Conservatory

Living Room | Dining Room | Kitchen | Hallway, Stairs & Landing | Bedroom | Children’s Rooms | Conservatory | Bathroom |
Home Office / Study | Outdoor

Most conservatories, unless well designed are nice rooms during the summer, however they are abandoned for the remainder of the year.  A conservatory can be a separate room from the rest of the house or it could be used as an extension of your kitchen, living room, or even dining room so you may wish to consider the lights you have in these rooms to ensure the look flows from room to room.

When choosing a light for this room you need to consider the height of the conservatory to the apex, the width and length of the apex, the weight restriction you may have for hanging a fitting and also the clearance you will require so the fitting will not touch the side panels leading to the apex.

Fans, with or without lights are often used in the conservatory as they can remove excess heat or in winter, the way in which a fan rotates can be reversed to blow heat down to the rest of the room. Pendants are a good choice in conservatories as they can hang lower to throw light down. It is always better to have too much light from your required fitting in this room as most conservatories have glass roofs, making them extremely dark at night as there is no white ceiling to bounce the light down from.

Wall lights are a great choice for adding extra light and will illuminate at a lower level than your ceiling light. Table lamps, floor lamps and uplighters can be added into dark areas. When choosing lamp shades, try to keep them as light in colour as possible as dark colours throw out a dim light and bold colours can also be bleached by the sun.