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Outdoor lighting comes with a multitude of benefits from both a safety and a style point of view! Whether you’re wanting to install outdoor lighting create a social atmosphere for patio dining or you simply want outdoor lighting to serve a practical purpose such as lighting a clear path or making your garden less of an easy target for burglars, outdoor lighting is a great solution for gardens and outdoor areas. While you can certainly hire a professional electrician to install your outdoor lighting (and if you’re not very experienced,... Read More

As lighting specialists, Astro Lighting want you to get the very best out of all of your home lighting. That’s why, in addition to their ultra-modern range of lighting, they offer a huge range of lighting accessories that can be used to customise your lighting, improving the appearance and function of your chosen light fitting. It’s not always easy to understand exactly what function each lighting accessory performs, so we’ve put together this straightforward guide to customising your lighting with Astro Lighting accessories. Appearance Changing the appearance of lighting is... Read More

  It’s important that you properly light your bathroom, no matter what time of year it is. We may not spend hours at a time in our bathrooms, but when we are in there we’re usually completing some sort of beauty or grooming routine – and we can’t do a good job if we haven’t got enough light!   Whether you’re carefully completing your skincare routine or you’re styling your hair for the day, you need to have sufficient lighting in your bathroom day or night, summer or winter. Depending... Read More

In recent times, there has been an increase in homeowners and businesses who are choosing LED lighting as a way to light their home and work areas more efficiently. Just as technology is constantly evolving, the lighting industry has also taken steps to show it’s acknowledgement of developing lighting solutions to suit the current times. Though LED lighting has been used for quite a while now, there are still some aspects of this lighting option that may require clarification. LED light output is measured in lumens rather than watts, which... Read More

You’ll no doubt be aware that within a range of different lights, there will be some differences in their colour, often ranging from yellow to white. Various light bulbs actually emit light at different temperatures, which in turn affects the colour of the light itself. At Dusk Lighting we’re interested in getting to know the different light bulb colour temperatures and what that means for our lighting choices, so read ahead for more information. What does light bulb colour temperature mean? The temperature of a light generally refers to the... Read More

Whether you’re well versed in the buy to let property market, or embarking on your first purchase with a view to resell or rent, we’ve put together a collection of helpful home renovation ideas and how to improve the lighting in your new property to ensure it looks in great shape. Choose Dusk Lighting for your buy to let lighting requirements for some excellent lighting solutions that will no doubt positively impact your buy to let (BTL) rental property. Assess the original lighting Once you’ve sorted all other tradesman, such... Read More

Summer is finally upon us and we’ve already experienced some fantastic sunshine-filled days that will no doubt have seen many of us getting out the garden furniture and making the most of the warm weather. Enjoying your outdoor space after dark can be made even more pleasant by opting for stylish garden lights that can illuminate patios and offer a decorative touch to your garden. Not only does outdoor lighting have the power to transform the look of your garden, it can also provide an additional all important security function... Read More