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Making An Entrance | 10 Matt Black Porch Lights For The Heritage Home

Our heritage outdoor lighting designs are skilfully made in our Suffolk based workshop, using traditional metal working techniques to create the quality product you take home. Our outside lights will transform the look of your garden, entrance or outbuildings, making the most of architectural features and the natural beauty of your building materials. Choose from period splendour or simple country cottage styles to find your perfect outdoor light.

For classic styling, you can’t do better than matt black when it comes to exterior design. An historic colour that dates to the earliest days of blacksmithing, black hued ironmongery will give your home a smart and traditional feel that will never age. Our Matt Black is a clean uniform paint that looks striking no matter the setting, sitting bold against natural building materials like brick, stone, wood and plaster. Admire this smooth and durable finish across our varied offering of black porch lights.

THE HACKNEY OUTDOOR LANTERN

Our wall mounted Hackney Lantern is a handsome, vintage-style outdoor wall light that has been hand crafted from high quality steel and painted Matt Black for a quality look to your outdoor lighting scheme. Traditionally styled on the carriage lanterns of the 19th century, it has a an elegant swan neck arm, gently tapering frame and hand blown glass sheets that gives it a beautifully robust and practical design that will lend your garden, porch or outbuildings a sense of timeless charm.

An alternative to the wall mounted design, the Hackney Lantern with chain can be ceiling mounted to suspend in your porches and hallways. The Hackney Lantern comes supplied with 50cm of black chain and cable and a ceiling rose and fixing screws in the same finish. We also make a selection of wall brackets should you wish to hang your pendant lantern from a wall but keep the feature of the cable and chain.

THE SHIP’S LIGHT

Hand crafted from high quality forged iron that has been painted in our smart hard wearing Matt Black, the Ship’s Wall light features a hand blown glass shade encompassed in an industrial-style steel cage. Inspired by the deck lights once found on ocean liners and steamboats, the Ship’s Light is as stylish as it is hardy, capturing the essence of a vintage find rather than a new item you can easily purchase at the click of a button. Of course this is because they are hand crafted and finished by us, which means they are made to last just like the high quality designs of days done by. This might be why they have long been one of our most popular outdoor lights.

THE BOATHOUSE WALL LIGHT

This Wall Light is the beautiful Boathouse, a Gold Award Winner in the Best Lighting Category at the House Beautiful Awards. As the name suggests, this light has a lovely nautical feel that will enhance any outdoor setting whether a coastal property or a modern townhouse. A relatively small wall light, the Boathouse’s most appealing feature is the elegant spun brass bell shaped shade and short swan neck arm that has been painted in our smart and hardwearing Matt Black to complement its heritage roots.

THE PEACOCK LANTERN

A pretty vintage-style forged iron lantern made for your porch, garden and exterior walls. The Georgian style Peacock Lantern is one of our most popular outdoor wall lights, the sweet detail of the back mirror reflecting light from the bulb at night and the beauty of your garden during the day.

Hand crafted from solid, high quality forged iron that is renowned for its non-corrosive properties, this Peacock has been painted in our Matt Black for a simple, elegant matt finish. It also depicts a decorative peacock emblem stamped onto the cap. The Peacock Lantern is modestly sized so it will work well in a small space and it looks fabulous when hung in pairs either side of a doorway or in a row along a back wall.

THE FINSBURY LANTERN

A more pared down version of our best-selling Peacock, the Finsbury Lantern combines the classic elegance of a traditional outdoor wall light with modern LED technology, to produce a light that is as beautiful as it is practical.

Hand crafted from high quality steel that has been painted Matt Black for an authentic, traditional appearance, we’ve kept the design details of the Finsbury to a minimum to create a simple, linear wall light with an understated elegance that will complement a modern setting yet won’t look out of place in a traditional one

THE NEWPORT DOWNLIGHTER

A dream choice for the more contemporary home, our Newport Downlighter will provide beautiful accent lighting wherever it is used. This unique light projects subdued beams of warm light down your walls, perfect for illuminating house names and numbers, lining a path or lighting up a driveway.

