Choosing LED lighting room by room

Watts measure energy used; lumens measure light produced. A good LED gives 100–130 lumens per watt, so a 9 W bulb can match an old 60 W incandescent. Buying by watts alone is how rooms end up under-lit.

As a guide, a bedroom wants around 2,000–3,000 lumens total, a kitchen 4,000–5,000, spread across several fittings rather than one harsh source.

Warm white (2700–3000 K) is relaxing and suits bedrooms and living rooms. Neutral (4000 K) suits kitchens and bathrooms. Cool white (5700–6500 K) suits workshops, garages and task areas where alertness matters.

Mixing colour temperatures within one open space looks disjointed — pick one per area and stay with it.

Colour rendering index (CRI) describes how true colours look under the light. Below 80, skin and food look washed out; above 90 they look natural. For a kitchen, wardrobe or retail display, pay for high CRI.

We carry Philips, Havells, Wipro, Bajaj and Syska across bulbs, battens, panels, downlights and outdoor floodlights, and can lay out a room to a proper lux level for larger jobs.