Fairy lights generally don't come in as many variations, but you can use them in rooms with more USB ports than wall outlets, which makes them a viable alternative to string lights. Should I hire ...

Smart lights allow you to get the best of the big bright light and a dimly lit warm glow.

Series like Yarros’s Empyrean and Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses – which are also often referred to as “fairy porn” for the emphasis on romance – have reached millions of ...

Animation and illumination The week also includes crowd-pleasers like a Studio Ghibli show at Art Science Museum (until 2 February), and the annual favourite the Light to Night Festival (17 ...