Switched On - A Blog from First Choice Lighting

Plinth lighting. It doesn't sound very exciting, does it? I'm also guessing many of you don't even know what it is.Plinth lights are simply a set of little lights that are fitted into the kick boards, pelmets and cornices of your kitchen, your bathroom furniture, wooden floor or stairway. The ...

We have a huge selection of table and floor lamps here at First Choice Lighting, from little to large, chrome to copper, narrow to wide, touch to switched, we’ve got you and your home covered. The majority of our great selection comes paired with both lamp base and a matching shade, giving ...

We often think that stunning chandeliers or trend setting pendant lights might break the bank, but that doesn’t need to be the case. At First Choice Lighting we have selected a wide variety of cheap ceiling lights, perfect for both modern and classic homes alike, that won’t leave you with an ...

Once upon a time, reading the latest fiction thriller while tucked up in bed would have involved squinting through candlelight. Progress on this meant your gothic literature binge could be fuelled by oil or gas light—brighter, and longer lasting, but wall-staining, odour creating and most often, ...

You can view our full range of LED Plinth and Decking Kits on our website by clicking here.Spring is here and it’s that time of the year when everyone starts to think about changes in the home and garden. For the garden, this sudden inspiration is fairly self-explanatory – we see regrowth ...

The humble bathroom. Often one of the first and last rooms you will visit in a day, the bathroom is one of the key rooms in your home. It’s the room you go to kick start the day with a warming shower and in the evening you may relax there with a bubble bath. On a more practical level, you may ...

As winter gets cold and snowy, we begin to more keenly feel the long dark winter days, dark when we leave the house and dark upon our return. Now would seem as good a time as any to introduce or update your existing porch lighting to keep your home entry way fit for purpose in addition to adding an ...

There’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book on a cold winter’s day. The problem is that the natural light levels are so low that you can unknowingly end up with eye strain. As the clouds come across and daylight fades, you find yourself squinting to see the text. The next thing you ...

Winter, the season of goodwill, good tidings and a good number of visitors coming and going. There is however, still plenty time before the silly season descends upon us to update our home interiors to create a cosy winter home for welcoming all our guests.Whether it be a spacious hallway or a ...

reating a home style that is uniquely yours isn’t that easy to do these days. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to be able to design it yourself, the chances are that your floor plan is exactly like your neighbour’s. And with most elements of décor being purchased off the peg, unless you have ...

Double insulated lights, also known as class 1 or class 2 light fittings can be installed where no earth wire is present. Since 1998 it's been a building regulation that all new houses must have an earth wire on all lighting circuits. If your property was built before 1998 or it hasn't been rewired ...

A sure fire way to add value to any home is to modernise the kitchen or the bathroom. With a new bathroom costing upwards of £3,000 for materials and installation, a simpler way is to bring it up to date with some functional and tasteful spot lighting. Spotlights can be used to provide ...

With the long days of summer behind us, it’s time to welcome in the pumpkin season and all which that entails. As the leaves begin to redden, evenings spent with a prosecco in a beer garden are slowly replaced by cosy nights in curled up under a blanket with your favourite book in one hand, hot ...

Ceiling lights like chandeliers and pendants can prove very costly, but that doesn’t have to be the case. You can still make a statement without breaking the bank and cheap ceiling lights can often look anything but in the right setting. These are some of our favourite products you can currently ...

Keep anything long enough and it’s sure to come back into style! Geometric patterns had been off our radar for such a long time, that its recent revival was inevitable. The trend is marked by the use of abstract shapes such as triangles, rectangles and squares and it seems now is their time to ...