Homes & Property | Interiors

Lighten up: how even a small skylight can transform your home, wellbeing and happiness

Natural light is essential for wellbeing. Here's how to maximise daylight in your home, and minimise costs
Feeling good: Katie Law appreciates the mood-boosting natural light that fills her kitchen thanks to the new extension roof light. Photographs: Adrian Lourie
Katie Law @jkatielaw
26 February 2016

According to new research, increasing daylight is top of the Londoner’s home improvements list. Not only does adding a roof light or big window make rooms appear bigger, and brighter, it adds value to the property and more importantly, it makes us healthier and happier.

Decisions
Illuminating experience: previously dark, the east-facing extension gets light all day, but it is never blinding and the room doesn’t overheat
Ordering options
Building works
What it cost
Roof light £1,966
Delivery £168
Building works including new roof, electrics and interior repainting £4,500
Total £6,634
Conclusion

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