Ceiling Lights, Designer, Modern, Traditional & Many Others

Lighting Styles has a wide range and variety of ceiling lights, chandeliers, mood lighting, drum pendants, recessed downlights, non electric shades (which fit on your existing flex). Ceiling lights for the living room, ceiling lights for the dining room, bedrooms or study areas. Lighting the rooms of your home is not just about providing illumination – it’s about expressing yourself! Be bold, be brash but for goodness sake don't make your lighting boring!

There are so many options available to make your house a home showcasing your style and ingenuity, don’t think that money stops you from achieving your goal – these pages have something for every budget.

The chandelier section has beautiful Murano glass fittings, crystal, flock and ironwork lights. The Fun and funky page is just as the name states, take a look and break the trend of boring lighting. Ultra modern for the beautiful and sublime. Remember lighting IS exciting.

See below the categories for further lighting advice and suggestions.

Designer Lighting

Ceiling fittings from a variety of designers. Excellent quality and workmanship.

Chandeliers & Decorative

Suspended lighting - all types of modern decorative lights and chandeliers. Colours, materials & styles to suit all locations.

Suspended Ceiling Lights

Modern, period and ultra modern suspended ceiling lights. Includes lights with multiple lamps and long drops.

Pendants

Every type of pendant you could want: single arm, glass shades, rise and fall. Many types in a variety of finishes.

Flush & Semi Flush Fittings

Low ceilings or tall people either way if you need a ceiling light close to the ceiling you'll find it here.

Track Systems LV & Mains

Tracks and rails for use with a variety of different fittings in a range of styles and finishes.

Art Deco 9 Arm
Price £699.95

Norm 69 - Large White 510mm
Price £81.00

Kaboom designer pendant by Tina Leung 2004
Price £83.00

Marbled 600mm Pendant - Cream
Price £279.00

Peony Pendant design by Meiha Tsang
Price £143.45

Hand Built Artisan Lighting

Lighting - hand built and hand finished. A stunning range of designs proving excellent workmanship still exists.

Fun & Funky

An excellent range of unusual and funky ceiling lights.

Shades (non electric)

No electrician required! A variety of shades all for use on an existing ceiling flex.

Spotlights

A variety of adjustable spot lights and surface mounted downlights. Singles and multiples.

Recessed Downlights

A selection of recessed downlights - IP rated, adjustable, fixed, low voltage and mains in all finishes.

LED

LED downlights are now available that are bright enough for task lighting and feature general lighting.

Mood Lighting - Ceiling

Coloured lighting - recessed and LED to provide ambient mood lighting for the home.

ENERGY SAVING

This search page shows all our ceiling lights that exclusively uses energy efficient lamps.

Double Insulated

No Earth? Need a double insulated ceiling light? This search page shows all ceiling lights that are double insulated.

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Ceiling Lights - There is a huge range of ceiling lights available for the home and never before has there been so much choice of style, finish and material. Our range of ceiling lights can transform a dull, lifeless room into a vibrant space brimming with character and style.

To choose the correct ceiling light for your chosen room we recommend you first decide whether you require a flush ceiling light or if the ceiling height can accommodate a drop fitting ceiling light. Remember also the height of the people using the room can affect what fitting you choose!

You may also want to consider the style of your room – is it contemporary or traditional? Are you happy to choose a more contemporary fitting if your room is traditional? There are no true design rules regarding lighting styles – you may well wish to mix and match a look to suit your personal taste and desires.

Next, consider the finish – brass, satin nickel, chrome, glass, crystal, flock… The list is long but remember to consider your switch plates and door handles if you want a “uniformed” look.

Finally, decide if the ceiling fitting is going to be your only source of light (Lighting Styles would recommend using a selection of lighting, e.g. task, ambient, mood) in which case you will need to think about the wattage.

We hope you find something within this section to inspire and delight and to solve your lighting requirements. These functional and chic ceiling lights should create a functional addition to your lighting scheme, however if you are still looking for that elusive ceiling light please contact us.

Resources

LIGHTING

Lighting fixtures come in a wide variety of styles for various functions. The most important functions are as a holder for the lighting source, to provide directed lighting and to avoid visual glare. Some are very plain and functional, while some are pieces of art in themselves. Nearly any material can be used, so long as it can tolerate the excess heat and is in keeping with safety codes.

An important property of lighting fixtures is the luminous efficacy or wall-plug efficiency, meaning the amount of usable light emanating from the fixture per used energy, usually measured in lumen per watt. A fixture using replaceable light sources can also have it's efficiency quoted as the percentage of light passed from the "bulb" to the surroundings. The more transparent the lighting fixture is, the higher efficacy. Shading the light will normally decrease efficacy but increase the directionality and the visual comfort probability.

Lighting is classified by intended use as general, localized, or task lighting, depending largely on the distribution of the light produced by the fixture.
• Task lighting is mainly functional and is usually the most concentrated, for purposes such as reading or inspection of materials. For example, reading poor-quality reproductions may require task lighting levels up to 1500 lux (150 footcandles), and some inspection tasks or surgical procedures require even higher levels.
• Accent lighting is mainly decorative, intended to highlight pictures, plants, or other elements of interior design or landscaping.
• General lighting fills in between the two and is intended for general illumination of an area. Indoors, this would be a basic lamp on a table or floor, or a fixture on the ceiling. Outdoors, general lighting for a parking lot may be as low as 10-20 lux (1-2 footcandles) since pedestrians and motorists already used to the dark will need little light for crossing the area.

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Just as moonlight can introduce an air of magic and mystery to your garden, so carefully applied artificial outdoor lighting can produce equally beautiful effects. Night outdoor lighting in your garden extends your enjoyment of its natural panorama and a little outdoor lighting, if it is well positioned, can have an extraordinary impact given the extreme contrasts. So your decision about where to position outdoor lighting and what sources to use are critical.

