Pale Meridian

Journal

Notes on warm lighting, calm rooms and the ideas behind the pieces we choose.

Library at dusk lit by a linen pendant, a floor lamp and a candle
9 October 2026 Warm White, Lumens and Kelvin: A Plain-English GuideWhat the numbers on a bulb box mean, which colour temperature suits which room, and how to layer three or four soft light sources so a...
Tiered linen pendant glowing in a warm cream living room
9 October 2026 How to Choose the Right Size Pendant LightPendants are easy to get wrong: too small and they look lost, too low and you hit your head. Simple rules for width and hanging height...
Close-up of ribbed rice paper lantern texture, warm backlight, Pale Meridian
26 September 2026 How to Clean and Care for Every Material We UseA material-by-material guide to keeping rice paper, rattan, travertine, marble and linen lighting looking the way it should — how we care for our own pieces,...
Calm Japandi living and dining room with two rice paper pendant lights
26 September 2026 What Is Japandi, Really?Japandi gets used as a catch-all term for anything beige and minimal. Here's what it actually means, and how the two traditions it borrows from work...