Top 4 Most Popular Above Mirror Bathroom Lights from Astro Lighting

Astro Lighting, a recent winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, is an excellent bathroom lighting manufacturer. You have probably seen many of their fittings installed on the bathroom ceiling, wall, above mirror, and even the mirror cabinets themselves. We are proud to distribute their great fittings for bathrooms.

Below we have compiled a list of the top 4 most popular lights for bathroom that have a particular function: they are installed above the mirror and they shed light on the mirror. It is pretty important to have an illuminated mirror, especially early in the morning when you have to prepare to go to work! Most of these fittings are energy saving, and some come with their own pull cord switch.

Tallin 900 Over Mirror Light Strip

The Astro Lighting 0693 is the 900mm version of the most popular Tallin above-mirror light fittings. It comes in a shiny chrome finish and has a T5 39W high output fluorescent fitting, and it is fully IP44 rated.

Palermo 600 Above Mirror Fluorescent Light

Part of the Palermo bathroom wall lights, the Astro Lighting 0781 is the 600mm version of this fitting and is a low energy solution. It ocmes with a 14W T5 fluorescent tube, and it has a pull cord switch for ease of switching.

Curve 0243 Switched Bathroom Light

Coming with a stylish pull cord switch on the right hand side, the Astro Lighting Curve 0243 looks great above the mirror. If you prefer a curved fitting with a white glass diffuser, this 525mm wide fiting may be just what you need.

Padova 0650 Polished Chrome Mirror Light

This particular fitting is a bit different than the rest - it has two tube lights connected by a polished chrome support, a very stylish above mirror fitting. You can dim it as needed, and the IP44 rating allows you to safely use it in the bathroom.

These fittings are the top four Astro Lights ideal for above (and in some cases, beside) the mirror lighting. There are many others both in their range (with different dimensions) and in different ranges. Visit us online at Sparks Direct or pop into our showroom in North London to see more such lighting solutions.

Up-and-Down Outdoor Wall Spotlights, Pictures of Twin Wall Spots

Sometimes all you need on either side of the door is an up-and-down wall spotlight fitting that is suitable for outdoor use, and the discreet lighting offered by these energy saving fittings is a welcome in itself... This is why we thought that today we would introduce a range of different wall spotlights for exterior use, offering uplight and downlight.

To produce a lovely lighting for enhancing the facade of the building or light up the entrance / back door to the house, the below twin spotlights may be just what you need. All you have to do is figure out which finish would match your outdoor wall decor - either a black finish or a satin chrome, copper, white, or stainless steel. We present some of the more stylish fittings, and the choice is yours!

Copper Up-and-Down Outdoor Wall Spotlight

The CO2WL is a copper finish uplight-and-downlight for outdoor lighting - very stylish, ideal for enhancing the facade of the building or by the door.

Gloss White Twin Outdoor Wall Spot

The WH2WL is a wall mounted spotlight with up-and-down lighting in a gloss white finish, using two 35W GU10 halogen light bulbs (energy saving compatible).

Matt Black Twin Spotlight for Outdoors

The BK2WL is the black version of the uplight-and-downlight spots for outdoor wall mounting. The matt black adds a modern touch to the fitting, giving it a modern aspect.

Satin Chrome 2 Spotlights Cylinder for Outdoors

The SS2WL is a two spotlights cylinder ideal for up and down lighting, coming in a satin chrome finish and using 2 x GU10 max. 35W light bulbs (for outdoor lighting only).

Stainless Steel Longer Wall Twin Spotlight

If you need a longer / taller spotlight you can consider the IP44 rated stainless steel SS8 up-and-down fitting in a contemporary style and easy lamp change. 

The above selection is part of the complete outdoor wall spotlights collection at Sparks Electrical. You can view them in our showroom in Archway, North London, or via our online store. 

Five Paintable Light Fittings - Totally Customizable As Needed!

Why would people paint their light fittings? Some prefer to have a light fitting in a certain style, but they are not decided about the color. Maybe they want the color of the fitting to match the color of the wall, or maybe they want it to contrast the wall decoration.

For a total customization or for those who are not yet decided, there's a bunch of either plaster lights or metal fittings that allow you to paint them in the color you desire. Totally customizable and paintable as needed, you can paint over the existing prime layer with emulsion paint - as indicated in the technical specs.

Paintable Aurora Stealth Round Downlight

The AU-DLL784W round downlight is a low voltage fitting, coming in a white finish, paintable in the color as needed. Ideal for shedding light downwards where you need unobtrusive downlights - recessed ceiling light.

Paintable Shower Square Ceiling Downlight

The DLL885W from Aurora Lighting is fully IP65 rated (ideal for bathroom and even shower use) and it can be painted with emulsion paint according to your taste. Low energy halogen recessed ceiling light - adjustable by 12 degrees.

Paintable Curved Plaster Wall Light

UP300 is a 36cm long Linear slightly curved wall fitting in a white plaster finish which can be painted to suit your room design. It offers light upwards and it is great for both domestic and commercial use.

Paintable Ovaro Ceramic Up-and-Down Wall Fitting

Ovaro 0554 is an Astro Lighting wall fitting coming in a white finish, made of ceramic material, with the extra option of allowing you to paint it as you want to. Great fitting for offering up-and-down wall light!

Paintable Energy Saving Slice Plus 600 Wall Light

Part of the Slice Ceramic Wall Lights from Astro Lighting, the 0618 Slice Plus is an energy saving wall uplight with a white ceramic finish - paintable fitting. It provides glare-free light upwards that reflects off the ceiling - lovely diffused light!

So if you want to purchase any of the above stylish fittings you can just click on the links provided, or you can just pop into our Sparks and Lights showroom in Archway, North London, to see these fittings for yourself. In action, actually!

Pictures of ELAN LED COB Reflector Fire Rated Downlights

The future of the LED lights is definitely the new COB (Chips-on-Board) technology, and we are here to show you some really cool downlights that incorporate this technology. The ELAN-LED 10W range of fire rated downlights come in a fixed or tilted version and they are not only dimmable, but they also incorporate the latest COB technology!

Manufactured by ELD Lighting and offering white, chrome, and brushed nickel finishes to both the tilting and the fixed versions, the ELAN-LED 10W COB reflector downlights also come in a warm white or cool white version. The fixed version is fully IP65 rated (ideal for use in bathrooms, showers, etc) while the adjustable version isn't. The latest LED COB reflector technology delivers the look and feel of a halogen luminaire but with all the benefits of the LED lights!

Fire Rated Dimmable ELAN-LED COB Reflector downlights - full range

This picture is a screenshot of the entire ELAN-LED COB reflector range with all the details offered by ELD Lighting. The driver is included, the dimensions are specified, the model numbers are listed, and there are some pictures of the fixed and tilting versions.

Fixed 10W LED COB Downlight in Brushed Nickel

This is the neutral white version of the ELAN-LED COB reflector downlight in a brushed nickel finish, fixed (non-tiltable). Fully dimmable (to virtually 0%) and fully fire rated ceiling recessed lights.

Tilting Brushed Nickel LED COB Reflector Downlight

This is the 10W warm white LED COB reflector recessed ceiling light, the tilting version (non-IP rated) from Sparks Direct, coming in a brushed nickel finish. Other finishes are also available. These are also dimmable and fire rated.

Read more about the Chips-on-Board LED technology via this article, and check out the full range of the popular and extremely affordable LED downlights available at SparksDirect. More LED COB light fittings are coming soon on the UK market, and we will keep you updated!