Visiting Joy Interiors at Hillside Farm

The home of head interior designer Nicky

Joy Interiors has been part of Lam Lighting’s story from our beginning back in 2021. One of our earliest adopters, Nicky has used our lights consistently for over four years across her projects. What began as a professional collaboration has grown into a warm working relationship, and we were delighted to be invited to Hillside Farm to see how she has embraced Lam Lighting in her own home.

Nicky herself is a designer of instinct and intuition. Her work carries a gentleness that is both professional and deeply personal, a quality that is reflected in every corner of her Georgian farmhouse.

The Study

On a bright summer afternoon we arrived at her door, camera in hand. After tea and biscuits we passed through her studio space, a room that seemed to distil Nicky’s design philosophy into one intimate setting. The room is a celebration of elegance and warmth, filled with vintage and antique furniture, soft furnishings, calligraphy, dried flowers and carefully chosen objects that speak of stories lived.

Here, the lighting is quiet but purposeful. The Giselle family appears in both the Bergholt and Nayland wall lights. The Bergholts double as picture lights, while the Naylands bring symmetry on the rear wall, framing a statement mirror. Together they enrich the character of the room without drawing attention away from its many details. A two gang solid brass and porcelain light switch controls the scheme and sits in harmony with the antique textures of the space.

The Kitchen

The sense of curation flows into the kitchen where natural light pours across a soft palette of painted cabinetry. This is a room that feels lived in yet finely balanced, practical yet deeply charming. Here Nicky chose to place a plug in Cottage Pendant, casually hung from an under shelf hook to bring task lighting to the work surface. It is a small detail, but one that captures her talent for combining simplicity with function in a way that feels completely natural.

The Living Room

At the opposite end of the house we were shown into a more intimate and formal living room. High panelled walls are grounded by a wrought iron radiator. The Boxted Cottage Wall Lights find their natural home here, their raw brass and porcelain materials echoing the earthy tones of the fireside baskets and the weathered coffee table.

This room also became a stage for experimentation. We introduced our unnamed prototype wall lights which sat like sculptures on two adjacent walls, a hint of what might come in future collections.

The Bedrooms

Upstairs, the light softened as the afternoon drew on and we discovered the bedrooms. Here the use of light felt even more personal. By the bedside, plug in Bergholt Keats Wall Lights provided a graceful solution where no wiring had been installed. Their form is delicate, their presence understated, perfectly suited to rooms defined by patterned wallpapers and soft textiles.

On the chimney breast, Boxted Bronte Wall Lights were set above a gilded mirror and a simple day bed. The vertical lines of both shade and backplate were an ideal response to the tall ceilings and traditional proportions of the Georgian house.

Elsewhere, a Petite Giselle Wall Light marked out a quiet reading corner. Its scalloped edge echoed the gentle curves of an armchair and the ruffles of a cushion placed upon it. A small vignette of comfort

Closing reflection

It was a privilege to be welcomed into such a beautiful and personal home. For us, as a small company crafting lights by hand, it is an encouragement and a confirmation that we are on the right path when a designer like Nicky chooses our work. That she uses our pieces abundantly in her professional projects is one thing, but that she has chosen them for her own home is the highest compliment of all.

Nicky’s work can be viewed on her beautiful website here :

www.joyinteriors.co.uk

and on her Instagram account