Spot Down Lighting

Down lights are an effective way to provide discrete, directional lighting to brighten up any home. When choosing the appropriate downlights, there are many factors that you must take into consideration.

1. Where are they going?

Firstly, consider which room of the house you intend to light up.
Kitchen, Bathroom: In these rooms where bright lighting is of key importance, fluorescent or LED downlights such as the Vida, Litek or Gallus are ideal, as these fittings will provide a white light that spreads throughout the whole room, eliminating nasty shadows.
Living room, Bedroom: Halogen downlights will bring warmth and sophistication to living areas. If you are looking for an attractive energy efficient alternative, the addition of warm white fluorescent bulbs to Vida downlights may be a perfect solution.
Size, shape and colour of the room: These are all important factors to consider. These elements will dictate how many downlights are required to light up your room.
Other questions to ask yourself: What is the height of the ceiling? Can recessed downlights be fitted into the ceiling cavity? It is here where a spot light may be a better choice.

2. How flexible is your budget?

While LED is the new lighting buzzword flooding the media, it is considerably more expensive to buy good quality LED fittings, such as the Gallus. However, in the long-term these fittings are an environmentally friendly solution that will drastically reduce electricity bills. A combination of LED and fluorescent downlights may be a excellent way to keep the lighting budget under control, while still reaping the financial benefits of reduced energy consumption.

3. Are you looking for dimmable options?

Halogen and incandescent downlights are all dimmable. If you are planning to install our fluorescent range of downlights as your home lighting entirely, there are now dimmable fluoros on the market to solve this problem. Alternatively, 42W energy reduction GLS bulbs are also suitable for these fittings.

For further information, and professional assistance, contact one of our stores and a helpful team member will be able to assist you.

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