Choosing lighting comes down to five decisions. Work through them in order and you will not have to redo anything after the renovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to position them: lighting layout<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watts show consumption; brightness is measured in lumens. Calculate by floor area: lumens and watts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2700\u20133000 K for living spaces, 3500\u20134000 K for kitchens and desks. More: how to choose colour temperature<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CRI shows how natural colours look under the light. Choose 90 or above<\/strong> for kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes; 80+ is fine elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When replacing a fitting, check the base type (Ceiling light GU10<\/a>, E27, E14 and others) and whether you need dimming. On running cost: LED energy saving<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Browse fittings under indoor lighting<\/a>, ceiling lights<\/a> and LED strips<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the purpose of the room and the three layers: ambient, task and accent light.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The amount of light in lumens, colour temperature and colour rendering index.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n No, watts show energy use; brightness is measured in lumens.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2700\u20133000 K in living spaces, 3500\u20134000 K in kitchens and home offices.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 90+ for kitchens and bathrooms, 80+ elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Choosing lighting comes down to five decisions. Work through them in order and you will not have to redo anything after the renovation. 1. Start from the room and its…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"teadmiskeskus_kategooria":[12184],"class_list":["post-114723","teadmiskeskus","type-teadmiskeskus","status-publish","hentry","teadmiskeskus_kategooria-buying-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ledekspert.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/teadmiskeskus\/114723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ledekspert.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/teadmiskeskus"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ledekspert.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/teadmiskeskus"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ledekspert.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"teadmiskeskus_kategooria","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ledekspert.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/teadmiskeskus_kategooria?post=114723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Amount of light \u2014 lumens, not watts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. Colour temperature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Colour rendering (CRI)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Base, efficiency and dimming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Related products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where should I start when choosing lighting?<\/h3>\n
What are the three main lighting parameters?<\/h3>\n
Do watts indicate brightness?<\/h3>\n
Which colour temperature goes where?<\/h3>\n
What CRI is good enough?<\/h3>\n