Workshop journal
Choosing lamps
How high to hang, which shade size, 2700K or 3000K, low ceilings.
- 18 Aug 20262700K or 3000K: choosing warm light for a bedroom2700K is the yellowish white of an old incandescent bulb, 3000K a warm white with less yellow. Which room suits which, what the box says, and why we use 2700K.Choosing lamps · 5 min
- 24 Mar 2026A 2.6 m ceiling can take a pendant, if it hangs in the right placeOver a table, yes; over a walkway, no. Working out cable length for 2.6 and 2.7 m ceilings, and choosing a flat shade or a tall one.Choosing lamps · 6 min
- 17 Mar 2026How high above the table, and how many pendants for a long oneAbout 70 to 80 cm from tabletop to the bottom of the shade. One or two pendants over a 1.6 m table, spacing, and what to do when the ceiling outlet is off-centre.Choosing lamps · 6 min