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Coming soon… our new tonal range of string lights
May 9th, 2012
Coming soon to our pre-selected section will be 7 new tonal colour ways, currently displayed at our Brighton store and already proving popular with all our customers! More info and pictures to follow soon….
Cable and Cotton Race Night
April 18th, 2012
The Cable and Cotton Team headed to Teamsport in Lancing to race around a go-kart track for the evening. There was a fair amount of crashing, a few black flags and even some driving the wrong way around the track….. Rich our warehouse manager won amidst some close competition.
Racenight
Cable and Cotton at Found Home Store, Whitstable
January 30th, 2012
The lovely Found Home Store in Whitstable (www.foundhomestore.co.uk) has a Cable and Cotton concession.
They have this cool window display with the lights… definitely worth a visit if you are in Whitstable, found stocks all manner of first rate designer goods and all at sensible prices 
Cable and Cotton New Shop Look – Black is Back
January 30th, 2012
We think black shows up colour really well so we painted the whole shop black to find out. Colourful string lights on a black backdrop look great…hope you agree…!
Top 5 Christmas Light Combinations
December 6th, 2010
Not sure how to bring a touch of festive cheer to your home this Christmas?
We have come up with 5 of our favourite Pick Your Own string light combinations to help make your home even more cheerful this Christmas…
Traditional Christmas Lights – mix lime green, ruby red and sunflower yellow for a set of classic Christmas tree lights. Fun for everyone, these string lights will ooze Christmas all winter long.
Rustic Christmas Lights – mix aubergine, raspberry red, anais green and orange for this rustic twist on traditional Christmas colours. For a more mature home, this Christmas light combination is for the adults.
Image (from left to right): Traditional, Rustic, Princess, Muted and Berry Christmas lights.
Princess Christmas Lights – mix ruby red, fuschia pink, bright yellow and pale pink for a girls only Christmas effect. Great for young girls to the young at heart, this string lighting combo is sure to brighten up your cold winter days.
Muted Christmas Lights – mix raspberry red, khaki brown, sand stone and orange for a more sophisticated string light combination. Muted tones with a hint of colour helps to make this Christmas a refined Christmas.
Berry Christmas Lights – mix forest green, lime green and anais green with a hint of ruby red for that classic Christmas look. Bring the outside inside with this holly and berries effect Christmas light combo.
All the combinations are designed using the 35-lights option, helping to create dramatic festive lights for your home.
Remember, these are just one of many string lighting combinations you can make, so check out the Pick Your Own section of the site to start creating your perfect Christmas lighting blend.
City Pads to Country Cottages
November 29th, 2010
We all know what it’s like. When it comes to decorating, lighting solutions can often be the most difficult to find, with it particularly hard trying to find the perfect indoor lighting to suit the character of the house. But whether you have a city pad or a country cottage, Cable & Cotton can help. Our string lights are a perfect example of old-meets-new, with the bold, modern design perfectly complimented by the rustic cotton used to add the colour.
For city pads, we recommend opting for a mixture of neutral and bold colours for a more sophisticated finish. Think creams and beiges with a bright accent colour like purple or yellow, helping to create a bold statement piece of indoor lighting. For minimalist apartments, then opt for a white and cream string lighting combination, but for funky flats, then a cartoon mix of reds, blues and yellows would give a real impact.
When it comes to displaying our string lights, for city pads we would suggest they would look best sitting on a side-table or even the floor, giving the look of a modern piece of art. Or alternatively, our contemporary lighting could be hung vertically from a blank wall, again giving the impression of a piece of wall-art.
For country cottages, then you can get a totally different look by opting for rich, earthy tones to keep in with the rustic feel of the property. Warm reds, browns and greens are a great way to bring the outside inside, with our string lighting giving off a warm glow that will compliment any period property.
To allow the string lights to fit in and become a part of the cottage, then put them in slightly unusual places to emulate a relaxed environment. We would particularly recommend placing them casually along a wooden shelf, or even in a (unused) fireplace.
Wherever you live, Cable & Cotton’s string lights can also be used as an alternative to candles, for example on the dining table or in the bedroom for a bit of mood lighting. And with so many colour combinations to choose from, you will have no problem finding the perfect string lights to compliment your home’s unique style.
New colours arrive!
May 22nd, 2010
We have added 7 new colours to our palette now so we have a total of 42!
We hope you can find a light string colour combination to suit you from our pick and mix page.
There are a growing number of pick and mix concession retailers which is growing quickly so you should have a local shop with a pick and mix near you soon! If you are a retailer and would like to have a concession then please e-mail us.
Wedding Lights
May 14th, 2010
We have been inundated with requests to have our string lights for weddings and wanted to let anyone who’d like to have them for weddings to know that we can supply a 50 light string length which costs £39 – if you contact us then we can arrange delivery and help you select colours if you are not sure. We can offer a discount if you are buying more than 5 sets!
Cable and Cotton at Top Drawer Jan 2010
February 1st, 2010
A little clip of our stand at Top Drawer – we had a great time….especially wiring up the lights behind the stand which was a bit tricky!!