A Designer's Deliberations

Friday, 9 May 2008

Wardrobe Wonder


Staying with my mother recently who, at 87 years old, remains beautifully groomed and careful of her appearance, she turned and said how glad she was that the days had lengthened and that with the sun shining through the bedroom in the morning she could see the colours of her clothes in her wardrobe, finding it so much easier to get dressed knowing that she was wearing nothing that clashed!

Not all of us have the finance to redesign our whole house, but just changing one thing at a time to enhance our lifestyle and make it a little easier, can make a real difference. Rafaela wrote in her blog that 'task lighting' had changed her parent's home from a 100w pendant light to a multi-tasking room with a warm and homely ambience. This same principle applied to a couple cost effective wardrobe lights in my mother's home; she now almost anticipates winter when she will still be able to see all the colours in her wardrobe!

After this minor addition, she is quite unfazed by technology and is wondering where next to put lighting to such great effect.


All wardrobe lights are a practical solution and will suit many different situations; you may not want to change lamps therefore LEDs would be perfect, or you may not want to wire up your wardrobe therefore battery powered lights would suit you. Sensors detect movement and will turn themselves off after a short period of time giving your lamp a longer life and saving on electricity.

Whichever type of wardrobe light you choose it will certainly help the morning blues seeing an array of colour!






Coat hanger Wardrobe Light

This Rail light has an integrated fluorescent lamp. There is a ballast built into the assembly housing, and a plastic cover for easier gliding which is designed to protect the profile against scratching.


Magic Lite Illuminated Wardrobe Tube with LED Lights

This battery operated wardrobe rail is fitted with evenly spaced LEDs, to give an overall light. The LEDs will not need changing like ordinary lamps, but you may need to keep some spare batteries to hand.



This illuminated wardrobe tube comes in two sizes. The motion sensor detects movement and the light remains on for approximately 30 seconds.


Wardrobe light with integrated motion sensor and integrated ballast.



Wardrobe Lights will allow you to find the perfect items for your wardrobe



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