The Domus BF-8258 is a 360mm raw ceramic wall light with a150mm projection, taking one E27 lamp and suppliedunpainted.

The height is not recorded but its sibling probably answers it

Our record holds the width (360mm) and the projection(150mm), and no height.

• The BF-8259 records the same 360mm width and the same 150mm projection and it gives a height of 100mm.
• Two consecutive model numbers with identical recorded footprints is a strongindication, and 100mm is our best estimate for this fitting.
• We are not putting it in the dimensions as though it were measured. The two aredifferent models and something must separate them; if that something is the height, our estimate isexactly wrong.
• Ask us and we will measure one. If clearance under a rail or a cornice is tight,do that rather than plan around an estimate.

Two sources give two different maximum wattages

• The datasheet says 60W. Our record says 20W.
• 11 of the 12 E27 raw ceramics in this range carry the same conflict. Theexception, the BF-2440, has a sheet genuinely reading20W CFL the likely source of the rest.
• We work to the datasheets 60W; an E27 LED at810W sits under both.

At 360mm it is a wide fitting, and one lamp has to cover it

• The result is a broad, soft band rather than a bright patch which on a widewall is the better outcome.
• Do not expect task light. One E27 spread across 360mm reads as ambient.
• Spend on the lamp. A 10W E27 LED rather than an 8W isworth it across this width.

What raw ceramic means

• Unfinished on arrival, painted by you any water-based paint.
• Porous until painted, so it marks.
• Indoor, dry areas only.
• Made in Italy, body-coloured throughout.

Where it works

• A broad living-room or hallway wall that can carry 360mm.
• Above a bedhead wide, even, no lamp in view.
• Check the 150mm projection in a corridor; it is one of the deeper ones.
• Not on a narrow pier 360mm will overrun it.

Specifying it

Raw ceramic wall light, made in Italy. 360mm wide 150mm projection height not recorded; its sibling the BF-8259 records 100mm at the same width and projection, whichis our estimate rather than a measurement.Requires 1 E27 not included. Maximum wattage: the datasheet says 60W andour record says 20W ( the same conflict is on 11 of the 12 E27 ceramics here). Suppliedunpainted, finishable with any water-based paint. 220240V AC,hard-wired, indoor dry areas. 50,000hrs fitting life. Warranty 1 year.

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Questions

How tall is it?

Our record does not hold a height. What we can tell you is that its sibling the BF-8259 records the same 360mm width and the same 150mm projection, and gives a height of 100mm so 100mm is our best estimate. We are deliberately not publishing that as this fitting’s dimension, because the two are different models and something must separate them; if that something is the height, the estimate is exactly wrong. If clearance under a rail or a cornice is tight, ask us and we will measure a physical fitting.

How is it different from the BF-8259?

On the recorded figures, only in that the 8259 gives a height and this one does not the width and projection are identical at 360mm and 150mm. Something must distinguish two consecutive model numbers, and our record does not say what. If you are choosing between them, ask us and we will compare a pair.

Is the maximum 20 watts or 60 watts?

The datasheet says 60W and our record says 20W. Across the twelve E27 raw ceramics in this range, eleven carry the same conflict, and the twelfth the BF-2440 has a sheet genuinely reading “20W CFL”, which looks like the figure the others were copied from. We work to the datasheet’s 60W, and an 810W E27 LED sits under both.

Will one lamp light 360mm properly?

It will light it evenly rather than brightly, which on a wall this wide is the better result a bright patch on a broad surface looks worse than a soft band across it. Treat it as ambient light rather than task light, and spend on a 10W E27 LED rather than an 8W one; across this width the difference shows.

Will any E27 globe fit?

The base will, the body might not. E27 LEDs vary in length and girth and the ceramic cavity is fixed, so a long candle or a large decorative globe can foul it. A compact globe shape is the safe choice, or send us the lamp you have in mind and we will check.

Do I have to paint it?

No the raw ceramic is a deliberate look. It is porous until painted or sealed, so it marks more easily than a finished surface. At 360mm it is a fair-sized surface to keep clean if it sits at hand height.

Can it go in a bathroom?

No. Raw ceramic is porous until painted and the fitting is rated for indoor dry use only. For a bathroom, ask us for something with an IP rating suited to the zone.