Guide - Ceiling Lights - Lunares Blog

The living room is the only room in the house that has to be four different rooms in a single evening: somewhere to talk, somewhere to read, somewhere to watch a film and somewhere to receive guests. One lamp on the ceiling cannot do all of that, and that is exactly why so many living rooms are badly lit. So we took ten lamps from ten manufacturers, each for a different job: a pendant over the seating area, a chandelier, a flush ceiling light, a reading floor lamp, a table lamp, a wall light, an LED strip, a panel, a recessed downlight and a track system. For each one we give the things that really decide how the room looks after dark: light output, colour temperature, CRI, how it dims and how long the warranty runs. Every number comes from the product record, not from a brochure. In a hurry? The table is enough. Want to know why your one lamp will never be enough — keep reading.

The bathroom is the hardest room in the house to light: little space, plenty of moisture, a low ceiling, and jobs as different as precise make-up in the morning and a relaxing bath at night. No wonder the flush-mounted bathroom ceiling light has been the most popular choice for years – it hugs the ceiling, stays out of the way of the shower, and its sealed construction copes with steam. In this guide we explain everything worth knowing before you buy: what IP44 really means and when you need IP65, where a ceiling light may sit relative to the shower and the bath, how many lumens a bathroom needs, which colour temperature won’t lie about your make-up, and how round fittings differ from square ones.

Recessed ceiling lights seem like the simplest lighting in the world: small, unobtrusive, and they fit anywhere. And yet, it is with these that the most design mistakes are made—from the infamous “airport” effect created by twenty spotlights on the ceiling to shadows on the face in the bathroom. The difference between a professionally lit interior and one lit haphazardly is almost always a matter of placement, not the number of fixtures. In this guide: distances from walls and between tiles, number of tiles per square meter, selecting tiles for bathrooms and kitchens, and step-by-step installation.