Linda Mitchell Talks LED Lighting, Style & Lessons Learned


Linda has just completed building her stylish home new in Sydney’s North shore and sits down with us to talk about her creative lighting design and Lights2you experience.




Linda, you contacted us earlier last year and claimed you knew “nothing about lighting”. What would you say you know about lighting today?

I don’t think I could have ever imagined how much of a difference great lighting can make to a home. I knew that I wanted a cohesive lighting design which was modern and simplistic (echoing the houses style), and I also wanted to use LED simply because it was all that everyone was talking about. Looking back, I think my view of lighting was based purely on the style of a lighting fixture and not on the practicality it if or the types of mood lighting can create.


How has the feel of your home been enhanced by your lighting design

Where do I start! My home is very bold and structural and it really needed a strong lighting design to show off key architectural features. I guess it is kind of like make-up; my house is beautiful, but it needed some ‘make-up’ to best show-off how beautiful it actually is. Also, my home feels warm! With exposed concrete and the white/grey colour scheme, I think the real challenge was to make this ‘cold’ house feel friendly and inviting. I think the lighting design really turned this space from a house into home.


With all the lighting in your home being LED, is LED something that you would recommend to a friend?

Definitely! I am a big LED fan. I think my friends are sick of me talking about LED all the time, especially when they took one look at their energy bill and compared it to mine! LED lighting has so many great benefits. And the way I look at it, in the next 10 years everything will be LED anyway so why not start saving now rather than later. What's more, I never have to worry about changing a globe. It’s great!


How did you hear about Lights2you? Were our products and service what you expected?

I first found Lights2you through Google. I think I Googled ‘LED Strip Lights’, clicked on the lights2you webpage and it all started from there. I saw some products that I liked, however I felt like I really needed to speak to someone to get a personal recommendation. When I called lights2you, I couldn’t believe how great the customer service was. The gentleman that I spoke to was incredibly helpful and informative and went through my whole lighting plan with me. I sent him my house plans and after many conversations back and forth, we managed to achieve the perfect lighting design that’s stylish, practical and energy efficient using lighting fixtures that are affordable yet high quality. As much as I would like to take all the credit for these lights, it was very much a team effort.


What is your favourite Lighting Fixture?

That’s a tough one! Probably the LED Strip Lights in my kitchen. I love cooking and spend a lot of my time in the kitchen, so there was much consideration that went into the tiny details. I think the LED strip lights definitely add something special to my kitchen.