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Inspiring Bedroom Lighting Ideas: Key Things To Consider 

Bedroom lighting is not just about functionality, it’s an art that combines aesthetics and purpose to create ambience and atmosphere. Whether it’s soft ambient lights, task lighting for reading, or decorative lamps, the right lighting can transform a bedroom.  Key points when choosing your bedroom lighting are: If you’ve ever walked into a bedroom and […]

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Understanding IP Rating for Bathroom Lights: A Comprehensive Guide

The IP rating for bathroom lights indicates how well a light fixture is protected against water and dust. ‘IP’ stands for ‘Ingress Protection,’ and the accompanying numbers specify the level of protection against solid objects and liquids. In a bathroom setting, an IP rating helps you choose lights that are both safe and functional, depending […]

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How to light a low ceiling room

Got Low Ceilings? Take a look at your options… There’s no reason to feel confused or worried about how you are going to illuminate your modern home or any room with low ceilings. This expert lighting guide shows you how to light a low ceiling room and transform it into a bright, airy and attractive […]

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Art Deco Lighting History

Art Deco roots can be traced back to La Societe des Artistes Decorateurs (society of decorator artists) in Paris. They were founded in 1901 to encourage higher design and production standards. By 1908 the Art Deco (decorative art) style had begun to take hold. Stylish Art Deco lighting and lamps spread throughout Europe and into […]

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Chandeliers Guide

This chandeliers guide is for anyone who is considering buying a chandelier or just looking for more information. It will take you through a brief history of their development to the different styles available. It includes tips on how large it should be and how low it should hang. If you are looking to buy […]

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Lighting and Net Zero

What is Net zero? Achieving net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere through the natural process via oceans and forests for example. Is Net Zero important? Science has shown that in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change on our […]

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Room Lighting Ideas

Home lighting is the most important key feature that will dramatically change the appearance and atmosphere of your home.

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Fantasia Ceiling Fan Buying & Selection Guide

Fantasia are a British company and have pioneered the UK ceiling fans market since 1985. They have built a reputation for exceptional quality, value for money and an unrivalled 10-year guarantee. Here at Universal Lighting Services, we stock and supply the complete Fantasia range of ceiling and desk fans and are able to supply spare […]

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What are Lumens and do they matter?

Lumens are a unit of light that is becoming more widely used in describing the output of LED light fittings. They are not something new and Lumens and Lux have been used for some time within the lighting industry to ensure that levels of illumination were sufficient in the workplace. It was relatively simple when […]

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