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5 Top Tips For Creating Amazing Outdoor Spaces

Who doesn’t want more living space these days? With commuting and travel restricted, we’re all looking to maximise our living spaces, and to make meaningful use of every inch of our properties. If ...

The 2020 Virtual RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The RHS has cancelled all events through the end of June, but you can still get a taste of Chelsea magic via the web… The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the biggest event on any British gardening enthu...

Steampunk Design: Introducing our all-new Café Racer Collection

Company director Jeff Fuller brings us up to speed on the latest offering… Hi Jeff. Congratulations on the launch of your new collection! Tell us a bit about the inspiration behind it… The 1960s Br...

We’re on lockdown – which makes this the perfect time to say “thank you”

There’s nothing better to keep up our spirit than a little dose of gratitude… For many of us, being on lockdown is far from a pleasant indoor interlude. Instead, this has been an extremely challeng...

Its official: We are now Gwyn Carless At The Light Yard

The natural next step in the evolution of our partnership… Times have turned quite unpredictable for small businesses like ours, and we are currently taking all precautions needed to keep our team ...

Part 4 - How craftspeople are leading the sustainability movement

In the fourth installment in our craftsmanship series, we’ll show you how makers and designers are leading a sustainability movement that is transforming the artisanal into the essential Craftsmans...

Part 3 - A day in the life of a master craftsman

In the third installment of our craftsmanship series, we chat with master craftsman Gwyn Carless to find out what a day spent in his Derbyshire studio looks like… This month, we’re celebrating our ...

Part 2 - Modern craftsmanship: a new lease of life?

In the second installment of our special craftsmanship series, we’ll look at signs that craftsmanship is gaining in popularity, following a shift in consumer value perception… Industrialised manufa...

Part 1 - The modest master craftsman marks 25 years in the industry

The first installment in our new craftsmanship blog post series… It’s shaping up to be a momentous year for Gwyn Carless at The Light Yard. 2020 saw The Light Yard rebranding to reflect our exclusi...

LEDs: The bulbs behind the lighting revolution

LEDs have come a long way since their expensive, blue-light emitting early models… LED bulbs are putting the past behind them. For many years, LED bulbs were very expensive and unreliable, however ...