TeeshaaJournalBuying Guides

buying guides.

Guides to choosing, sizing and living with alabaster light. Written for homeowners, architects and designers, with the numbers you need.

Buying Guides6 min read Chandelier Size Guide for Indian Living RoomsThe length-plus-width rule for Indian room sizes, how low a chandelier can hang under 2.7 m, sharing a ceiling with a fan, and scale against the sofa.Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Bedside Lighting: Wall Lights or Table Lamps?Wall lights, table lamps or a pendant at the bedside: how to choose, with mounting heights, colour temperature, switching and the pieces that suit ...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Linear or Round Pendant: Which Suits Your Table?Match the light to the table: linear for long rectangles, round for round and square tables. Length, diameter and height rules with a size table.Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Lighting a Double-Height Space: Stairwells, Voids and Tall Living RoomsDouble-height lighting is proportion, not brightness: a vertical composition read from two levels, 2.1 m clear over treads, and access planned befo...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read How Many Pendants Over a Kitchen Island, and How Far ApartPendant count by island length, 60 to 75 cm spacing, 75 to 90 cm above the counter, task light, grease and steam, and which alabaster pendants suit...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read How High to Hang a Pendant Light Over a Dining TableThe 75 to 90 cm rule, a drop table by ceiling height, what a false ceiling changes, one piece or a row by table shape, and dimming for dinner.Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Ring Chandelier Size Guide: Diameter, Drop and Table WidthHow to size a ring chandelier: diameter against table width and room size, drop height, nested rings and LED versus E27, with Teeshaa's Halo sizes.Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read How to Choose an Alabaster Table LampLamp heights by surface with a size table, whether alabaster is bright enough to read by, what lit stone looks like at close range, placement and c...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Wall Sconce Height and Placement: Bedside, Corridor, MirrorMounting heights for wall sconces by location, with a table, corridor spacing, when to use pairs, how to switch and dim them, and what alabaster do...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read Alabaster Pendant Lights: Single, Cluster or Linear?Which pendant format suits which spot, with drop heights by location, a spacing table for islands and tables, and the Teeshaa series to look at for...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read How to Choose an Alabaster Chandelier: Size, Drop and RoomA size table for Indian rooms and tables, drop heights for false ceilings and double heights, and how to choose between ring, radial and vertical f...Read the guide
Buying Guides6 min read What Is Alabaster, and Why Does It Glow?Alabaster is a translucent gypsum stone. Why it glows from within, why no two blocks match, how thickness changes the light, and what to check befo...Read the guide

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