Spotlights

Spotlights can be used anywhere in the home where selective lighting is required or to show off an object. This could be anything: a nice picture, a sculpture or a dark corner or long corridor that needs lighting up. They are often used for general lighting, such as to light an entire room.

Spotlights are also referred to as built-in spotlights, ceiling spotlights, single and multiple spotlights, downlights, wall floodlights, wall spots and much more. They are designed for integrating into ceilings or walls as well as surface mounting.

Most spotlights can be rotated. This makes them ideal for illuminating certain objects. They are generally not swivel-mounted though: take a look at the manufacturer's description before purchasing. You can usually tell from the photos if a spotlight is swivel-mounted.

Distance from spotlights

Spotlights are available with one or multiple bulbs. Single-bulb ceiling spotlights are often distributed evenly throughout the entire room.

The distance between the individual lights depends largely on two factors: one of course being how bright you'd like the room lit. The other depends on the illuminance level of the lights.

An illuminance of 500 lux is recommended for offices, which corresponds to 500 lumens per square metre. If the spotlight has a luminous flux of 250 lumens you'll need two lights per square metre. If the light only has 100 lumens, you'll need five lights per square metre.

100 lux is sufficient for basic kitchen or office lighting, 50 lux is adequate for corridors and living rooms need aroud 200 lux. Using these values, you can determine how large the distance between the individual spotlights should be.

We recommended keeping the distance between the lights as even as possible to achieve balanced lighting. You can make exceptions for dark corners and alcoves. You may need an extra lamp here.

Dimmable Spotlights

If you want to create room ambience, dimmable spotlights are the first choice. Filter by “Light control” in the navigation to choose from a variety of options.

Some of these include lumaires operated by an external dimmer and others with a dimmer incorporated into the device. These can be differentiated into rotary dimmers, remote control dimmers and push-button dimmers.

LED or Halogen?

If you're still unsure whether LED or halogen spotlights are better, choose LEDs since these are the future of lighting. You'll save around 60 percent in energy costs compared to halogen lights. LED spotlights also have an extremely long lifespan of several thousand hours. This equates to 30 years if used for 4 hours each day.

LED lights no longer emit a cold light. Although this was perhaps the case in the beginning, they are now available in all imaginable colours, from warm white and neutral white to daylight white. There are even some where the light can be adjusted continuously.

For various rooms

Spotlights are mostly used in bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and hallways. They are also recessed into suspended ceilings or mounted on regular ceilings.

If using them in bathrooms, the lights must have at least IP44 rating. This means they can handle splashed water and damp environments. Conveniently browse our range of spotlights via the "Type of protection" section in our filter navigation.