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Boot Room Style For Spring | Spruce Up Your Storage Space

A boot room, a porch, a utility room. These practical spaces might be where you stash your walking shoes and hide your coats to keep the rest of the house tidy, but there’s no need to overlook this wonderful styling opportunity. For busy families, dog owners and anyone who enjoys the outdoor life, a well organised boot room is a must have space that will revolutionise your home. If you can keep your coats, shoes, wellies, dog leads, umbrellas, schoolbags and any other outdoorsy kit in one designated place, it will make a huge difference to the rest of your house.

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. Follow our simple tips to clear away clutter and add a few well chosen light, wall and door fittings and you can create a boot room to be proud of.

LIGHTING WITH UTILITY IN MIND

BROOKE WALL LIGHT


This is a sconce your home really can’t live without! The Brooke Wall Light is versatile in that you can decide with orientation works best in your room…fix up or down depending on your preference.⁠ The Brooke is paired here with our 20cm medium Pendant French Drum Shade in Soft Gold Cow Parsley cotton. Known for its versatility, cotton is one of the most commonly used fabrics for lamp shade as it is lightweight, durable and has a softness which is ideal for diffusing light evenly around a room. Our cow parsley has a relatively large weave that gives it a wonderful texture akin to linen. It is uniform appearance and brings a rustic and understated beauty for a laid-back look.

STANTON PENDANT LIGHT

 An on-trend, versatile pendant light with a minimalist design that shows off the beauty of the bulb inside, our Stanton Pendant is a popular choice for kitchens, hallways, boot rooms and bedrooms. The Stanton Pendant’s slim and architectural lines are striking in a vatiety of finishes, but it’s the bold contrast of Matt Black which invites an industrial inspired silhouette into this space.

HARDWEARING METALWORK FOR A HERITAGE FEEL

You don’t need a lot of space, just some well thought out storage solutions to keep clutter at bay. If built-in cabinets are a non-starter, use a bench, chest, baskets or crates to store your kit and double up as somewhere to sit to pull off your wellies. Coat hooks are wonderful for keeping those essential coats, bags and leads handy but out of the way, while a mirror will make a small space seem larger. Those all essential wall and/or ceiling lights will create welcoming layers of light to illuminate your space all year round.

RAMSHOLT COAT HOOK

There’s always something to tuck away, so you can never have too many storage solutions like wall hooks. ⁠⁠The Ramsholt Coat Hook is attractive traditionally forged double coat hook in a hammered matt black finish.
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We make plenty of hooks in a selection of our beautiful finishes and ensure they are straightforward to fit on the wall or door for whichever purpose you need. Using our hooks in the nook of fitted cabinetry in a cloakroom for example is a thoughtful solution, leaving the floor space free to feel open, roomy and uncluttered with plenty of tucked away storage for any necessities.⁠⁠

THORNHILL MIRROR

A beautifully hand crafted and generously sized mirror that will give the illusion of further space in a smaller room. All our mirrors are hand forged and high quality – an everlasting home accessory to enhance any home.

INTERNAL LETTER PLATE

Banish draughts by using an internal letter plate on the inside of your door. A wonderfully weighty piece in forged iron to complete the look of your door furniture.

FOXHALL DOOR HANDLE

Transform your interior doors from just a utility into a feature you can admire. Our hand crafted brass and forged iron drop handles are made with an extensive collection of period and contemporary back plates to suit any home style. Match with our latch sets, locks and other home accessories to dress up your existing door and window furniture.

These delightful Foxhall handles are supplied in pairs with matching fixing screws and a spindle that can be cut down to the depth of your door. Sprung on one side and made by us in Suffolk, every detail has been meticulously crafted by our talented team in the workshop.

HANDMADE SOFT FURNISHINGS | CHOOSING COMFORT AND COLOUR

Useful as they are, boot rooms can be draughty and cold, so it is worth incorporating some draught excluding solutions into your scheme.
Our beautiful internal letter plates are designed with a flap to keep out unwanted draughts and a heavy curtain in wool or tweed hung from a portiere rod or pole above the door is a brilliant way to keep out the cold whilst adding a heritage touch to your room.
To keep that clean, uncluttered look to your boot room, keep your decor to a minimum. Use handcrafted metal fixtures for door furniture, light switches and plug sockets, whilst adding softness with a fabric shade and some complementary coloured cushions.

