Living Room Lighting Ideas for After the Clocks Go Back: Why Britain Switched Off the Big Light in 2026 – And the £4 Bulb That Matters More Than the Lamp
Editor’s note: this piece has been folded into our fuller guide, The Big Light Is Dead: How Living Room Lighting Became Britain’s Favourite Argument – And the £9 Fix Before the Nights Draw In, which now carries everything from this article – the sleep science read properly, the £4 bulb and the Kelvin and lumen numbers that matter, the four-lamp IKEA basket for £51, where the lamps go, the honest verdict on rechargeable lamps, IKEA’s £6 smart bulb versus Hue, and what it all costs to run. Please read and bookmark that version; it’s the one we keep updated.