Outdoor lighting is complicated by the changing seasons. Using outdoor lighting in your garden in December will involve a different set of aesthetic criteria from those which apply in August - unless of course your garden is full of evergreens.

BATHROOM LIGHTING

Bathroom lighting is important and should be considered at the start of the project. You will need bright targeted bathroom lighting for shaving or applying makeup. This can take the form of wall or ceiling mounted bathroom lighting spotlights, a mirror, or mirrored bathroom cabinet with integrated bathroom lighting. For relaxing in the bath you may require your bathroom lighting on dimmer switch postioned outside the room. For bathroom lighting as with all electrical installations, safety regulations must be observed, so only choose bathroom lighting fittings that have been specifically designed for use in the wet atmosphere of the bathroom.

KITCHEN LIGHTING

Ambient kitchen lighting is general kitchen lighting which should be used for your whole kitchen area. You may wish to use a single pendant (or a group of say three) over your kitchen breakfast bar or table to create an ambient kitchen lighting mood. Not only will the kitchen lights be practical but there are many stunning designs which can bring together the whole design of your kitchen.

Task kitchen lighting is more focused kitchen lighting. You will want to use task kitchen lighting over your sink, cooker or other food preparation areas so that you can see what you are doing. You may want to consider kitchen downlights, track kitchen lighting, under cabinet kitchen lighting. Accent kitchen lighting is used to highlight features of your kitchen - cabinets, cooker alcoves, or art work for example. Kitchen downlights or wall kitchen lights can be used plus there are many different shelf kitchen lights which can add a real wow factor to your kitchen. Use under cabinet kitchen lighting, kitchen island lighting, pendant kitchen lighting, side by side other types of contemporary kitchen lighting. You may be surprised at how much you can change the look and feel of your kitchen by simply changing the type of kitchen lighting that you use! Whether you’ve spent the money on a brand new kitchen with new units and appliances or simply updated an existing kitchen isn’t it worth investing in new kitchen lighting to show it off?

RECESSED LIGHTING

Recessed lighting uses fixtures that are installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed it appears to have light shining from a hole in the ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction as a broad floodlight or narrow spotlight. There are two parts to recessed lighting, the trim and housing. The trim is the visible portion of recessed lighting. It is the insert that is seen when looking up into the fixture, and also includes the thin lining around the edge of the light. The recessed lightinghousing is the fixture itself that is installed inside the ceiling and contains the lamp holder.

These are the fitting to have in your home. Ideal for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom whether you choose fixed recessed lighting or adjustable recessed lighting to highlight a favourite piece of art. Low voltage recessed lighting, despite what an electrician might tell you, are the better option. Low voltage recessed lighting may cost slightly more at the outset (a transformer will be required) but will be more cost effective (longer lamp life) and produce less heat. Low voltage recessed lighting also has the added benefit of wide beam angle lamps to give you a better spread of light.

TRACK LIGHTING

Track lighting is a method of lighting where track lighting fixtures are attached anywhere on a continuous track lighting device which contains electrical conductors. This is as opposed to the routing of electrical wiring to individual light positions. Track lighting can be mounted to ceilings or walls, lengthwise down beams, or crosswise across rafters or joists. Track lighting can also be hung with rods from especially high places like vaulted ceilings.

PENDANT LIGHTING

Pendant lighting is not to be mistaken for chandelier lighting,which casts a softer more ambient light. Pendant lighting is usually hung from a single sconce on the ceiling from which sprouts a single chain or metal tube. The pendant lighting lamp shade itself is the 'pendant' that dangles at the end.

Pendant lighting is considerably more practical than other types of lighting, which is why you often see pendant lighting in kitchens, bathrooms, hallways and other places that need to be well lit.

PICTURE LIGHTING

Most people will have seen artwork lit in a gallery or museum, but will not have understood how picture lighting, good or otherwise, affects the presentation. Many people purchase artwork but never include picture lighting in the artwork installation process - it is definitely worth the effort. Proper picture lighting will bring out fine distinction and effects in the artwork that might not have been noticed before. Picture lighting will also tend to bring out the colour and, in terms of importance in the design of a room or environment, the piece of artwork will make much more of a statement.

Artwork needs to be protected from picture light damage but the most damage will always come from DAYLIGHT! But if your artwork is protected against the fading effects of sunlight you should also ensure that any artificial picture light does not damage your artwork too. Try only to picture light the art when you are likely to view it and keep the picture light off at other times. Incandescent picture lighting is less harmful than fluorescent picture lighting, but a standard bulb gives a very imbalanced picture light, with too much light coming from the red end of the spectrum which can over emphasise warm colours while muting blue, green and violet colours. Do not consider using “daylight” lamps as these are for colour matching, not colour rendering. In museums, the debate is still in progress as to the status of halogen lighting. Museums pieces have their own special needs and rules. Contact us if you require more information on this matter.

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Ceiling Lights, Designer, Modern, Traditional & Many Others

Art Deco 9 ArmPrice £699.95

Norm 69 - Large White 510mmPrice £81.00

Kaboom designer pendant by Tina Leung 2004Price £83.00

Marbled 600mm Pendant - Cream Price £279.00

Peony Pendant design by Meiha TsangPrice £143.45

Art Deco 9 Arm
Price £699.95

Norm 69 - Large White 510mm
Price £81.00

Kaboom designer pendant by Tina Leung 2004
Price £83.00

Marbled 600mm Pendant - Cream
Price £279.00

Peony Pendant design by Meiha Tsang
Price £143.45