The Domus BF-2607A is a raw ceramic uplight 365mm wide, 50mm high, 100mm projection, taking one G9lamp. Light emits upwards only. Made in Italy.

You can paint it, and nothing said so. The datasheet isexplicit: ceramic areas can be painted with any water-based paint.

Painted the same colour as the wall, the fitting disappears into the plaster andleaves only the wash of light above it. That is the architectural use for a ceramic uplight and thereason to choose one over metal. Paint it before it goes up, and keep paint off thelamp holder.

The proportions and why this one is different from its siblings

At 36550mm this is a long, low band ratherthan a funnel or a box:

• Only 50mm high, so it reads as a line on the wall ratherthan an object. Painted out, it is close to invisible by day.
• 365mm wide spreads the wash across a broader arc than a narrow fitting a softer, wider band of light on the wall above.
• 100mm projection enough to throw the light clear of the wall, slimenough for a hallway.

Upward only what that means in practice

• The wall above becomes the light source a broad soft wash spreading towardthe ceiling, with no visible lamp and no glare at eye level.
• It raises a ceiling visually, which is why uplights work in stairwells, hallwaysand rooms that feel low.
• It gives nothing downward. You cannot read by it and it will not light a stairtread. This is atmosphere and architecture.
• The wall above must be worth lighting. A grazing uplight shows every patch, bumpand roller mark. On good plaster it is excellent; on a poor wall it is unforgiving.

Its sibling the BF-2608B emits both up and down if you want light at floor levelas well ask us.

Placing them

• Around 1.82m from the floor above eye level, with enough wallabove for the wash to develop.
• In a rhythm along a hallway or a stairwell, evenly spaced. A single uplight on along wall reads as an accident.
• Keep at least 300mm of clear wall above, and check nothing acornice, a beam, a picture rail cuts the wash off.

The lamp rating across this range does not add up

Three ceramic fittings in this catalogue record three different figures for the same G9 lamp:

Nothing reconciles those, and we are not going to invent a house rule. We havepublished what is recorded for this fitting.

In practice it does not constrain you: a G9 LED of 34Wgives roughly 350450lm, which is right for a wall uplight and nowhere near any of thesefigures. Ask us before fitting anything above about 20W.

Choosing the lamp not supplied

• G9 LED, not halogen cooler running, and this is a closed ceramic body.
• Warm 27003000K ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces, and acool lamp makes both look grey.
• Rated for enclosed fixtures many small G9 LEDs are not.

Ceramic, brittle handle it on sitelike a tile and fix into something solid. 220240V, hard-wired, licensedelectrician. Warranty 1 year, consistent across the ceramic range.

Where it works

• Hallways, stairwells and entries in a rhythm, not singly.
• Rooms that feel low, where lifting the ceiling visually helps.
• Wherever the fitting should vanish paint it wall colour.
• Not a reading or task light nothing goes downward.
• Only over a wall finish that will bear grazing light.

Specifying it

365mm wide, 50mm high, 100mm projection, inraw ceramic, made in Italy. Paintable with any water-based paint.Light emits upwards only. One G9 lamp, NOT supplied we suggesta warm 27003000K G9 LED of 34W, rated for enclosed fixtures. 60W is recorded here; sibling fittings in the same range record different figuresfor the same lamp type ask us before exceeding about 20W.220240V AC, hard-wired. Warranty 1 year.

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Questions

Can I paint it?

Yes the datasheet says the ceramic areas can be painted with any water-based paint. Painted the same colour as the wall, the fitting disappears into the plaster and leaves only the wash of light above it, which is the architectural reason to choose ceramic over metal. Paint it before it goes up and keep paint off the lamp holder.

How is it different from the other ceramic wall lights?

Shape and direction. At 365 by 50mm this is a long, low band that reads as a line on the wall rather than an object, and it emits upwards only. The BF-2185 is a taller funnel, also upward only. The BF-2608B is a two-way fitting that emits both up and down, if you want light at floor level as well.

Can I read by it?

No. All the light goes upward, so you get a broad soft wash on the wall above with no visible lamp and no glare atmosphere and architecture, not task light. It will not light a stair tread either.

How many watts is the lamp?

60W is recorded for this fitting, but the range does not add up: the BF-2185 records 40W for one G9 and the BF-2608B records 60W for two. Nothing reconciles those and we will not invent a house rule. In practice it does not constrain you a G9 LED of 3 to 4W gives roughly 350 to 450 lumens, which is right for a wall uplight. Ask us before fitting anything above about 20W.

Which lamp should I fit?

A G9 LED rather than a halogen cooler running, and this is a closed ceramic body. Warm 27003000K, because ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces and a cool lamp makes both look grey. Check it is rated for enclosed fixtures; many small G9 LEDs are not. The lamp is not supplied.

Where should I mount it?

Around 1.8 to 2 metres from the floor, with at least 300mm of clear wall above so the wash can develop, and nothing cornice, beam or picture rail cutting it off. Use them in a rhythm along a hallway or stairwell; a single uplight on a long wall reads as an accident.

Will it show faults in my wall?

Yes. Grazing uplight shows every patch, bump and roller mark above it. On good plaster that is the point; on a poor wall it is unforgiving.