Lighting Knowledge Centre - Lunares Blog

Not so long ago, outdoor lighting and home surveillance were two separate installations: a lamp on the facade and a camera on a bracket, each with its own cable. Today you can buy them in a single housing. An outdoor light with a camera and motion sensor switches on the light when someone enters your property, records the event and sends a notification to your phone. We explain how these hybrids work, how a wall light with a camera differs from a floodlight or a solar-panel camera, where to mount them, what the privacy rules look like, and which parameters to check so you don’t mute the notifications in frustration after a month.

A favourite armchair, a soft blanket, a mug of tea and a book you can’t put down – a reading nook is one of those corners of the home we return to most willingly. But even the comfiest chair fails the test if you have to squint at the pages after dark. The heart of a cozy corner is light: aimed at the book, warm in tone and easy to dim when all you want is to unwind. Here’s how to arrange a reading nook and pick a lamp for it that won’t tire your eyes.

Outdoor lighting usually grows one fixture at a time: first a wall light by the door, a year later a few lamps along the path, and later still a floodlight over the garage because someone tripped in the dark. The result is a random mosaic of lights that never quite work together. This guide shows how to plan lighting for the whole property in one go: entrance, façade, driveway, terrace and garden as a single coherent system, not a pile of separate purchases.

A chandelier is the only light fixture capable of defining an entire interior on its own. When chosen well, it becomes the starting point for every conversation about the living room. When chosen poorly, it hangs over you like a constant reminder for the next decade. In this guide, we’ll walk you through all the decisions one by one: style (crystal, black, classic, or modern), the number of arms and size, the height above the floor and table, and finally—the bulbs that will bring out the chandelier’s full brilliance.

The wall light is the most versatile lamp in the house: it lights your bed for reading, replaces bedside table lamps, guides you down the stairs, illuminates the bathroom mirror and welcomes guests at the front door. There is just one condition – it has to hang in the right place and at the right height. In this guide we have gathered specific measurements for every room: how high to mount a wall light by the bed, in the living room, bathroom and on the façade, how to choose the light direction, and when to go for a wall light with a switch or a USB port.

A floor lamp is the fastest living-room makeover money can buy: no chasing cables into walls, no electrician, no landlord’s permission – all it needs is a socket. One well-chosen standing lamp can warm up an evening, light a reading armchair, and play the part of a sculpture in a dead corner of the room. In this guide we go through everything step by step: the difference between a standing lamp and a floor lamp, how to choose a reading lamp and an arc lamp for over the sofa, which style and colour to pick (black, beige, wooden, glamour), what height and light output make sense, and where in the living room to put it.

Dust on a lampshade acts like a filter: it swallows up to a third of the light, cools the colour towards grey and makes even the prettiest lamp look tired. The good news is that in most cases a few minutes and a soft cloth are all it takes – as long as you match the method to the material. Because what saves a glass shade will ruin a paper one, and water that won’t harm fabric can permanently deform rattan. In this guide we show you step by step how to clean a lampshade of every material – fabric and linen, paper, rattan and wicker, and glass – how to remove dust and stains and how to refresh a yellowed shade, and when it’s cheaper and wiser to simply replace it.

LED panels are the fastest way to get plenty of even, calm light: in the kitchen, in a home office, in the garage or along a shop corridor. The trouble is that one name covers very different fittings – from ultra-slim squares for suspended grid ceilings to sealed workshop panels. This guide answers exhaustively the question of which LED panel to choose: surface-mounted or recessed, the 60x60 or 120x30 format, how many lumens you really need, what UGR means and why the driver decides how long your panel will live.

A freestanding garden lamp is the most important decision in garden lighting design—once installed, it shapes the look of your property for years to come. The selection is vast: decorative globes, low posts, classic lanterns, patio lights—and each of these types provides different lighting and serves a different purpose. In this guide, we cover everything you need to know before making a purchase: types of floor lamps, choosing the right height, placement along pathways, technical specifications, and common mistakes.