Home Lighting Guide

Welcome to our Home Lighting Lens!

lighting is essential for any room in your home. Great lighting not only adds to the look and feel of your room, it must also act as a functioning light source. Here at litecraft we have created this lens to help guide you and show you some of the best modern and traditional lighting available online today!

Contents at a Glance

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The different types of lighting for the home
Introduction to the home lighting guide

Bedroom lighting guide
Top 5 Table Lamps for the Bedroom
Kitchen lighting guide

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litecraft offers you quality home lighting at affordable prices! All our products are designed by experts and can be viewed online or alternately in one of our 7 huge lighting stores across the UK. We have the same lighting you would find in high street stores but with up to 75% off.

The different types of lighting for the home

Ceiling Lights: Ceiling Lights are the primary light source for any room in the home. They are the best way to add mood and create illumination.
Chandeliers: Nothing is quite as impressive or has that WOW factor as having a crystal chandelier hanging in you hall way, dining room or bedroom!
Floor Lamps: Floor lamps are a great alternative to add pools of light to a room where there is no space for table lamps.
Wall Lights: Wall lights create a warm atmosphere with pools of light and provide as a great accent to any existing ceiling light or Chandelier
Table lamps: Table Lamps are a great way to add pools of light to a room and give a cosy atmosphere. They can also act as a great focal point to any room
Spotlights: Spotlights create multi directional functioning light for any room in the home. Perfect for providing task lighting for the kitchen.
Lamp Shades: Lamp shades are the perfect way to add a stylish focal point and for any light fittig or table lamp.
Recessed Lighting: Recessed Lighting is a increasingly popular and modern choice to light a room. As with spotlights they are perfect for adding task lighting.

Introduction to the home lighting guide

Great lighting ideas for the home!

To help you find the best lighting solutions for your needs, we have broken down each room in the home in this easy to use informative lighting guide.

Bedroom lighting guide

Lighting tips for the bedroom

Considering the number of functions required from lighting in the bedroom it is important to have a good mix of task lighting and background mood lighting.

For waking up in the morning and getting dressed you will need general illumination from a ceiling light, but what if your partner is still a sleep i hear you ask? A well placed down light or floor lamp will help in creating a pool of light that won't disturb them.

If you are anything like me then you too must like to relax in bed and read a good book, bedside table lamps create great lighting for this task and if they are individually switched and adjustable they won't wake your sleeping partner.

Top 5 Table Lamps for the Bedroom

Stylus Small Satin Nickel Table Lamp: The high quality satin nickel finish contrasts perfectly with the lighter colour of the shade, combining to make this a very special contemporary table lamp.
Satin Chrome Mini Touch Table Lamp: This beautiful Mini Touch Table Lamp seen here in a satin chrome finish, is a modern day contemporary design revelation. With a unique style and sublime finish of the highest quality.
Mini Tripod Table Lamp: This Mini Tripod Table Lamp presented here in Ivory is a unique table lamp suitable for the more traditional homes or those utilising retro decor.
Square Wooden Table Lamp with Linen Shade: Featuring a fashionable wood design and a beautifully finished lamp shade, this table lamp is the very pinnacle of traditional chic.
Antique Brass Baby Task Table Lamp: The Antique Brass Baby Task Table Lamp offers the very best in compact desk table lighting solutions.

Kitchen lighting guide

Lighting tips for the kitchen

The Kitchen is the most used room in the home. It is important to have a good mix of task lighting as good illumintaion in the kitchen is essential for cooking or cleaning.

Fluorescent tubes or LED lights under wall mounted units or well placed down lights can cast efficient light over your kitchen work surface to ensure you have an adequate light source to prepare food.

A central Ceiling Light is also important to provide a general level of illumination. Halogen spotlights mounted on the wall will help to add accent lighting and create warm pools of light.

Alternately you could use a kitchen fan light that aswell as lighting the room can create a cooling effect in summer and circulates warm air in winter.

Top 5 Ceiling Fan Lights for the Kitchen

Schoolhouse Silver Ceiling Fan Light: This fabulous Schoolhouse Silver Ceiling Fan Light Features 4 robust fan blades.
Scirocco 5 Blade Ceiling Fan Light: This traditionally styled Scirocco 5 blade Ceiling Fan Light features a three speed reversible motor.
Wiper Satin Nickel Ceiling Fan Light: This contemporary styled ceiling fan light exudes a quality of design and finish and features 5 acrylic blades with frosted effect.
Mini Gold and White Ceiling Fan Light: This Mini Ceiling Fan features a white & brass finish with a light oak effect on the reverse blades.
Walker Ceiling Fan with 3 Lights: This 3 Light Walker Ceiling Fan features adjustable speeds and has multi directional movement.

