Designing Your Conservatory

It will probably be enormously pleasing to discover that your new conservatory is a very light and cheerfully bright room, particularly on the all too often grey days we have in this country and on evenings when the sun sets a little earlier than you would wish.

However, during the evening and certainly on dull and grey days lighting will be necessary. Each conservatory and owner will have a different requirement and it is therefore very important to carefully consider how much lighting you require and the best position.

The most obvious places are wall lights, table lamps and a central light which could be beneath a ceiling fan if you have a victorian conservatory. There are also standard lamps, many different fluorescent tubes and spotlights. Choose the position for switches carefully and always consider being able to illuminate the conservatory from inside your home so that you would not be walking out into a darkened room. Dimmer switches are extremely popular as there are many occasions where you would wish to have subdued lighting with perhaps candles on the table.

The most popular choice is usually two wall lights with a dimmer switch backed up by a couple of table lamps. Many customers additionally have a central light either by itself or beneath a ceiling fan.

Exterior lighting should also be considered. A spotlight onto your pond fountain or waterfall can be particularly attractive, also a flood light onto your lawn and surrounding trees or shrubbery. Enjoying your favourite tipple in the conservatory with subdued lighting and an illuminated attractive garden needs to be experienced for its spectacular appreciation.

Our Conclusion

Many conservatory owners have their happiest memories of cosy evenings sat out in the garden well after the sun has set. It is therefore important to plan your lighting very carefully indeed ensuring that appropriate wiring can be introduced later as you can not be absolutely sure of what lighting will work best for you until you have lived with your conservatory for at least a few evenings.