THE COACH LANTERN


A decorative outdoor wall light in classic matt black, our Coach Lantern design takes the best old fashioned styling and combines it with modern lighting technology to produce a handsome exterior wall light that is as practical as it is pretty. Featuring hand blown glass panes with a forged iron cross lattice on the front for security and an attractive handle detail on the top housing, this is one for the traditional country cottage.

THE STANDARD CANTERBURY

Our solid steel Canterbury Lantern is a handsome outdoor pendant light that will instantly draw your eye thanks to its imposing proportions. Designed to illuminate your front door, porch or gateway, it has a robust quality and timeless elegance that will suit modern as well as period properties.

THE CARRIAGE LANTERN

The Carriage Lantern features a top mounted lamp holder, four metal corner pillars with ball finials top and bottom and hand blown glass panes: a pared back, more angular modern interpretation of traditional Victorian coach lanterns.

COMPLETE THE LOOK


A complete collection of front door furniture is a must have to ensure a stylish and picture perfect kerb appeal. Transform your front door into a thing of beauty with our collection of handcrafted door furniture in Matt Black, ensuring you achieve the perfect style to welcome you home.


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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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Our Bronze Metallic finish brings depth, warmth, a Our Bronze Metallic finish brings depth, warmth, and a statuesque elegance to your home. Each piece is coated in a rich lacquer designed to echo the patina of aged bronze, with subtle undertones of green, gold, and black for a refined, sculptural feel.⁠
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Swipe for two ways to style our Higham Table Lamp in this new finish, with a choice of lampshades in your favourite Jim Lawrence fabrics.⁠
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Tap the link in our bio to explore the full range of products in this collection.
Warm colours maintain a sense of softness in rooms Warm colours maintain a sense of softness in rooms we want to relax in, which is why we’ve married ochre, gold and sandy hues, each gently enhanced by the glow of candlelight. Accents of antiqued brass, beeswax, and bronze metallic further amplify these rich undertones to maintain a laid-back, considered look.⁠
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To shop this new look, tap the ‘Harmonise Your Home 💡 Mixing Metallics’ button via the link in our bio.
Your Jim Lawrence glass shades are designed to cat Your Jim Lawrence glass shades are designed to catch the light beautifully. Every now and then, a gentle polish with a soft cloth is all it takes to restore their perfect sparkle.⁠
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We recommend handling with care. Gloves can help keep fingerprints at bay, and a microfibre cloth ensures a streak-free shine.⁠
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Discover how to care for your glass and keep it looking as luminous as the day it arrived via the link in our bio.
Warm colours maintain a sense of softness in rooms Warm colours maintain a sense of softness in rooms we want to relax in, which is why we’ve married ochre, gold and sandy hues, each gently enhanced by the glow of candlelight. Accents of antiqued brass, beeswax, and bronze metallic further amplify these rich undertones to maintain a laid-back, considered look.⁠
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To shop this new look, tap the 'Harmonise Your Home 💡 Mixing Metallics' button via the link in our bio.
Light has the ability to transform a home, to soft Light has the ability to transform a home, to soften walls, warm rooms, and turn every corner into a place of quiet beauty.⁠
