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Fix it Home lighting
A globe can be the star of the lighting show. This eye-catching table lamp combines a concrete lamp base with vintage-style bulb. For similar try Luce Bella, 4W, 470lm G95 LED ES globe, in Warm White, $11.90, I/N: 0019564
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ith all the dazzling options on the shelves, how do you know which globe to choose? Our guide has the answers.
Words Gun Arvidssen. Photography Cath Muscat, styling Tilly Roberts.
True to type Start by familiarising yourself with the basic types. LED lighting is extremely versatile, energy-efficient and tough. LED stands for ‘light-emitting diode’, a solid-state electronic component that is small, durable and can emit extremely bright light for relatively low power consumption. Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are long-lasting and energy-efficient. They use the same principle as fluorescent strip lights, but the lighting tube is ‘coiled’ or ‘folded’ into a size similar to that of incandescent globes. Halogen lights are often used for downlights. Technically a type of incandescent globe, they use halogen to produce more light at a lower wattage than other incandescent lights. Incandescent light globes – the old-style glass models – are now largely phased out due to their low efficiency and short service life.
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