
The Death of the Big Light: Why Living Room Lighting Went Lamp-Only in 2026
This piece has been folded into our fuller, updated guide: The Big Light Is Dead: How Living Room Lighting Became Britain’s Favourite Argument – And the £9 Fix Before the Nights Draw In. Everything covered here – the lamp-only trend, warm bulb choices, the WiZ-versus-Hue question and the budget room setups – now lives in that guide, refreshed for the autumn. Please head over for the current version.




