, but it means nothing without the support and feedback from our customers. With this in mind, we thought we would identify and highlight the items most popular with you, showcasing the most loved and ‘in demand’ lights from our collection.

We’ve compiled a list of our best selling lights, celebrating the products our customers return to again and again. This is our list, recommended by you…

If you’ve had the pleasure of seeing this Orla Pendant in person it’s no surprise she is a top seller. Like her smaller sisters, the Ava and Mia, our Orla features a beautiful tear drop, fluted glass shade so you can enjoy its delicate hues wherever it is hung.

Designed to sit perfectly above a kitchen island, breakfast bar or dining table, the transparent quality of the hand blown glass allows you to create a stunning focal point without losing any sense of space.

The Lovell’s hand blown glass shade has a clean contemporary shape, while its antiqued brass fittings, heritage-look brown braided cable and Georgian ceiling rose are all reminiscent of vintage lighting.

An ideal pendant for kitchens, we’ve found the Lovell looks best hung in a trio or pair over an island. The clear glass shade enables you to see the internal brass fittings which gives it a touch of industrial chic that will suit any modern home and makes it an ideal choice for updating a traditional one.

One of the first lights we designed at Jim Lawrence – and still one of the most popular – our Double Cottage Wall Light has a strong, unfussy design that is ideal for country modern interiors and lends itself for use in bedrooms, kitchen diners and living rooms.

Its fine proportions, beautiful ribbon detailing and generously sized drip trays exudes an elegant simplicity. Lovingly hand forged from solid brass that has been lightly antiqued for an aged look, the Double Cottage Wall Light is an excellent choice for anyone wishing to update their interior without losing any sense of period charm. It goes in just about any room, always looking right at home.

Our take on the traditional lighting you find in gentlemen’s clubs, the Club Wall Light has a neat unfussy, vintage presence that produces a lovely pool of light for a subdued atmosphere in a large room or for tasking if placed over a kitchen unit or a console table.

Hand forged from solid natural brass and featuring a spun brass shade which directs its light downwards, the Club Wall Light is made here at Jim Lawrence using traditional brass working techniques highlights the skill of our metal workers and their ability to make lights with a timeless quality.

Our lovely vintage style Raydon Wall Light oozes an industrial chic that will add a designer touch to your bathroom, loo or shower room. IP rated for use outdoors or in a bathroom, it looks fabulous hung either side of a mirror and sits as comfortably in a modern setting as it does a traditional one.

With its slightly opaque, tubular, fluted glass shade and unadorned backplate, the Raydon has a personality that is reminiscent of the factory lighting schemes that prevailed during the interwar years when modernism was in vogue and designers were looking for new ways to make products with an emphasis on simplicity and function. They fit perfectly within our Stratford Bathroom Range.

A favourite with interior designers, our Cheltenham is a stunning wall light handmade from solid natural brass that combines the very best of period styling with modern technology to produce a beautiful yet robust light with a smack of industrial chic about it. With its beautifully fluted, slightly opaque, individually hand blown glass shade, it is reminiscent of art deco styles that were popular during the 1920s when designers looked to modern architecture, ships, motor cars and trains for geometric patterns they could recreate around the home. We love seeing the myriad ways the Cheltenham is styled by both designers and customers on Instagram – it really goes to show how versatile this little light can be.

Click here for our guide to safe bathroom lighting.

The Bulkhead Outdoor Light is a handsome, retro-style garden wall light with a robust and practical styling that is reminiscent of shipping and industrial days gone by. A fabulous addition to our garden lighting range, it has been hand cast in solid, natural brass which gives it a wonderful weighty quality that will brighten up your exterior walls, porch or outbuildings.

This light was originally designed with Jim’s family farm in mind as he wanted to create a stylish and practical outdoor light that would conceal ugly exterior wires on his outbuildings. It’s a fantastic example of British design and manufacture and was even shortlisted as ‘Product of the Year’ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Featuring a hand blown, clear glass shade, set in a vintage-style brass cage with a deep backplate and decorative screw fixings, the Bulkhead will weather any storm and is the perfect finishing touch to any garden design. Its IP44 rating means it’s also suitable in bathrooms for an impactful punch of industrial luxe.

