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  • How Do You Position Spotlights? Spacing, Beam Angle & Outdoor Use - Lighting.co.za
    September 20, 2026

    How Do You Position Spotlights? Spacing, Beam Angle & Outdoor Use

    Most spotlight spacing advice gives one flat number and stops there. The real answer depends on ceiling height and beam angle, roughly 1m to 1.8m apart, tighter for low ceilings and narrow beams, wider for high ceilings and broad ones. This guide covers that spacing properly, kitchen-specific positioning to avoid shadowing your own worktop, recessed vs surface-mounted, and outdoor spotlights built to handle South African weather.

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  • What's the Best Bulb for Track Lighting? Brightness, Colour & Styling - Lighting.co.za
    September 18, 2026

    What's the Best Bulb for Track Lighting? Brightness, Colour & Styling

    Most track spotlights take a standard GU10 bulb, so the brightness and colour you get depends almost entirely on what you fit, not the fixture itself. This guide covers colour temperature by use case (warmer for art, brighter for kitchens), when CRI actually matters, dimming, and genuine styling tricks like using angled light to make a small room feel bigger.

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  • Lighting your art: how to display paintings, sculptures, and wall pieces correctly - Lighting.co.za
    August 4, 2026

    Lighting your art: how to display paintings, sculptures, and wall pieces correctly

    Most art at home is poorly lit for three fixable reasons: the wrong CRI, the wrong angle, and the wrong beam spread. This guide walks through the 30° rule galleries use to light paintings without glare, how to choose a beam angle for small prints versus statement canvases, how to cross-light a sculpture so it doesn't look flat, and when a picture light beats a track spotlight. Practical, product-backed guidance for South African homes, gallery walls, and collectors.

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