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Astro | Outdoor Lighting for Home

LKHPD Marketing — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:53:39 +0000

Outdoor Lighting inspiration by Astro Lighting – Astro Lighting is a leading British designer and producer of contemporary lighting that can be found within residential, hospitality, and commercial design schemes across the globe.

Outdoor lighting is not only about illumination, but also about well-being and safety. Create beautiful and functional outdoor spaces that make people feel welcome and safe, and highlight the landscape and architectural design.

At LKHPD, we carry a complete line of exterior lighting for porch, patio, and landscape areas that can help make your home both safer and more attractive. Brighten an entryway with a hanging design, add style to outside walls or ceilings, or use post lights to improve your driveway and garage areas.

With our knowledge about landscape illumination and our wide collection of outdoor light, we hope to inspire you to design the perfect outdoor lighting.

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Astro | Ultimate Bathroom Lighting Guidelines and Ideas

LKHPD Marketing — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:44:36 +0000

Introduction

Bathroom Lighting inspiration by Astro Lighting – Astro Lighting is a leading British designer and producer of contemporary lighting that can be found within residential, hospitality and commercial design schemes across the globe

Bathrooms are the most private of spaces, of which we demand a great deal. They are expected to be highly functional whilst being able to transform instantly into a serene, luxurious sanctuary.

Often materials and modern technology dictate our style decisions and bathroom design is no exception. Astro takes great care to design products that not only look great but enhance interior schemes. From effective task lighting for shower and vanity areas, to more ambient style pieces to subtly illuminate a bath, our contemporary luminaires have been created to complement this intimate zone, whilst performing the most crucial function of correctly illuminating the space for its use.

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After deciding where the basin, toilet, bath and shower area to be positioned, lighting should be next on the list. That way you can run all the cabling and bury it in the walls before you start tiling and decorating. Even small rooms with one lighting scene will benefit from a dimmer switch. This inexpensive measure ensures nighttime trips to the loo or early morning starts are only as bright as you want them to be. Lights that can be dimmed include mains or low-voltage halogen, or any “standard” filament-type bulbs. LEDs, fluorescent or compact fluorescent bulbs usually can’t (this includes most illuminated mirrors).

Consider the Space

This will determine how many lighting ‘scenes’ you need to create. A small cloakroom may need just one lighting scene, whereas a larger room with a bath enables you to have at least two: “bright” for speedy stops, and “soft and low” for slow, relaxing soaks. To create the different scenes, plan on at least two wall switches. These can now be legally positioned inside the bathroom as long as they are an appropriate distance from wet areas, but the simplest and most popular solution is to position the switches outside adjacent to the door

Understand regulations

IP44 (sometimes written as IP X4) simply means that the light fitting is “splash-proof”, and therefore will withstand the typical level of moisture found in a domestic bathroom. Astro offers the largest range of IP44 rated products in Europe. Regulations allow IP44 rated lights to be used anywhere in a bathroom, apart from inside the bath itself. A higher level of protection is IP65 which is “jet-proof”. Astro considers this rating to be safer for lighting within a shower cubicle.

General lighting

Ceiling lights

A ceiling light in the centre of the room is an easy solution for illuminating the entire space but may not be so effective for creating any level of mood or interest.

Downlights

An alternative to one central ceiling light is recessed downlights. You may only need three or four for a typical size 2x2m bathroom. Position them close to the edges of the room in order to get an attractive scalloped wash down the wall. This approach provides very good general lighting but with a gentler, more sophisticated ambiance.

Spot lights

If budgets are tight and you want to keep to a central ceiling solution then you could consider using surface-mounted spotlights. A triple spotlight can be individually directed onto three different points in the room to provide pools of light where you need it and creates a more interesting lighting scene.

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Task lighting

The basin mirror in the bathroom is the equivalent of the desk in the office. It’s the hub of operations, where most of the ‘work’ takes place. There are several options, but most effective is a solution that illuminates both sides of the face to ensure an even, flattering glow with no shadows. You can achieve this with either an illuminated mirror or wall lights positioned either side of the mirror.

Illuminated Mirrors

Every basin needs a mirror, so illuminated mirrors provide a simple two-in-one solution. Some also incorporate shaver sockets. Choose from mirrors with integrated horizontal or vertical lighting.

Wall lights

Follow a typical hotel bathroom design by fitting IP44-rated wall lights either side of a mirror, or mounting directly onto the mirror surface using Astro’s mirror mounting kit. Not only does this give a very sophisticated 5-star look, but it enables you to fit a mirror that has been cut to exactly the size that best fits the space. Available from budget to luxury prices, they offer a competitive alternative to the illuminated mirror option. Make sure that you have no lighting directly over your head at the basin, as this will create unflattering shadows. Wall lights mounted either side of the mirror, or using an illuminated mirror will create a more even spread of light on the face.