Our solid brass Canterbury Lantern is a stunningly handsome outdoor pendant light that will instantly create an impact switched on or off thanks to its robust quality and grand proportions.

In its making, we were inspired by the beauty of Georgian and Victorian carriage lanterns that we have reimagined in a more contemporary and practical style for today’s homes. Our Canterbury is hand forged from solid, natural brass that has been lightly antiqued for a subtle, aged appearance and is IP rated 33 to ensure it will withstand everything that the British weather can throw at it.

Each of these lights bring a unique design to the table, and as they’re always hand forged and finished by us, the quality never wavers either. We are thrilled that our customers choose to come back to us for these reasons. We never forsake style for function, and love that these Jim Lawrence favourites are now a staple in your homes. If you’d like to find out how your favourite lights are made and see behind the scenes in our Suffolk workshop, read our Meet The Makers interviews.

To see more of our lighting and find your new favourite, please visit our website. For more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your décor updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

If you have any questions at all about installing your lighting accessories or perhaps how to take care of your Jim Lawrence products, don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can drop us an email at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk, or call us on 01473 826685.

You probably know about our popular curtain poles or very Instagram-friendly Heart Door knocker. You might even own our sought after Cheltenham Bathroom Lights. We have many items that you can recognise quickly as a Jim Lawrence design, but with over 8,000 products there’s plenty that you might not know you needed. We aren’t here to tell you what to buy, but we do know a thing or two that could help make that decision a little easier…

With many of our customers living in period homes attracted to our vintage style, we have developed some clever solutions to some common home styling predicaments that tend to arise in older homes. Here are ten accessories you didn’t know you needed, helping you to make the best of your interior and exterior design.

Our 1 and 2 gang Surface Mounting Boxes are finished to match our electrical switch and socket plates. Ideal for use where it’s not practical (or possible) to make a hole in a wall or a beam, to conceal the necessary electrical fittings for your switches and sockets.

Draw your curtains without having to reach them by hand using these fine iron draw rods which are available in a choice of finishes to match your curtain poles. When attached to the last ring of each curtain, they will help keep your curtain fabric clean on the leading edge and are ideal for tall, hard to reach windows. They are designed to hang discreetly behind the curtain edge – the simple forged detail clips very easily to a curtain ring.

A neat and atrractive solution for disused back boxes… Blank plates are useful for covering unused back boxes that may remain in your walls as they are not currently required in that location. Match the finish with your fucntional switches and sockets for a considered and cohesive approach to your lighting details. Read more about our using our switches and sockets here.

A stylish hand crafted wall mounted door stop, the Bembridge Door Stop is available in brass and steel finishes. A sometimes overlooked detail, this small but significant tool is great for preventing your door from opening too widely and any of your lovely Jim Lawrence door handles getting damaged or marking your walls. For an alternative design look to our Boynton Door Stop.

Why not add a sophisticated slant to your ceiling pendant lighting with our clever Pendant Flex Ceiling Hook. With our customary attention to detail, we have designed this ingenious little hook so that you can position your pendant in the perfect spot, no matter where the ceiling rose and wiring are situated.

To complete the look and help you with your repositioning, we offer additional braided cable lengths on many of our pendants – simply call our helpful sales team for more information.

Sometimes when installing outdoor lighting (which we have plenty of) often the practical side more is overshadowed by the ‘wow I have to have that light!’ side… Sometimes outdoor lighting can present some interesting dilemas, such as external wiring. We have the perfect solution for transforming drooping wires from a nuisance into a stunning external feature. Our Antiqued Brass Conduit is a smart way to hide ugly exterior wiring, particularly when combined with our slim Doncaster Wall Light or Bulkhead Light.

We want to make sure our conduit kits are a breeze to install, so don’t forget to read our easy “how-to” guide to assembling your own.

