Lighting by Room

Lighting is chosen room by room, because no two rooms ask for the same thing. A kitchen needs light landing on a bench. A bedroom needs light that does not fight sleep. A bathroom needs a fitting made to sit in moisture. A hallway needs enough to walk by and no more.

This section brings the room collections together in one place, so a room can be lit as a set rather than a fitting at a time. Each room page sets out what suits that space and why, and the fittings below cover the ceiling lights, wall lights, lamps and accent lighting that recur across a home.

What's in this range

There are 43 products gathered here, priced from 40 to 520 AUD. Heights run from 2.4 cm for a slim surface fitting up to 180 cm for a standing lamp, and diameters run from 6.5 cm to 40 cm. The wattages recorded sit between 5 W and 48 W. Materials listed include ABS, ABS with PVC, metal with acrylic, aluminium with silicone, and woven bamboo or rattan.

Integrated LED is the most common light source in this selection, recorded on eight products, with others taking a replaceable bulb in an E27, E14 or G9 socket. Mounting is mostly surface mounted or cord pendant, and several lamps are listed as free standing with some assembly required. Colour temperature appears as a warm, neutral and cool choice on several fittings, with a 2700K to 6500K tri colour option and a tunable warm to cool setting among them. Of the products that record dimming, seven are listed as not dimmable and three as dimmable. The rooms named most often on these products are bedrooms, living rooms, hallways, home offices and reading corners.

How to choose

Name what the room is used for first

Before looking at shapes, write down what happens in the room and when. A room used for a task in daylight and for relaxing at night has two needs, not one, and that usually means two fittings on two switches rather than one brighter fitting.

Ceiling first, then the layers

The ceiling light is the one people reach for at the door, so it sets the base level. Lamps and wall lights are added on top of it for reading and for the evening. Choosing the ceiling fitting last tends to leave you with a room that is either flat or over lit. Start with the ceiling lights range and work outward.

Wired, plugged in, or rechargeable

A hardwired fitting is the tidiest result and needs a licensed electrician. A plug in lamp needs a power point and nothing else. Rechargeable wall lights need neither, which is what makes them workable in a rental where you cannot cut into a wall. The power source is listed on every product page.

Colour temperature suits the room, not the house

A warm setting suits bedrooms and living rooms in the evening. A cooler, more neutral setting suits a kitchen bench, a desk or a laundry where you want to see detail. Fittings with a switchable colour temperature let one room cover both, and the Kelvin values are on each page.

Damp rooms and outdoor spaces are a separate decision

A bathroom, a laundry or a covered patio needs a fitting rated for moisture, and that rating is printed on the product page as an IP number. Do not carry an indoor fitting outside because it sits under cover. The outdoor lights range lists an IP rating on each product.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I start if I am lighting a whole home?

Start with the rooms you use after dark, usually the living room and the bedrooms, and settle the ceiling light in each before buying lamps. Hallways and the entry come next, because they are what you walk through at night. The living room and bedroom collections are the two most people work through first.

Can I use the same fitting in every room?

You can repeat a fitting across dry indoor rooms of a similar size, and it does make a home feel considered. The exceptions are wet and damp rooms and anything outdoors, which need a moisture rating, and the bedroom, where a warmer or dimmable option is usually the better result.

Which colour temperature should I choose per room?

Warmer light for rooms used to relax in, more neutral light where you need to see what you are doing. Some fittings here switch between two or three settings, which is the simplest answer when a room does both. The available settings are on each product page.

Do I need an electrician?

Yes for anything hardwired into the ceiling or wall. In Australia that work must be done by a licensed electrician. Plug in lamps and rechargeable wall lights need no electrical work.

Can I light a rental without touching the wiring?

Yes. Floor lamps and table lamps run from a power point, and rechargeable wall lights mount without wiring, so a bedside or hallway light can be added and taken with you. The power source and the mounting method are listed on each product page.