- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min read

A Guide to Lighting Basics

Where do I start?

Before you start looking at where to place different light fittings in your home, we recommend that you go through each room and consider what your actual lighting requirements will be in that space. To do this, there are certain questions you should be asking yourself:

What kind of room is it? Would it be one I’d be working in (like a study) or a recreational room (such as a living room)?
What does the lighting need to do in this room? Does it need to fill the room with light or merely be a complementary design feature?
Do I want to be able to switch between different lighting moods? Or will the option of a single light source be sufficient for me?

What light sources should I use in each room?

Once you’ve determined what lighting requirements you’ll have in each room, then you can start considering what type of light sources you can use to achieve this. For some inspiration, here are a few ideas of different lighting sources and what they can be used for:

LED Spots

LED ceiling spots are a fantastic option for the main source of lighting in a room. These can meet the requirement of ambient light. Typically installed in a grid-style layout, they deliver focussed, direct lighting which would illuminate certain areas in a room or provide lighting over specific surfaces. For example, this could be in the kitchen, where you would want the lighting to fill the room and focused lighting over the worktops. If the spots are adjustable – in terms of brightness and colour – then this type of light source can also be used to create different lighting moods.

Ceiling Light

As with ceiling spots, a ceiling light is a great source of ambient light. The difference between spots and the ceiling light is that the latter provides a softer, diffused light that’s still bright enough to fill a room. A single ceiling light would be sufficient to illuminate

a smaller room up to 15m2. Again, as with ceiling spots, if the brightness level and colour of the ceiling light can be adjusted then this can be useful in creating different lighting moods. This is a great option of light for bedrooms, a home office, or a utility room, for example.

Suspended/Pendant Lighting

When it comes to accent lighting, opting for suspended/pendant lighting is a great choice. These types of fittings work well above the dining table, for example. For a bold statement, you could consider a cluster of pendant lighting in a double-volume space. More than just a light source, pendant fittings can also be a striking feature or a subtle complement to the interior design.

LED Strip

This is a brilliant lighting option that can meet the requirements of task lighting, and for some spaces it might even suffice as a source of ambient light. You can really be creative with the placement of this type of light source for that ‘wow’ effect. For example, place it behind the headboard or beneath the lip of hard furnishings such as kitchen cabinetry or behind a built-in mirror in the bathroom.

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