Where to buy

HOLLOWAYS OF LUDLOW 020 7602 5757; hollowaysofludlow.com

LIGHTING IN A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS AND STYLES, INCLUDING LINEAR FITTINGS FOR ISLANDS, CLASSIC ENAMEL AND GLASS PENDANTS, AND DESIGN CLASSICS BY THE LIKES OF POUL HENNINGSEN.

HECTOR FINCH LIGHTING 020 7731 8886; hectorfinch.com

GOOD FOR GLASS AND METAL PENDANT LIGHTS, PLUS PENDANTS ON RODS FOR HANGING OVER ISLANDS. JOHN CULLEN LIGHTING 020 7371 9000; johncullenlighting.com

ARCHITECTURAL SPECIALIST THAT SELLS LOW-GLARE SPOTLIGHTS AND FLEXIBLE HIDDEN STRIPS FOR UNITS. OFFERS A LIGHTING DESIGN SERVICE.

ORIGINAL BTC 020 7351 2130;

originalbtc.com CERAMIC, METAL AND GLASS PENDANT LIGHTS WITH A SIMPLE, TRADITIONAL-MEETS-MODERN LOOK, HANDMADE IN THE UK.

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY The lettering on these vintage kitchen cabinets looks wonderfully romantic, but could also be deployed to useful effect, labelling drawers for spices, cutlery and so on. The Stencil Library sells copperplatestyle stencils in custom sizes so you can create your own words