Lighting advice required

[zeebop]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone could give me some advice about lighting. I have a very dark hallway, that I think would look a lot better with some flush, or semi flush ceiling lights?

I would like them to give a lot of light (emulating daylight if possible), but at the same time run on a type of energy saving bulb/led as they would be turned on often.

Here is a pic of the hallway.

suggestions as to the type of lighting I should go for?

Thanks

zeebop

[dennis]

five foot fluorescent tubes.

[Dave]

I agree, cos if they need to be turned on frequently, low energy bulbs will not last to long. Fit a fluoro and leave it switched on most of the time.

Dave

[Rod]

No idea if it is feasible in your situation, but a sun pipe might do a good job during daylight hours. (And not just because they make one brand just up the road... :-) )

[TheOldFellow]

Others have suggested fluoro's, and they're good, but with your decor it's going to be tricky. I'd use track lights with GU10 or R80 megamans. You could put five or six up and point them wherever. Two of these might do it:

also thought these might suit, as you could use your white walls to good effect - but you'd need quite few to get the light level you want: R.

[zeebop]

Thank-you very much for all your opinions.

I think I may need to rule sun pipes out as I am in a first floor flat, I'm not sure these would be practical.

Hadn't thought of fluorescent tubes, but will look into that, I would like something that goes with the rest of the flat - for an example of the lounge:

like the look of the track lights, I think its the case of trying to find something fairly innocuous that will go with the decor.

Maybe fluorescent will get the level of lighting, but I need some style or casing that will improve the look.

Thanks again

zeebop

[Colin Wilson]

Use them as uplighters ? (wall mount them, and fit some sort of architrave to stop you seeing the lamps themselves)

[Dave]

being switched on every few minutes. A strip light costs just a couple of pounds and lasts for ages if it is not cycled every few minutes. From what I have been lead to believe, low energy lights consume most of their energy from switch on to full light level, hence no gain for small periods of use. Leave it switched on and you will not notice the electric consumption. Where as a low energy lamp can fail in a few months with regular switching on and off and they are much more costlier than a tube to replace.

In our house, the illumination of the areas that are not lit all that long, I have tungsten bulbs. Toilet, stairs and hall, but to name 3. The bathroom, I will put a low energy light in there in the autumn.

By the way, I am going on a spending spree when I check what tungsten bulbs I have in low usage areas.

Dave

[dennis]

without you being able to see them? Or put them above "shelves" on either side?

[dennis]

>>> I also thought these might suit, as you could use your white walls to

That is a myth, a false myth.