Journal

Notes on light, texture and the way we live at home.

Considered writing from the Lilly Lights studio — on warm light, the craft behind our frames, and small ideas for styling textile art through the seasons.

Softly lit interior at dusk with a warm 2700K glow washing across a linen sofa and wooden floor.

On Light

The quiet power of warm light

Why 2700K changes the way a room feels after sunset — and how backlit textile softens every surface it touches.

14 June 20266 min read

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The Studio

Inside the Rotterdam studio

A short walk through how each aluminium frame is milled, anodised and hand-finished along the Zwaanshals.

2 May 20265 min read

A single backlit textile frame styled four ways on the same wall, from wintery botanicals to pale summer photography.

Interiors

Styling textile art through the seasons

One frame, four moods. A short guide to rotating your prints as the light outside changes.

18 March 20267 min read

Editorial still of a Lilly Lights aluminium frame paired with a Walljar textile print, showing the shared craft between the two sister brands.

Journal

Made with Walljar — a note on our sister brand

How a decade of printing for Walljar shaped the way we think about materials, colour and longevity.

22 January 20264 min read

Comparison of three Lilly Lights frames in small, medium and large sizes hung above a low console, showing scale against the wall.

Guides

Choosing the right frame size

A room-by-room guide to sizing a backlit frame — from a bedside 40×60 to a 120×80 statement above the sofa.

4 December 20256 min read

Cutaway view of a backlit aluminium frame revealing the internal LED array, driver and silicone edge channel that holds the textile print.

The Studio

How a backlit frame is built

From aluminium profile to Silicone Edge Graphic — the anatomy of a Lilly Lights frame, layer by layer.

11 October 20258 min read

Backlit textile frame photographed at full brightness and again dimmed to twenty percent, showing the shift from picture to candle.

On Light

The case for dimmable

Why the extra €100 for a dimmable frame is almost always the upgrade our owners tell us they use most.

2 September 20254 min read

Long, narrow hallway with a slim white Lilly Lights frame casting a soft halo of warm light onto the wall.

Interiors

A quiet hallway project

Three narrow frames in a Rotterdam townhouse hallway — and how the client used them to replace the ceiling light entirely.

19 July 20255 min read

Close-up of hands gently tucking a rolled textile print into the silicone edge channel of an aluminium frame.

Guides

Caring for a textile print

The short, practical guide to keeping a SEG print looking as good in year five as it did in week one.

27 May 20254 min read

Living room where a large backlit frame reads as a piece of furniture, anchoring the sofa the way a low sideboard would.

Journal

The frame as furniture

A short essay on why we think of a backlit frame less as wall art and more as a piece of the room itself.

14 March 20255 min read

Warm-toned interior at nightfall showing how 2700K backlight deepens ochres, terracottas and greens in a textile print.

On Light

Colour and the evening eye

A short note on why warm-toned prints read differently after dark — and how we prepare files for backlighting.

28 November 20245 min read

Unboxed Lilly Lights frame resting against a wall beside its neatly coiled power cable, ready for its first installation.

Guides

Notes from a first frame

What to expect in the first week with a Lilly Lights frame — from unboxing to finding the right dimmer setting.

16 September 20245 min read

A slim aluminium LED frame with a backlit textile print glowing at 2700K above a linen sofa in a modern living room.

Guides

LED wall art: the complete guide to backlit textile frames

How LED wall art works, why backlit textile prints beat traditional canvas, and how to choose the right aluminium LED frame for every room.

24 July 202612 min read