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  • July 4, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

Plumbing first fix is choosing where your water, waste, and heating system pipes go. In order to do this, you need to know where your toilets, sinks, showers, dishwasher, washing machines, underfloor heating, etc will eventually be situated in your house. It involves pre-planning and we thought we’d pre-planned! You know that feeling when you […]

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  • first fix, Lighting Design, Lighting Designers, Monica Duggan, Newsletter, plumbing, Renovation, selfbuild, willie duggan
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  • June 20, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

Last week I spoke about switching so that this week I could move onto first fix without tripping over myself. I can’t seem to get away from the electrics these days 😉 Some might not know what is involved in the first fix. Well in simple terms, it is when the electrician first starts to […]

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  • Deconstructing, electrician, first fix, Lighting Design, Monica Duggan, new build, renovate, Self build, willie duggan, wiring
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  • June 6, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

Lighting is clearly a major part of my life so I knew I’d have quite a lot to talk about when it came to this part of my blog. I struggled with where to start when discussing the subject, do I delve into the first fix electrics or take a step back and talk about […]

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  • Blog Post, Deconstructing, decorative lighting, Lighting, lighting controls, Lighting Design, Lighting Designers, lighting switches, Monica Duggan, Power of Switching, scene setting, Self Build Newsletter, switching, willie duggan
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  • June 1, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

When lighting what some might call was your ‘standard’ home, people tend to believe that there is no need to pay for the services of a lighting designer. However, and of course, we tend to differ! So what value do we bring to a standard home that warrants paying for the service of a lighting […]

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  • downlights, Electrics, Floor Plan, functional lighting, Home renovation, kitchen, Kitchen Design, Lighting Design, lighting designer, Lighting Plan, lighting tips, Monica Duggan, mood lighting, newbuild, Renovation, selfbuild, willie duggan
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  • May 23, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

This week is a little different to the last few weeks as I’m not leaving my kitchen….just yet. See, I told you I love this space! Kitchen lighting is such a difficult area for people to get their heads around so thought I would focus there this week while the kitchen is still fresh in […]

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  • Blog Post, Cottage Design, Deconstructing, Details, downlights, Kitchen Design, Kitchen lighting, Lighting Design, lighting designer, Monica Duggan, Pendants, Retro Fit, Self build, Spotlights, willie duggan
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  • May 18, 2021
  • Monica Duggan

The last two weeks on social media we’ve introduced you all to our new ‘experiential showroom’ a place where you won’t come to shop as much as to understand and experience the power of lighting so that when it comes to your project you’ll know a little more about what you want. I thought it […]

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  • Blog Post, Design, Experience, experiential showroom, Lighting, Lighting Design, Monica Duggan, mood lighting, new york, retail, sonos, willie duggan
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