FABRIC IN SOFT GOLD COW PARSLEY

When it came to choosing a colour palette for our new Cow Parsley Fabric, it was clear that plucking Jim and Sheena’s favourite views from their Suffolk farm would be translated into this new collection.⁠ An ode to the beautiful countryside we call home, Soft Gold is inspired by the glowing warmth of late September light, fire embers in December and the flourishing tones of daffodils come March. This collection conjures memories just like these: kicking off muddy boots at the doorstep and warming your hands on the radiator, admiring the first blooms of spring and the hum of wildlife in the trees. Our Cow Parsley collection neatly encapsulates all of these small seasonal joys into something you can admire all year round as part of your interior.
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HUNSTANTON VELVET CUSHION COVER IN SAFFRON

One for the maximalists. Our new Saffron Velvet is a highly pigmented cadmium yellow that adds drama and vibrancy to your decor. Choose from three lampshade styles and beautifully plush cushion covers to match.

WATERFORD CUSHION COVER IN ELEPHANT LINEN

A softer take on matching with matt black, this charcoal coloured linen in Pewter has a gorgeous dusky tone. Our Waterford Linens are soft, tactile fabrics made up of a selection of gorgeous dusky tones that lend themselves beautifully to soft furnishings, whether curtains, shades or cushions. Linen is a beautifully soft yet tough natural fabric that is prized throughout the world for its versatility. Used everywhere from bedding to upholstery and lampshades, families would pass their linen to the next generation such is its durability and longevity.

2 GANG MODULAR GRID SWITCH

Give your room an instant update by accompanying your favourite Jim Lawrence products with our matching switches and sockets. 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 we are all over familiar with, but with us you can find a unique alternative and never have to forsake style for function.

This 2 gang black modular grid switch features a hand forged steel hammered plate, finished in matt black to complete the uniform look alongside your lighting and other accessories.

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Do you want to see more? We are very proud of the quality of our workmanship and designs that we feel highlight the skill of our workers and their ability to make products that suit both contemporary and period properties. To view all of our home accessories and lighting visit our website.

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Welcome to the Jim Lawrence Style Journal.

We are a British interiors company creating beautiful lighting, ironwork and home furnishings from our Suffolk workshop.

This is where we share ideas that we love, show sneak peeks behind the scenes of our brand and offer a unique insight into classic design.

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Celebrating the mesmerising qualities of glass, we Celebrating the mesmerising qualities of glass, we designed our dainty Orfila Collection with a cut glass pendant shade and a slim, delicate arm and flex which gives these lights a charming weightlessness. ⁠
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Our favourite spots to enjoy these lights include (but are not limited to) multiple pendants lining a bar, a trio above a kitchen islands and the wall light perfectly placed to softly illuminate a bedside.⁠
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Finding harmony in a space isn't always easy, but Finding harmony in a space isn't always easy, but @heavenandstubbsofficial have captured the essence of a warm and well-loved vintage style room that is both crammed with storage and sophisticatedly simple in presentation.⁠
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Balancing colour is integral to the mood of a room, so using @farrowandball's intense India Yellow to bring out the gold undertones in our brass which in turn brings out the grain in the beautiful antique wood funiture...we think that's rather clever. ⁠
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The Butler Rise and Fall Pendant is hand crafted from solid, natural brass and inspiredby the brass and copperware found in beautiful Victorian homes. It features a spun brass shade, period detailing on the collar and matching brown flex. The light has a lovely tactile quality that befits its handmade nature and helps it to slip, rather effortlessly, into the heart of many a heritage home.⁠
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⁠Photographed by @malondaphotos.
With pictures like these, it's easy to see why the With pictures like these, it's easy to see why the Larder Drawer Pulls have become the go-to for bringing a subtle vintage charm to kitchen design. Offering up a hearty helping of country modern styling, the interior of @strawtopcottage packs in plenty of warm brass detailing whilst maintaining a carefully considered and thoughtful look.⁠
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Head to our door and window collections on the website to shop all of our cupboard and drawer handles and enjoy this look in your own home.⁠
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Our beautiful Bloomsbury pendant is an impeccable Our beautiful Bloomsbury pendant is an impeccable choice for this room. This large pendant is dressed up with a hand finished collar up top and ring beneath, framing the expertly hand blown glass shade and drawing the eye to this warm and welcoming traditional dining space spotted on @inigo.house. 
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All of our pendant lights come supplied with either 50cm of braided cable if they are below 5kg in weight, or with 1 metre of cable and chain if they are above 5kg. Both the cable and chain can be shortened easily at home so you can achieve the look you love.
It’s all about texture when it comes to relaxed It’s all about texture when it comes to relaxed coastal style 🐚 