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The Maldon Wall Light captures this effortlessly. With its signature swan neck arm and wide candle tube holder, it blends classic elegance with contemporary grace. Designed to embrace a candle shade, it offers endless possibilities to harmonise with your interiors. Finished in Antiqued Brass, Matt Black and Beeswax, each option brings understated sophistication.⁠
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Turn your home into a sanctuary of light, warmth, and style. Explore the available finishes via the link in our bio.
From our hands to your home.⁠ ⁠ Our handles, p From our hands to your home.⁠
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Our handles, pulls and knobs are crafted as considered design elements, sculptural in form, purposeful in function, and forged to feel as good as they look. ⁠
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Every interior is shaped by its details. Pairing or contrasting handles across styles and finishes creates a visual rhythm that elevates both contemporary and classic spaces.⁠
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Shown here in Antiqued Brass, the Larder Drawer Pull is part of our wider handle collection spanning multiple styles and tones.⁠
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Explore more designs and finishes via the link in our bio.⁠
Introduce a soft glow.⁠ ⁠ From guiding guests Introduce a soft glow.⁠
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From guiding guests safely along pathways to highlighting house numbers and garden features, exterior lighting adds elegance, comfort, and connection after dark. ⁠
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Thoughtfully placed wall lights form a beautiful line of light in the winter, leading you home.⁠
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Discover more outdoor lighting solutions via the link in our bio.
When creating the scene for our classic cottage an When creating the scene for our classic cottage and farmhouse kitchen, we mapped out a vintage-inspired palette of copper, clay, and brass. Together these tones usher in a gentle rusticity and plenty of character to a room that ends up feeling curated but lovingly lived-in, as every home space should.
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To shop the final look or seek inspiration for your next interiors mood board, tap the ‘Harmonise Your Home 💡 Mixing Metallics’ button via the link in our bio.
Founded in 2017 by creative duo and husbands Jamie Founded in 2017 by creative duo and husbands Jamie Watkins and Tom Kennedy, @divinesavages draw inspiration from history, culture, fashion and the natural world, creating luxury British-made wallpapers and fabrics designed to make a statement.⁠
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It was a pleasure to catch up with the inspirational Bath-based pair to discuss their magical showroom, what inspires them day-to-day, and the importance of old-school craftsmanship.⁠
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Tap the ‘On the Blog 🏡’ link in our bio to read more from our latest Beautiful Homes feature.
Drawing on the charm of classic cottage and farmho Drawing on the charm of classic cottage and farmhouse interiors, a vintage palette of copper, clay and brass usher in a gentle rusticity and plenty of character to the kitchen.⁠
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To shop this new look, tap the 'Harmonise your home 💡 Mixing metallics' button via the link in our bio.
Perfect for high or vaulted ceilings in either a t Perfect for high or vaulted ceilings in either a town or country home, our largest and most ornate pendant is our showstopping Montgomery. 

