Ceiling Lighting

Most rooms have a central ceiling pendant light as the primary lighting source. This opens up a wide range of ceiling lighting design options as the electrical wiring is already in place and therefore makes changing the light fitting a simple DIY exercise.

Houses with tall ceilings lend themselves to grand vintage lights such as hanging multi arm pendants, chandeliers and candelabra, these more traditional homes favour antique brass and tiffany finishes. Whilst these large lights can be dramatic statement pieces, a low hanging chandelier has become a popular choice of fitting over dining tables, as interior designers have promoted the use of red black and crystal finishes providing a modern design twist.

Modern homes generally have lower ceilings, and therefore, recessed flush and semi flush ceiling mounted lights, with a contemporary finish in chrome or metal are ideal design choices. Another important design consideration is the type of light source, halogen lamps provide a crisp focus light, whilst a traditional filament lamp is softer and used to best effect with a lamp shade or crystal diffusers. Low energy fittings use fluorescent lamps and a wide range of designs are available with modern styling.

The amount of light output is also a key aspect to give thought to, and when lighting a room such as the kitchen, direction lighting may be required for task lighting, here you might mount a 3 bar semi flush ceiling spot light.