Lighting
Home lighting: LED bulbs with E14 and E27 caps, desk and floor luminaires and smart LED strips. Philips Hue, Osram, Nanoleaf, BenQ and Xiaomi.
Lighting that fits the room
Good lighting has three layers: ambient light on the ceiling, task light at the desk or reading chair, and soft accent light for mood. This department covers all three.
- Light bulbs — E14, E27 and GU10 caps, warm 2700 K or neutral 4000 K, dimmable and smart models.
- Luminaires — desk, floor and ceiling fixtures plus monitor lights for screen work.
- Decorative lighting — LED strips, Nanoleaf panels and Hue Play mood lights.
How much light a room needs
Rule of thumb: about 150 lumens per square metre in a living room, 250–300 lm/m² in a kitchen or at a desk, 100 lm/m² in a bedroom. A 15 m² living room therefore needs roughly 2000–2500 lumens in total, split between a ceiling fixture and a couple of smaller lights.
Smart lighting
Smart bulbs and strips can be tied into scenes with a smart home hub: a morning wake-up light, a warm evening mode, or a presence simulation while you are away.
FAQ
Lumens or watts? Watts measure electricity use, lumens measure actual light. A 10 W LED gives about as much light as an old 75 W incandescent bulb.
Which colour temperature? 2700–3000 K is homely and warm, 4000 K is neutral task light, 6500 K is cool and energising.