Lighting & Fan Buying Guides

Choose a guide by the decision you need to make: planning a room, measuring a chandelier, placing bedside lights or comparing a designer fan. Each guide includes practical checks and links to relevant Imperial Emporio collections.

Plan a living room

• Table lamp or floor lamp for reading? — a short comparison around your chair, furniture, light direction and controls.
• Living-room lighting: ceiling, wall and reading lights — plan separate settings around the furniture and everyday activities.
• Choose a chandelier for your living room — compare styles, scale and position within a seating group.

Explore chandeliers, wall lights and floor lamps.

Measure a chandelier or tall opening

• Which lights work well with low ceilings? — compare shallow designs and check the complete installed drop.
• Chandelier size, furniture scale and ceiling height — measure the complete installed drop, with a worked example in millimetres.
• Double-height staircase chandeliers — record the opening, landing views, full spread and maintenance access.
• Chandelier types and where to use them — compare crystal, classical, modern and linear formats.

Browse double-height chandeliers or modern chandeliers.

Arrange dining and bedside lights

• How many pendants above a dining table? — compare quantities using shade width, edge gaps and the table dimensions.
• Bedside wall-light height and placement — check the mattress height, reading position and switch reach.
• Choose wall lights for your home — compare projection, purpose, light direction and decorative style.

Explore pendant lights, bedside wall lights and table lamps.

Choose light colour and brightness

• Warm white versus cool white: choose light colour room by room — compare 2700K, 3000K and 4000K, then check brightness, colour rendering and controls.

Compare fans and lighting controls

• Designer ceiling fans: size, installed drop and controls — prepare a shortlist that fits your room and ceiling.
• Designer fan installation and ceiling provisioning — prepare the support, canopy/controller space and electrical provision before closing the ceiling.
• LED lights flicker when dimmed: what to check — identify the light, driver and control before replacing components.

Browse designer fans and LED drivers.

Choose lights for balconies and exteriors

• Can indoor wall lights be used on a balcony? — a short checklist for outdoor suitability, exposure and placement.

Care for your lighting

• How to clean a crystal chandelier — safe access, gentle care and the checks before removing crystal.

Get help with your room

Send Imperial Emporio a room photograph, measurements and the products you are considering. For ceiling fittings, include the finished ceiling height; for a dining table or bedside arrangement, add the furniture dimensions.

Browse all lighting ideas and buying guides or learn about Imperial Emporio.