Lighting By Type

Finding Your Way Around Lighting By Type

Shopping for lighting is easier when you start with the shape of the fitting you need rather than the room you are decorating. This hub groups our ranges by what each fitting does and where it sits, so you can move straight to the part of our stock that matches your project. Whether you are lighting a whole ceiling, adding a bedside glow, or fitting recessed spots into a kitchen, the sections below point you towards the right sub-range and explain who each one suits. Read on to work out which type of light you actually need before you open a full listing.

Ceiling Fittings For Everyday Light

Most rooms start with a central ceiling fitting, and our largest ranges sit here. Ceiling Lights is the broad starting point, covering mostly modern designs with an IP20 rating for standard indoor use, and it draws heavily on living rooms and bedrooms with a good number using integrated LED. If you have a lower ceiling or want a fitting that sits close against it, Flush Ceiling Lights are the ones to open, with many in a small width band between 30cm and 50cm. Semi-flush Ceiling Lights drop a little lower for a touch more presence while still keeping close to the ceiling, and a fair share of these combine metal with glass. These three ranges answer the question of general, ambient light for a room, so start here if you want one main fitting doing the work.

Pendants And Hanging Designs

When you want a fitting to hang down and become part of the room's character, the pendant ranges are where to look. Pendant Lights is the core range, weighted towards dining rooms and kitchens, with many single-light designs and a strong showing of metal and glass. If you are lighting a larger table or an island and want several drops gathered together, Cluster Pendant Lights bring multiple shades from a single point, and many of these are dimmable with warm white output. For long tables, kitchen islands or breakfast bars that need even light across their length, Linear Lighting stretches across a run, with most fittings in the large width band above 50cm and many using integrated LED. Choose the core pendant range for a single feature, cluster for grouped drama, and linear when length is the priority.

Chandeliers For A Fuller Fitting

Chandeliers is a substantial range for anyone wanting a fitting with more scale and detail overhead. It spans both modern and traditional styles, with many fittings in the large width band and a good number using E14 fittings, and it leans towards dining rooms and living rooms. Open this range if you want a centrepiece rather than a discreet fitting, and if you are happy for the light itself to be part of the decoration. It sits naturally alongside the pendant and linear ranges, so if a single pendant feels too plain but a full traditional piece feels too much, it is worth comparing all three before you decide.

Fans, Fan Lights And Novelty Fittings

A few ceiling ranges serve a more specific job. Ceiling Fan Lights combine air movement with light, and many of these offer CCT-adjustable colour temperature and dimming, with most in the large width band and suited to living rooms and bedrooms. For a low, gentle glow through the night, Night Lights is a small range of warm white integrated LED fittings intended for hallways. These are narrower in purpose than the main ceiling ranges, so open them only when the specific function is what you are after.

Lamps For Tables, Floors And Bedsides

Portable and freestanding lighting lets you add light without any wiring work. Table Lamps is the broad range here, strong for living rooms and bedrooms, with many single-light designs and a mix of metal and fabric. Bedside Lamps narrows that same idea to the bedroom, with every fitting suited to that room and many in a smaller width to fit a nightstand. Floor Lamps stand tall for reading corners and living rooms, with a good number using E27 fittings and many in the large size band. For a dedicated work surface, Desk Lamps is a small range of task fittings, all under 10W and mostly modern. And Reading Lights offer focused light for beside a bed or a chair, mostly wall-mounted with warm white output. Pick the lamp range that matches where the light needs to stand or mount.

Wall Lights And Their Variations

Wall-mounted fittings free up surfaces and add light at eye level. Wall Lights is the main range, mostly modern and metal, popular in living rooms, hallways and bedrooms, with many in a small width band. If you need to control brightness, Dimmable Wall Lights gathers fittings that all dim, useful for bedrooms and living spaces where you want to soften the mood. Up & Down Wall Lights throw light in two directions and include a good number of outdoor-rated fittings, so they suit both indoor feature walls and exterior walls. Picture Lights are accent fittings made to light artwork and framed pieces, with a mix of modern and traditional styles for living rooms and hallways. Plaster Lights come in white gypsum that can be painted to blend into the wall, all suited to hallways and modern schemes. Choose the plain range for general use and the others when dimming, dual direction, artwork or a paintable finish matters.

Spotlights, Downlights And The Practical Ranges

For directed and recessed light, several ranges handle the practical side. Spotlights are adjustable fittings, many using GU10 lamps and suited to living rooms and hallways, good for aiming light where you want it. Downlights sit recessed into a ceiling, mostly small and modern, with strong use in kitchens and hallways and many using integrated LED. To finish or adapt those recessed fittings, Downlight Bezels & Accessories covers trims and related parts rather than complete lights. Under Cabinet Lighting brings task light to worktops, with most fittings using integrated LED and a wide beam angle. Plinth Lights is a small range for low-level accent light at floor level, all cool white and integrated LED. And Lighting Controls covers switches and dimmers to run your fittings. Open these ranges when you are handling installation detail, task lighting or the parts that make a scheme work rather than a main decorative fitting.