How to choose led lighting decoration? All it takes is five steps

The so-called LED lighting, including “lamp” and “decoration” two parts.

“Lamp” is the light source, in order to meet the basic lighting needs and at the same time can better foil “decoration”.

“Decoration” is led lamps and lanterns, more decorative design and beautification of the role.

The lamp selection process summed up by “lamp” and “decoration” :

Lighting selection flow chart

– Process decomposition –

Step 1: Determine style

At present the lamp acts the role of a style already did not have clear delimit, but can Europe type roughly, Chinese style, American style, contemporary, northern Europe, according to decorate a style, individual aesthetic, determine the style of lamps and lanterns first.

Step 2: Determine the type of lighting

Can be divided roughly: absorb dome light, droplight to wait.

Step 3: Determine the material

Lamp body: wrought iron, zinc alloy, copper, aluminum, wood, rattan.

Three (1) : analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the mainstream lamp body material

Zinc alloy chandelier

Zinc alloy is a zinc based alloy with other elements, commonly found in chandeliers.

Advantages:

(1) Good gloss, no matter gold or chrome, it has a natural and smooth luster, no bubbles and impurities, and has a good high mirror reflection.

(2) Good wear resistance, and can die cast a variety of flower, smooth surface, zinc alloy chandelier service life is 3-5 times higher than other lamp body service life.

③ Good antioxidant effect, generally do not change color.

④ Strong and durable, zinc alloy material is a hard alloy material with high safety.

Disadvantages:

(1) If the die casting process is poor, there will be more loose holes, in the electroplating process will be hidden medicine water, when the electroplating is finished, the hidden potion will slowly ooze out, will lead to mildew. (In rare cases)

(2) The common defect is foaming on the surface. When buying a lamp, observe whether the surface and welding position are smooth.

Mixer, wrought iron lamp,

Wrought iron chandelier,

Iron chandelier is one of the most common chandelier on the market.

Advantages:

Super plasticity, you can create rich lamp modeling, various patterns and styles.

No bubbles, no impurities, no crack is also the advantage of iron chandelier.

③ Cheap price is also king.

Disadvantages:

① The grade is slightly lower.

② The surface treatment is not good and easy to rust, when buying lamps and lanterns, keep a mind.

In pieces all the copper lamp

All copper chandelier

Good practicability and long service life

Choose copper as the basic raw material, and copper itself has the advantage of long service life, so that the service life of the copper chandelier is also very long, as long as the appropriate maintenance will not appear rust.

② High aesthetic value

For all copper chandelier, you can see not only the lighting effect, but also its beautiful shape and low-key texture, which can not only highlight a very unique space atmosphere. It’s a way to show your status and your taste.

Easy to clean and maintain

Compared with other lamps and lanterns, clean and maintain the respect to want more simple, general whole copper lamp a year can be done. Only need to dip in water with a dry cloth to wipe gently, can not be washed directly with water.

Disadvantages:

The price is high. (Tuhao’s Gospel, diaosi’s pain)

In pieces wooden lamp

Often used in Chinese lamp, Japanese and Korean, Nordic style,

Advantages:

① Wood from natural, more environmental protection, less pollution.

② Wood after degreasing, anti-corrosion treatment, no cracking and deformation, strong and durable.

③ Warm, natural and tasteful.

Disadvantages:

Modelling difficulty is big, price is high, do not love woodiness lamp to feel its value very hard.

Because lumber itself quality gap is big, notice must look lumber when choosing woodiness lamps and lanterns, with oak in the majority.

Mixer cany art lamp

Cany art chandelier

Commonly used bamboo, hemp rope, rattan, plastic and other woven lamps and lanterns.

Advantages:

The lamps and lanterns that cany art lamp pledges than other more country is closer to nature more amorous feelings, what can bring our heart is quiet.

Disadvantages:

Not easy to manage. Lazy people need not do, cough….

Three (2), lampshade/pendant: crystal, glass, stone, acrylic, plastic

◆ Crystal and glass

Both are the most commonly used lighting materials

Crystal lamp

K9 crystal

Crystal:

Clear, gorgeous, good light transmittance, hard texture, often used for relatively high-end lamps and lanterns.

Glass:

Although very similar to crystal, but in colour and lustre, transparency, hardness have very big difference, often used for relatively cheap lamps and lanterns.

There are businesses using the high similarity of the two, with glass posing as crystal to sell at a high price, one minute teach you to distinguish is a mule who is a horse?

The hardness of crystal is significantly higher than glass, with crystal can draw traces on the glass, and vice versa.

② Use polarizer to distinguish, crystal transparent, glass opaque.

Mixer marble lamp

Lamps with natural marble as lampshade or middle column or bottom pot.

Advantages:

The whole body of natural marble lamp is smooth and white, containing natural clouds, which can make people incisively and vividly feel the unique mood of classical beauty.

② Natural stone, noble and elegant, low-key luxury, antique, gorgeous decoration, give people a comfortable feeling,

The light transmission is very good, the light is soft and delicate,

Disadvantages:

Good news for the rich, pain for the losers.

Ps: There are a lot of fake natural marble on the market, a minute to teach you to practice.

(1) Look through the light, the pattern of marble is irregular, natural and fresh, and the pattern of imitation goods is identical.

(2) the wall thickness of the natural marble shade is nearly ten millimeters, and the stone density is large, the lamp body is very heavy, and the imitation is much lighter than the marble. The difference is huge when you weigh it in your hand.

Knock on the lampshade to listen to the sound, marble lampshade sound thick, imitation goods as thin as the sound of glass.

④ Above all, don’t be cheap.

◆ Acrylic and plastic

Acrylic as the most commonly used lighting materials, compared with plastic has high light transmittance, not easy to crisp, not easy to yellow and other advantages. Plastic is mostly used in cheap lamps.

Acrylic ceiling lamp

How to distinguish acrylic

1) smell

Light it up with a lighter. It smells a little good acrylic, not smelly.

(2) the fire smoke

Acrylic burning smoke white transparent, if the smoke is black or very white is not.

Step 4: Craft

Pieces of electroplating

electroplating

The process of forming a uniform, dense, well-bonded layer of metal or alloy deposits on the surface of a product by electrolysis. Main purpose: to enhance the corrosion resistance of metal, increase the appearance and surface hardness.

◆ Anodic oxidation

Aluminum and its alloy in the corresponding electrolyte and specific process conditions, due to the action of impressed current, aluminum products (anode) on the formation of a layer of oxide film process

Pieces of paint

Often use at cheaper lamps and lanterns, for example: iron art droplight, common absorb dome light.

Step 5: Light source

Mixer is practical

Lamps and lanterns serve as the electric appliance with low frequency consumption and high frequency use, no matter quality is good again lamps and lanterns can have bad that day, so the convenience that is practical and maintained when choosing lamps and lanterns must also be brought into one of our choice standards.

Lighting fanatic: When buying a lamp, one of the most important things you tend to overlook is practicality

◆ Bulb selection

Even a good lamp is not a good lamp without a good light source. Some chandeliers do not have their own light source, you need to choose the corresponding light source, let us begin to understand the bulb.

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