Tuneable white ceiling lights for study

DiG · 27 Aug 2020 at 20:11

Hi,

Finally getting around to sorting the lighting in my home office! Currently it’s just a bare bulb which is pretty much useless.

Ideally I want bright, evenly diffused lighting where the colour temperature can be controlled so it’s a nice cool white during the day and a warmer white when I’m working in the evening. I’ve no interest in other colours.

The only real option I’ve found for this is Hue - they have some ceiling spotlight products which whilst pricy are not unreasonable - does anyone have any recommendations? Seems to be quite a niche requirement

Thanks

BinnsY · 27 Aug 2020 at 21:46

Hive do some of these in various shapes / sizes depending on your fitting.

https://www.hivehome.com/products/hive-active-light-cool-to-warm-white

I don't have that exact model, but I do have one of the normal dimmable bulbs that works in the same way other than the colour temp (mine is warm as it's in a bedroom) and it essentially does what you describe. I imagine the temperature control version will do what you are after.

SoliD · 27 Aug 2020 at 22:00

Can't you get a hue white ambiance bulb for the fitting and a nice shade?

ash_scotland88 · 27 Aug 2020 at 22:53

Etc source 4 lustr studio,
I think they're the ones that have white variance. Your office would look like a theatre though

DiG · 28 Aug 2020 at 08:50

I currently have a hue bulb in the bulb holder, it’s not enough light by a long way sadly! The main thing I worry about with the Hue products is that they all use GU10 bulbs - I worry about cooling with those, unless things have improved a lot in the last few years LED GU10s always just died on me!

Theatre lighting would certainly give enough light!