This bold design enhances a period interior with its dramatic but delicately made qualities. With its beautiful Rococo style scrolled ironwork and delicate acanthus leaf design finished in old gold, its beauty is a testament to the skills of our Suffolk craftsmen. ⁠

Named after the town of Montgomery in Wales, this Baroque design was influenced by the nearby Powis Castle, a medieval castle, fortress, and country house now cared for by the National Trust. 

Though grand, this large light blends beautifully into all manner of homes, as evidenced here by the gorgeous setting of @tillydrinehouse. For us, it takes about 14 hours to make the Montgomery from scratch, so you can revel in the quality of craftsmanship for many years to come. If you’d like a closer look, tap this reel via the link in our bio.
By popular request, we are pleased to present the By popular request, we are pleased to present the beautifully heavy-weighted Westley Door Knocker in our Antiqued Brass finish. With its timeless appeal and warm character, it makes a striking addition to any front door and creates a truly welcoming first impression.⁠
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Antiqued brass is an incredibly versatile finish, complementing any colour palette and natural materials such as brick, stone, plaster, or woodwork. Equally at home on a modern property or a period one, this classic piece adds personality, style, and a sense of lasting refinement.⁠
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It may seem like a small detail, but a well-chosen door knocker carries both visual and emotional weight. ⁠
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For more information on this finish please tap the link in bio.
Feeling motivated to welcome fresh light into your Feeling motivated to welcome fresh light into your home for the year ahead? Our showrooms are open from 2nd January, ready to offer all the inspiration you might need.⁠
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If a visit to London is part of your plans, do step into our newest showroom in beautiful Pimlico. If you are wandering the historic streets of Bath, you can find us on the ever-inspiring Walcot Street. And in Suffolk, our Hadleigh showroom sits alongside our workshop, where all of our designs are handmade.⁠
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For those unable to visit us in person, our website brings together our full range of lighting, textiles and homeware, making it easy to explore ideas and create a home for 2026 that truly reflects your style.⁠
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Visit our website via the link in bio.
The New Year offers a natural pause to reassess ou The New Year offers a natural pause to reassess our spaces and the details within them. ⁠
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Our latest designs balance thoughtful craftsmanship with practical elegance, from the confident form of our triple bar pendants, to the versatility of our conduit system, each piece is designed with purpose. New wide cone shades bring a softer silhouette, while tactile finishes such as stone gently diffuse light and add depth.⁠
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For a subtle statement, explore the refined utility rail and our timeless cafe curtain rods. This curated selection of some of our most popular designs reflects our ongoing commitment to form, function and enduring style, making it effortless to light your projects with confidence and character.⁠
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Click the link in bio to find out more about our newest designs.
We love how @gillytoddinteriors has styled this st We love how @gillytoddinteriors has styled this star wall light against bold, emotive wallpaper. The beautifully sculpted lines of the furniture create a striking contrast, showing how classic and vibrant elements can come together in perfect harmony, for a playful take on timeless interiors.⁠
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For more details on our star wall lights please click the link in our bio.
Lighting has a wonderful way of softening a space, Lighting has a wonderful way of softening a space, helping rooms feel calm, welcoming and beautifully balanced.⁠
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Plug-in pendants bring a sense of presence and intimacy, perfect for defining dining areas or bedside spaces, while wall lights introduce a calming mid-level glow without cluttering floors or ceilings. Spotlights offer a more focused touch, ideal for drawing attention to shelves, artwork or quiet corners in need of light.⁠
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Our collection offers effortless style with no rewiring required.⁠
Simply plug in, switch on, and enjoy beautifully balanced light exactly where you need it. ⁠
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Explore our plug-in range from pendants and spotlights to wall lights, and discover the art of easy, elegant lighting. Link in bio⁠
Daval furniture design & manufacture beautiful mad Daval furniture design & manufacture beautiful made-to-measure kitchens from their factory and showroom in Huddersfield. Established in 1978, their  founder David Bodsworth was working as a trained cabinet maker when he decided to start a business designing and selling furniture for people’ homes.⁠
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Beautifully made furniture deserves to be beautifully lit, which is why we love seeing our own heritage designs paired with theirs.⁠
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See more at daval-furniture.co.uk, and for more kitchen lighting inspiration click the link in our bio.
It is always a pleasure to see our lights so beaut It is always a pleasure to see our lights so beautifully styled. 

In this timeless living room, @laura_whiteway_interiors has curated the Fleur wall lights and the 3-arm Classic pendant, which perfectly compliments the soft, earthy palette. The Fleur wall lights frame the fireplace elegantly, creating stunning pillars for the beautiful garland.

The overall look feels effortless, with Rosie and Darcy adding just the right touch of warmth, tying together all the muted shades in the space. 🐾
2025 has been a truly inspiring year, and we have 2025 has been a truly inspiring year, and we have loved sharing in the beautiful spaces you have created.⁠
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To celebrate some of the interiors we have had the privilege of being part of, here is a selection of style inspiration from the wonderful homes and customers who chose Jim Lawrence this year.⁠
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We are always moved by the warmth and character you bring to our lights, pairing them with rich textiles, layered colours and textures, and thoughtful details that come together to create rooms that feel both elegant and effortlessly lived in.⁠
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Our thanks go to the collaborators whose thoughtful styling showcases Jim Lawrence products at their very best. 💡⁠
We would like to wish all our lovely customers a H We would like to wish all our lovely customers a Happy Christmas and take a moment to thank you for your continued support over the years. Every piece we create is still made with the same care, skill and love for British craftsmanship that started it all.⁠
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It has been an exciting year with the opening of our new showroom in the Pimlico Road and we can't wait to share all the new ideas that we have been working on for 2026.⁠
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.⁠
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Jim & Sheena
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