The Domus BF-2185 is a raw ceramic funnel uplight 250300mm, projecting 120mm, takingone G9 lamp to 40W. Made in Italy.

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

That changes what this product is. Raw ceramic is a finish you complete, not afinish you accept paint it the same colour as the wall and the fittingdisappears into the plaster, leaving only the light. It is the standard architecturaluse for this kind of fitting and it is the reason to choose ceramic over metal.

Paint it before it goes up, and keep paint off the lamp holder and theelectrical parts.

It takes a 40W G9, not a 60W one

Our record listed 60W. The datasheet says 40W maximum, and in a closedceramic funnel that ceiling exists for a reason the enclosure holds heat.

• Fit a G9 LED, not a halogen. A 34W G9 LED gives roughly350450lm, which is right for a wall uplight, and runs far cooler than the halogen thisfitting was originally designed around.
• Warm 27003000K. Ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces; a cool lampmakes them look grey.
• Check the lamp is rated for enclosed fixtures. G9 LEDs are small and many arenot.
• The lamp is not supplied.

What a funnel uplight does

All the light goes upward and outward against the wall, so:

• The wall becomes the light source a broad soft wash spreading up to theceiling, 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 almost nothing downward. This is atmosphere and architecture, not tasklight you cannot read by it.
• The wall above it must be worth lighting. A grazing uplight shows every bump,patch and roller mark in the plaster above it. On a poor wall it is unforgiving.

Placing them

• Around 1.82m from the floor is the usual height above eyelevel, with enough wall left above 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 the fitting, and check nothing a cornice, a beam, a picture rail cuts the wash off.

What we cannot tell you. No warranty is recorded forthis product. Others in this catalogue run from one to five years, and we will not state a term we donot hold ask us and we will confirm with Domus.

Ceramic, 240V, 50,000hours on the LED lamp you fit.Hard-wired, so a licensed electrician. Ceramic is brittle handle it on sitethe way you would a tile, and fix it into something solid.

Where it works

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

Specifying it

250mm wide, 300mm high, 120mm projection, inraw ceramic, made in Italy. Paintable with any water-based paint.One G9 lamp, 40W maximum, NOT supplied we suggest a warm27003000K G9 LED of 34W, rated for enclosed fixtures. our record said 60W; the datasheet says 40. 220240V AC,hard-wired. Warranty not recorded ask us.

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Questions

Can I paint it?

Yes the datasheet says the ceramic areas can be painted with any water-based paint, and nothing on our page mentioned it. Painting it the same colour as the wall makes the fitting disappear into the plaster and leaves only the light, which is the standard architectural use for this kind of uplight. Paint it before it goes up, and keep paint off the lamp holder and electrical parts.

Is it 40 watts or 60?

Forty. Our record said 60W; the datasheet says 40W maximum for the single G9. In a closed ceramic funnel that ceiling exists because the enclosure holds heat, so it is worth respecting.

Which lamp should I fit?

A G9 LED rather than a halogen a 3 to 4W G9 LED gives roughly 350 to 450 lumens, which is right for a wall uplight, and runs far cooler than the halogen this fitting was designed around. Warm 27003000K, because ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces. Check it is rated for enclosed fixtures; many small G9 LEDs are not. The lamp is not supplied.

Can I read by it?

No. All the light goes upward and outward against the wall, so you get a broad soft wash with no visible lamp and no glare atmosphere and architecture, not task light.

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 up faults in my wall?

Yes, and this is worth thinking about. Grazing uplight shows every bump, patch and roller mark in the plaster above it. On a well-finished wall that is the point; on a poor one it is unforgiving.

What is the warranty?

Not recorded for this product, and we would rather say so than guess. Others in this catalogue run from one to five years. Ask us and we will confirm with Domus.