For close work

A magnifying mirror is an invaluable aid for shaving, applying make-up and other personal grooming. Choose from a separate illuminated mirror which can be freely positioned as it incorporates all-round lighting or a non-lit model that can be attached to the main bathroom mirror for a two-in-one solution. Either way, a bit like air-conditioning in the car, once you have it, you’ll never go back.

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Wall lights mounted either side of the mirror, or using an illuminated mirror will create a more even spread of light on the face.

Make sure that you have no lighting directly over your head at the basin, as this will create unflattering shadows

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Mood lighting

This is where you can have fun and be creative. In the very least you can dim the lights to provide a softer atmosphere, but you can enhance the night time lighting scene significantly with a few extra strategically positioned lights.

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Residential lighting | The way to create the correct setting

LKHPD Marketing — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:30:23 +0000

Residential Lighting – When we are planning to build a brand new house or considering renovating your home, lighting plays a fundamental role in that. We all know that light generates positive effects on personalities and also brings significant health benefits to psychophysics. In addition to this, light is important aesthetically, in fact, it will create rooms more attractive and for practical aspects make them more leisurely, more spacious, and delicate.

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With the most recent LED technology, lighting techniques have also modified, projecting them into the future. A few years ago it was enough to choose a nice chandelier to put in the center of the room, nowadays creating a professional lighting project is a lot more complex challenge. This because there are different types of lighting fixtures and selecting the proper ones, based on the specific needs of the environment and also the aesthetic taste of people, is the real challenge in lighting design.

An important task of light is to obtain a welcoming environment and make sure that you can enjoy a relaxing atmosphere that provides a sense of well-being at all times of the day.

Daylight is one of the primary things to consider when starting to think about the way to illuminate a residence.

Another fundamental aspect is the furnishing. The light and lighting products should adapt and match the style of the house, the furniture, and especially the colors of the walls.

This may need evaluating the study of lighting for each space or room on an individual basis.

So let’s take under consideration the most important areas of a residential house.

Living room Lighting

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The living room is probably the foremost complicated space to illuminate, probably because it is an area in the house where people tend to spend a lot of time in doing different activities such as conversing, watching TV or reading a book and also welcome guests. For this reason, it’s necessary to seek out a perfect combination of different types of products.

In addition, we have to be very careful in placing all the light fixture in the right spot and in the right height. Almost certainly, in most of the living lounge rooms there is a central chandelier, often this is placed above a dining table. A very helpful installation is near the TV set. Installing two wall lamps, or uplights, with a soft light, will help to not strain the view while watching a movie. In addition to the chandeliers and wall lamps, floor lamp and a reading table lamp cannot be missing in the living room.

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The kitchen is often divided into two areas: wet and dry area. In the wet area, it is absolutely necessary to have an intense, clear and shadow-free lighting that hinder the view of what is being done. In the presence of cabinets, it is essential to install LED strips with a very high colour rendering, in order not to offset the colour of the food. Very important is to have a direct ceiling light with a very high colour rendering and with a technology glare-free, which perfectly illuminates the work surface.

The dry area usually have an island bench where guests gather around for food tasting or chatting. Here a beautiful solution is to have a series of suspension lamps with a design that matches the style of the kitchen and with a light source directed on the counter. This installation is ideal for illuminating very well the dishes and decorating the room. A very important aspect to consider is the height at which the suspensions are placed. More or less the light must be at a height that is 2/3 of the total height, generally the light source is at 1.7 meter from the floor.

The use of only indirect light should be avoided in the kitchen.

Bathroom Lighting

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In the bathroom, it is very important to illuminate the mirror area which is the functional part of the room, as it represents make-up and/or shaving area. The direct light source must be filtered by an opal diffuser, thanks to this effect no shadows are created on the face. The general bathroom light can be direct or indirect.

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Bedroom Lighting

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A common mistake is to illuminate the bedroom with a direct and strong ceiling light. In this case, if the light is direct down, it could produce a disturbing glare and in addition, create shadows in the wall if they are not light with another source.

Usually, in bedrooms there is the presence of the wardrobe so it is something we have to pay attention.

In fact, when a wardrobe is in the room it is important to illuminate it correctly. A good solution is to position adjustable downlights in the ceiling, close to the wardrobe doors, and direct them exclusively towards the wardrobe. This is an excellent solution. On the other end, if the wardrobe is located in a different room, the bedroom lights are often less intense. On the sides of the bed, to read or get up at night without disturbing your partner, a classic choice is to have two table lamps, however, a new fashion choice is to prefer having two suspensions above the bedside tables.

Tips

When designing lighting for homes, it is advisable to study a multi-level lighting system, which includes various types of light sources, placed at different heights. The combination of different light sources, in addition to avoiding the risk of anonymous flat lighting, will allow you to have different scenarios based on the occasions.

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