This neat backplate pattress enables wiring to be fitted externally if required. For example, perhaps the Fisher Wall Lights (pictured) are exactly what you’re after for your living room? If there is insufficient space in the wall for internal wiring, you can now purchase one of our pattresses to house the wiring connection externally. This pattress works with a wide range of ceiling roses and wall light back plates and comes in all corresponding colourways to give you a subtle but practical wiring solution. We have also created an equivalent pattress for our pendant lighting to match our Georgian Ceiling Rose.

Ideal for any door in your home, Jim Lawrence hooks are a fantastic way to clean up clutter where space is tight or keep your favourite coats, dressing gowns or kitchen utensils close at hand. Choose from a selection of individual hooks, hook racks and shelves in a range of finishes to ensure you get the right look.

Top tip: Our Beeswax finish is made using traditional technique used since Tudor times. The metal is heated until it darkens and then dipped in natural beeswax which gives is a lovely soft black wrought iron effect. Whilst this looks stunning in all settings, we do not recommend the beeswax finish for hanging up damp items and for use in bathrooms or outdoors, as it may rust in a humid environment. We feel that Matt Black is the preferable option.

We can’t imagine an Escutcheon is the first thing you think of when styling your home, but it shouldn’t be the last! These small details complete your overall look and prove particularly useful… Spring might be on the horizon, but there’s nothing worse than a cold breeze sneaking in to the home and an exposed keyhole might just be the culprit. Available in a variety of finishes and designs to suit your architecture and other door furniture, our Escutcheon’s feature a traditional keyhole shaped surround with a flap that will keep out the draft all year round.

We have found that making a feature out of the quirks of period homes is often the best way to enjoy them. A hinged design that fits into the floor, this 2 Gang Floor Socket is the dreamy modern rustic detail you might not have thought of, but now know you need! A great solution when you don’t want wires stretching around the room or have limited wall space, you can enjoy floor or table lamps in more central spots around the room, or use them for other portable accessories.

These are just a handful of items that we have constructed to make sure everyone can enjoy a bit of Jim Lawrence in the home. To view all of our lighting and home accessories visit our website. For even more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your home updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

If you have any questions at all about installing your lighting accessories or perhaps how to take care of your Jim Lawrence products, don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can drop us an email at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk, or call us on  01473 826685.

With Spring on the way, what better way to create a fresh new look than by restyling your room with our hugely popular Featherdown fabric in a beautiful new colourway – Duck Egg Blue.

This lovely fabric features the Featherdown’s delicate feathers on a pale blue background, a perfect fit for this season’s pastel trends. Elegant neutrals are here to stay, and this soft blue-grey will blend effortlessly with warm and cool tones, bringing modern country design to both parred back and busier schemes.

Available as a candle shade, cushion cover or cut length of fabric, this natural cotton has a tight weave and uniform appearance which makes a lovely alternative to linen. Offering a pretty country style print and muted colours, this new fabric perfectly encapsulates and celebrates our Great British heritage.

Complement your soft furnishings with our original Featherdown fabric in stone. According to Elle Décor, warmer earthy pastels will be making a name for themselves this year, with colour trends shifting to more organic and earthy tones. With its soft shades of brown, grey and duck egg blue, it has a soft, countryside feel to it that will combine perfectly with your existing neutrals to take you through the year.

Known for its versatility, cotton is one of the most commonly used fabrics for lamp shade making as it is lightweight, durable and has a softness which is ideal for diffusing light evenly around a room. Accessorise with brass accents or gunmetal grey fittings to achieve the most up to date look. Our favourite way to showcase this colourway is as a candle shade paired with our antiqued wall lighting. The Featherdown will bring a little playfulness to the warm glow of your interior…

You don’t have to revamp an entire room for your spring clean! Just switching the materials and colours of cushions in a room can totally transform the atmosphere. As always, no matter the fabric, all of our cushions, shades, curtains and blinds are handmade here in our Suffolk workshop by our talented soft furnishings team. 