Our Scallop Wall Light pairs sculptural grooves with a vintage finish that will further tarnish and deepens over time for luxuriously rustic look.
Inspired by the diversity of your homes, we’ve c Inspired by the diversity of your homes, we’ve curated an exquisite new collection of wall, pendant and flush fitting ceiling lights in bright airy glass and stunning metal tones to suit all manner of spaces.⁠
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With cosier homes in mind, we’ve embraced #contemporarycottage styling with space-saving at the fore.⁠
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Suited to smaller rooms where you still wish to utilise statement lighting for key areas - like breakfast-bars, hallways, and those awkward but charming nooks throughout the home - this collection proves that functionality and beauty can go hand in hand.⁠
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Visit the link in our bio to visit out blog and view the latest Cottage Glass Collection, plus new flush ceiling lights and an addition to our #OutdoorLighting range which we think you might be rather fond of...
Adding a decorative shade will invigorate a room a Adding a decorative shade will invigorate a room and enhance existing light fittings with contrasting fabric or a beautiful blend of colour. Easy to install Colourful Candle Clip Lampshades offer excellent versatility for all styles of wall lighting.⁠
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Handmade in Suffolk by our talented Soft Furnishings team, there is a wide offering of clip on lampshades in a classic candle shade shape, french drum or dainty tapered style. Expertly crafted to add a decorative touch of colour and pattern for livening up darker nooks of the home, these shades are easy to clip on and swap between fittings, allowing for greater personal choice and creativity.⁠
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Visit our Style Journal via the link in our bio to see some of our most favourite colourful candle clip designs.
We are proud to be #ManufacturingInEngland At Jim We are proud to be #ManufacturingInEngland

At Jim Lawrence we have built a reputation for making beautiful lighting and home accessories using traditional techniques. From our earliest beginnings when the business was set up from the kitchen table of Jim and Sheena’s Suffolk farmhouse, we have remained steadfast in our aim to be an outstanding British manufacturer of lighting and home accessories.

To this end, all Jim Lawrence products are designed, assembled and finished in-house. The Suffolk workshops employ skilled teams of craftsmen and women in an array of processes. 

Everything from laser cutting, spinning, welding, black smithing, antiquing, beeswaxing, polishing, painting and shade making...that’s us! Thanks to our latest business development we can now add artisanal glass blowing and pressing to our exciting roster of manufacturing skills.

