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Circular stripe rug pounds 59 (www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk, 0871 423 5656)Holly WilloughbyFirstly, you need to determine the nature each room and then select an appropriate light. For example in a bathroom, you want to look your best so you'll probably want vanity lighting around the mirror. In your children's bedroom, you need to create a feeling of safety so you'll want good overhead lights that illuminate the whole room.Another key factor is the type of bulb which affects the warmth of the light and also its energy use. The main types of bulb are incandescent, fluorescent and LED. Incandescent has a colour most similar to natural daylight. Fluorescent lights are used mainly in kitchens and workrooms as the long tubes provide illumination over a wide area. However owing to their harsh white light, they're not suitable for living rooms and others in which people relax. Here the soft yellow light of incandescent bulbs is more suitable.Second baby with hubby Dan Baldwin is due in May.To be truly effective, lighting has to be both functional and decorative. Fortunately, you have a wide array of lighting to choose to help you achieve these goals. The types of lights you can choose from include ceiling lights, chandeliers, floor lamps, table lamps, reading lights, wall lights, track lights and spotlights. When it comes to installing this lighting on your premises, there are a number of factors you need to consider.Lastly, there's the question of style and here you have a wide range of options. You can choose from classic and contemporary, conventional, trendy and stylish, rustic, Victorian, Tiffany, or tropical depending on the mood you want to create.Due in summer, she met the dad on ballet movie Black Swan.The main type of lighting is known as general or ambiance lighting. This is the general illumination we need to live and work with comfort and safety. Ambiance lighting can consist of everything from ceiling and wall-mounted lights to recessed or track lights.Expecting a baby girl in March with fianc Graham Quinn.Next we have task lighting. This is lighting which focuses on some specific activity we carry out regularly. In the average home, tasks generally include reading, writing, cooking, sewing, and you could even include eating. To create effective task lighting in your home, you need to carefully identify the function of each room so that you can choose the right type of lighting for that space. In a business, the range of tasks will be far wider and will depend on the type of operation. A simple example is an office desk light.More inspiration? Check out new products at the Baby Show at NEC Birmingham from 20-22 May, Earls Court from 28-30 October and Manchester Central 2-4 Sept; www.thebabyshow.co.uk.To see the wide range of options you have when it comes to domestic and commercial lighting, the best idea is to visit the web sites of online dealers and browse their illustrated catalogues. You can get all the information you need on available products and delivery times and you can place your order with confidence for prompt delivery.Furniture can be wood, white or coloured. Choose fun and funky accessories to brighten your baby's day.BEST for sophisticated, stylish mums like Victoria and Natalie. Wooden furniture can be accessorised in creams, off whites, pale yellow and brown. Such understated colours allow room for a feature wall or a stylestatement carpet. Baby K cot bumper pounds 54.99 (www.mothercare.com, 0844 875 5111)Baby Spice's second child with Jade Jones is due in May.johnlewis.com, 08456 049049) Bunny and Ted rug pounds 32 (www.next.co.uk, 0844 844 8333) Fun brightsLollicot pounds 150 (www.mothercare.com, 0844 875 5111)If you find yourself unsure of how to proceed, consider consulting with a lighting designer to assist you in creating the best lighting for your home. Read and learn as much as you can about bathroom vanity lights and lighting in your home. Good lighting planning, design and implementation will provide you enjoyable, practical and dramatic effects for your bathroom and your home in general.You should have many options for your bathroom vanity lights. Just as a luxurious soaking bath is a great way to begin or end the day, the lighting in your bathroom should provide you that warm, cozy feeling when you want. And when you need to see while grooming or shaving, vanity bathroom lights and lighting should make it easy to see.Skip Hop Zoo owl bookends pounds 29 (www.bibsandstuff.com) Lime wood tower pounds 20 www.matalan.co.uk, 0845 330 3330)Always choose light bulbs for bathroom vanity lights that provide light in the natural daylight spectrum. Bulbs that are mostly yellow or white will not show you how you will appear outside the bathroom, which makes applying makeup more difficult.� Task Lighting - is a direct beam of light that illuminates a particular area with very work-specific tasks, not intended to light the entire room. Task lighting can be a beam of light directed towards the reading area while in the tub, while shaving, reading, exercising on the treadmill, applying makeup or putting in your contact lenses. It can be turned on only when you need it. Use wall sconces on both sides of the mirror or medicine cabinet as bathroom vanity lights so that you benefit from lighting from both sides.Hoping for a baby girl this summer after three boys in a row.Sweet pastelsAtlantis crib, pounds 165 (www.mamasandpapas.com, 0845 268 2000)You also have to think about lighting fixtures. These are the structures that hold the bulb in the right position and provide power. You have a wide choice here including recessed lighting fixtures, indirect lighting fixtures, flush mounted, semi-flush mounted and track or monorail lighting. Remember that many types of lights require installation.Dog Night Light, pounds 8.50 (www.burford.co.uk, 01993 823117)Cot, peg rail, wardrobe and pictures all in PlastiKote Super spray paint 6.95 for 400ml Radiator spray paint pounds 7.99 for 400ml (www.plasti-kote.com)Holly and Myleene would love this look but it's not for the faint- hearted! Be brave and create a rainbow of colour.You should have both ambient lighting and task lighting in the bathroom. Here are lighting types for providing artificial bathroom light:Natalie PortmanAlma urban mini crib in harvest orange frame pounds 300 mattress from pounds 55 (www.bloombaby.com)� Decorative Lighting - these are lighting fixtures that draw attention to themselves as objects and they are used to create an effect. Chandeliers, candles (traditional and electric), fireplace, candelabra and low voltage pendant fixtures are examples of decorative lighting.Pumpkin dotty rocking chairpounds 50 B&Q (www.diy.com, 0845 850 0175)

Cot, peg rail, wardrobe and pictures all in PlastiKote Super spray paint 6.95 for 400ml Radiator spray paint pounds 7.99 for 400ml (www.plasti-kote.com)

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