Dining Room lighting guide

Lighting tips for the dining room

The main lighting source in this room should be place over the dining table to create a fantastic focal point. To achieve this use a pendant light or a chandelier to create the perfect ambience and talking point for when entertaining guests.

Don't hang a pendant so low that your diners have to peer round it; about 60cm above the table is about right. Adding a dimmer switch can also add effect to creating the perfect mood.

Top 5 Chandeliers for the dining room

Marie Therese 5 Lamp Black Crystal Chandelier: Unique to Litecraft and exceptional value for money. This crystal chandelier combines the very best in form and function to really brighten any room that accomodates it
Marie Therese 8 Lamp Red Crystal Chandelier: The Marie Therese crystal chandelier belongs to our current best selling chandelier range, combining an elegantly beautiful design and value for money
Birdcage 8 Lamp Nickel Chandelier: The quality of its design and solid construction is second to none. This chandelier combines this elegant design with a beautiful finish.
Tulla 5 Light Brass Crystal Chandelier: It comprises of a beautifully designed chandelier body, features candle style light bulbs, and elegantly realised crystal pendants for an exceptionally warm lighting effect.
Crazy 18 Lamp Crystal Chandelier Pendant: It features the very latest in style flourishes including a polished chrome finish, halogen light bulbs and crystal pendants to give you a beautiful lighting solution.

Living room lighting guide

Lighting tips for the living room

To create a relaxing and interesting lighting effect it is advised to avoid using a single central lighting source instead aim to use plenty of light sources to create pools of light.

A great way to light your living room is to use two or three different table lamps around the room this will give the room a more spacious feeling as the light radiates inwards. These small pools of light also create interest.

To illuminate bookcases, pictures of objects of interest use picture lights, or LED lighting.
When you need to raise the level of lighting in the living room well placed wall lights or a ceiling light are essential for illuminating your room. Add a dimmer switch to create the perfect ambiance.

Floor lamps are an excellent alternative, and can be very effective in lighting an area where wall lights, ceiling lights and table lamps can not be placed, these floor lamps give a bright wash of light to the ceiling and illuminate the room.

Top 5 light fittings for the living room

3 Lamp Crystal Chandelier in White Voile Table Lamp Shade: This fabulous Voile 3 Lamp Crystal Chandelier inside a white Voile Table Lamp Shade is a stunning modern table lamp which reminiscences of the sheer glamour from the past.
Strathmore 2 Lamp Crystal Wall Light: The Strathmore 2 Lamp Crystal Wall Light presented here in polished chrome is a beautifully detailed traditional style crystal wall light.
Titanium Mother and Child Floor Lamp with Twist: The Mother and Child Halogen Floor Lamp here in titanium is a triumph of contemporary floor lamp design. Boasting the very latest in contemporary floor lamp design techniques and quality of finish.
Cristallo Cream and Gold Crystal Table Lamp: It comprises of a beautifully designed table lamp body, features graceful leaf decorations and elegantly realised crystal pendants for an exceptionally warm lighting effect.
Bamboo 3 Lamp Satin Nickel Ceiling Light: This Bamboo style ceiling light is an elegant mix of modern and traditional designs which allows it to be subtly placed in different styles of home.

Home office lighting guide

Lighting tips for your home office

Your study or office will need a general light source from either a ceiling light, wall light or floor lamp. For your work desk choose a table or desk lamp that is adjustable for height and will stretch over your work area to avoid working in shadows.

If you are using a computer it is easier on the eye if the area behind the screen is illuminated. It is also important to make sure the other lights in the room do not reflect on the screen.

Top 5 desk lights for the office

Metallic Silver Task Table Lamp: This halogen table lamp can also be angled to facilitate your personal requirements.
Gemini 1 Light Halogen Table Lamp: This Gemini 1 Light Table Lamp represents exceptional value for money as it is a contemporary styled halogen table lamp
Satin Brass Desktop Table Lamp: This traditionally styled Satin Brass designer desktop table lamp encompasses a double versatile hinge, unique curved stem and offered with a bright halogen 50w GU10 light bulb
Black Retro Desktop Table Lamp: This table lamp takes up very little desk space and yet it is an ideal solution for all your desktop lighting needs.
Halogen Chrome Desktop Table Lamp: A contemporary styled halogen table lamp that features a switch for your convenience and can also be angled to match your personal requirements.

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