We know how things are made matters to you too, which is why we will be sharing more behind the scenes of our workshops so you can fully appreciate the work that goes into even the smallest Jim Lawrence products that you take home. With every purchase you continue to keep these skills alive. Thank you 💡
How we love to see our new products coming through How we love to see our new products coming through in in our tagged images! @ourealingtownhouse has styled the Maldon just as we invisioned. ⁠
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The Maldon’s design incorporates an elegant swan neck shade arm with a wide candle tube holder to produce a pretty wall sconce with a classic outline that (as you can see) looks fabulous adorning the bedside where it will add lovely layers of light to your scheme.
Say hello to the Harbour.⁠ ⁠ A new, nautical-s Say hello to the Harbour.⁠
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A new, nautical-style outdoor wall light with a touch of industrial chic about it, our Harbour Wall Light is the latest addition to our Outdoor Lighting Collection. Little brother to our award-winning Bulkhead Light, the Harbour incorporates many of the same design elements wrapped up in a smaller size. Ideal for gardens, courtyards and outbuildings, visit the link in our bio to see more of this lovely new design.
The Club: our most sought after wall light. A firm The Club: our most sought after wall light. A firm favourite of our wide clientele, the Club Wall Light is a staple for many homes no matter the style. Whilst it was designed with the intention to suit any room, it never ceases to amaze us just how much it does... ⁠ ⁠
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The swan neck arm and spun shade blends into such a variety of decors, spanning many architectural eras and always popping against any colour scheme.⁠
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We’ve created a range of perfect partners for the Club Wall Light, with some daintier alternatives if you adore the look but are short on space. Our highly skilled metal workers have created a whole family of products with timeless quality, all available to be used in your gorgeous interiors. ⁠
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If you are loyal to the Club family and want to find an addition to your lighting collection, join the club and take a peek at our brand new Flush Mount Ceiling Light via the link in our bio.⁠
An ode to our classic double wall lighting.⁠ ⁠ An ode to our classic double wall lighting.⁠
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The first designs we ever made (some 25+ years ago) were elegant double wall lights that were stylish but simple enough to suit many different rooms of the home.⁠
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We offer a handful more than we did back then, each design offering gentle pools of light that elevate a space no matter the setting. Whether a smaller design made for creating cosy corners out of alcoves and other architectural apertures - or larger styles that make a feature all on their own - there are plenty to choose from.⁠
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We are steadfast in our belief that a blend of traditional metalworking techniques and innovation in the craft ensures that each product is versatile enough for a range of interior trends whilst retaining the timeless charm you keep coming back for. ⁠
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Visit our wall lighting collection on the website to enjoy the entire collection.⁠
Are you passionate about interiors and British man Are you passionate about interiors and British manufacturing? We are seeking a part-time Sales Assistant for our Showroom on Bath's historic Walcot Street.⁠
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Sales & Marketing team and become an integral part of ensuring our heritage of designing and manufacturing award-winning products is maintained.⁠
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If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us for an informal chat or send your CV to us at recruitment@jim-lawrence.co.uk or call us on on 01787 880620 for further details.
When the outdoors is so brilliantly lit by summer When the outdoors is so brilliantly lit by summer sunshine, it is only natural to want to brighten up what’s indoors too. ⁠
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Whilst our most popular Antique Brass and Matt Black finishes tend to take the floor, our painted finishes are an excellent solution for those who are after something lighter and brighter.⁠
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Whether a romantic chandelier like the Florentine in Clay, a softly gilded Old Ivory Wall Light like such as our Single Jalousie or a charming country Shaker Green Pantry Pendant, we have plenty of painted finish options for a multitude of lighting styles.
Perfect Partners | The Barbican Range⁠ ⁠ Alway Perfect Partners | The Barbican Range⁠
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Always aiming to bring you the best of English manufacturing coupled with designs we know you love, we have begun to build on existing designs so that you can match your Jim Lawrence lighting throughout the home. ⁠
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Our Barbican range helps to suffuse more traditional country homes with a soft take on industrial style. Choose from a pendant, wall or brand new flush ceiling light to enjoy the beauty of this spun brass shade in three different ways.⁠
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Visit the link in our bio to enjoy our latest lighting launch where you will find our new flush fitting ceiling lights to complete your collection.
For heritage homes that favour more contemporary s For heritage homes that favour more contemporary styling, you can’t do better than Nickel. Bright and glossy, this quality finish lends itself perfectly to bathrooms, but also stands out beautifully in other rooms of the house. ⁠
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Created by plating solid brass with highly polished nickel and finishing it with a flash coating of chrome, here is one of your favourite Jim Lawrence lights in lustruous Nickel.⁠ The Cheltenham's embody a vintage glamour that plants a powerful retro punch in bathroom interiors. Though certainly not reserved for illuminating a bathroom mirror - they do often take pride of place here - adding a softly diffused glow through their fluted glass shades.⁠
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Photograph from @johnstonparkeinteriors
As is typical of @humphreymunson, here is an acute As is typical of @humphreymunson, here is an acutely elegant kitchen corner featuring our Orla Pendant. Putting beauty on par with practicality is a fine skill: one which the Humphrey Munson team achieve effortlessly every time.⁠
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Like the smaller Ava and Mia lighting designs, our Orla features an enchanting tear drop fluted shade. Created with kitchen islands in mind, the Orla is a wonderful choice for breakfast bars and dining areas where the quality of the hand blown glass allows you to create a magical focal point.⁠
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Photographed by @paullmcraig.⁠
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Perfect Partners | The Shotley Range⁠ ⁠ Always Perfect Partners | The Shotley Range⁠
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Always aiming to bring you the best of English manufacturing coupled with designs we know you love, we have begun to build on existing designs so that you can match your Jim Lawrence lighting throughout the home. ⁠
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Our Shotley range marries traditional metalworking techniques and a crisp glass shade: a striking partnership of vintage styling with all the benefits of a contemporary design. Choose from a pendant, wall or brand new flush ceiling light to ensure you capture functionality and ambience in perfect harmony.⁠
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Visit the link in our bio to enjoy our latest lighting launch.
Something a bit different for our sought-after Ray Something a bit different for our sought-after Raydon Wall Lights in this interior from @macfarlanevanderheul. Typically chosen for bathroom use thanks to their IP44 rating, these retro-look lights do not have to be confined to one space. ⁠
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This fitted dressing table was created in collaboration with @kitchensbyholloways, and the ultra relaxed palette was drawn from the curtains by @libertyfabrics.
A trio of Thornton Pendants in the kitchen of @the A trio of Thornton Pendants in the kitchen of @thebuildingofus____ made by @crouch_design. This room is truly working its monochrome magic on us! The brass detailing sings against that shock of dark paint: a deep, sophisticated black named after the famous no.10.⁠
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The fluted glass on the Thornton is so expertly created by our glassblowers that it appears to drape effortlessly over the brass fitting, creating a pretty scalloped edge to admire whether the lights are off or on. Vintage in appearance but perfectly suited to a modern room like this one, the Thornton's are as diverse as you like, adding a delicate glass feature to your interior that you simply won't be able to take your eyes off...
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