For even more homeware ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your home updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

Jim and Sheena, his wife and business co-owner, began the business you see today from humble roots at their kitchen table in 1994. As time passed and orders increased, business outgrew the farm buildings it was housed in. Customers, staff and delivery men struggled daily down a bumpy farm track to find it. Since most of the staff came from the nearby market town of Hadleigh, Jim moved the company there in 2008, taking over an empty bottling factory on the outskirts of town that came with lots of room for workshops, offices and a warehouse.

We’ve shared a tour of the stunning historic Walcot Street, the location of our new showroom, but realise we hadn’t shown you around our first home. Time to give our Suffolk location a little love…

You will find our beautiful Suffolk showroom in the historic market town of Hadleigh where our shop and workshop is located on Lady Lane just off the A1071 Ipswich Road. Our showroom houses our entire range of over 8,000 products. You can see how stunning our lights look in situ and use our displays to find inspiration for your window, door and bathroom accessories. While you are here you could pop into the centre of Hadleigh for a coffee and bite to eat and wander along the old High Street, marvel at its beautiful old buildings and eclectic mix of shops, services, restaurants, cafés and pubs that are known for their individuality, quality and care.

Hadleigh is an ancient market town full of character and history, set in the lush and fertile valley of the River Brett. Once an immensely wealthy wool and cloth town, the manor of Hadleigh was given to the Priory of Canterbury Cathedral in the 13th century meaning it was under direct control of the Archbishop of Canterbury for hundreds of years. These days you will find many attractions such as local treasure Ferguson’s Delicatessen, go-to brunch spot the Jet Lounge and of course the nearby Marquis Hotel & Restaurant, which features many of our Jim Lawrence lights.

If you want to get your teeth into the local shops, there’s no better place to start than Hadleigh’s Old Bakery, now a vintage Emporium, stuffed to the brim with unique and antique finds. Along the highstreet you will find a selection of independent clothing and gift shops to enjoy too. In the tucked away Maiden Way just off the main thoroughfare you will find The Little Grey Bird,  who are stockists of lovely hand-painted furniture. Here you will also find Mung Bean, Hadleigh’s local organic wholefoods store.

If there’s one place you need to pop your head into, it’s the Adnam’s shop. Adnam’s brew amazing beers and spirits from grain-to-glass in the nearby coastal town of Southwold, and their shop is stocked with their finest drinks and barware. You can even pop in for a tasting after visiting our showroom, why not?

If you’ve come by for the history, Hadleigh retains many of the 15th-century brick and timber framed buildings. Suffolk is famous it’s historic architecture, and Hadleigh has no less than 246 listed buildings; four of them Grade 1 – The Guildhall, St Mary’s Church, the Deanery Tower and the Coffee Tavern in the High Street where you can see beautifully detailed 17th century decorative plasterwork or ‘pargeting’. The town lies in the heart of Constable Country, so called because it produced two of our most famous artists – John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough – who were born and lived nearby and whose paintings celebrate the beauty of our big Suffolk skies and idyllic countryside.

As many of our lighting designs are inspired by our Great British heritage, we feel it’s our duty to appreciate the history of our surroundings. You’ll notice that many of our products are named after nearby locations across Suffolk and Norfolk. From hints of the coastline in our Scallop Wall Light and delicate strands of wheat in our Sussex Lights, the surroundings from which we built our brand upon are ever present in our design work.

Whether East or West, we hope you can visit us in one of our beautiful showrooms where we do our utmost to honour the modern country style we know you love.

Come and say hello to at The Ironworks, Lady Lane, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 6BQ. To see a little more of our showroom online and learn a little more about how we operate behind the scenes, read our interview with the showroom team. Feel free to give us a call on 01473 826685 or drop us an email at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk. We hope to see you soon!

For all of your home inspiration needs, be sure to keep up to date with our Instagram @jimlawrencemade and all of our mood boards on Pinterest. Don’t forget to tag us in all of your interior updates – we love seeing our products in their new homes.