The Domus BF-8276 is a raw ceramic wall light 300mm wide, 45mm high, 150mm projection, taking two G9lamps. 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 light. Paint it before it goes up, and keep paint off the lampholders.

Two lamps in a 300mm body what that gives you

• An even wash across the full width. A single lamp in a wide fitting produces abright centre and dim ends; two spread the output so the whole 300mm reads evenly.
• More total light than the single-lamp ceramics two G9 LEDs give roughly700900lm together.
• Use two identical lamps. On a symmetrical fitting, a colour or brightness mismatchbetween the two ends is immediately visible more so than on a single-lamp fitting where there isnothing to compare against.

The proportions a slim, deep band

• At 30045mm it is the slimmest ceramic in therange a fine horizontal line on the wall rather than an object.
• Painted out, a 45mm-high fitting is close to invisible by day, which is thewhole appeal of ceramic.
• 150mm of projection is deep for something so slim it throws the lightwell clear of the wall, but check it against a narrow hallway or a door swing.

The wattage settled by reading the whole range

Both our record and the datasheet say 60W for the two G9 lamps, and thematching BF-2608B says the same. Two consistent readings and comparing themagainst the rest of the BF ceramic range answers what the 60W actually refers to.

But the single-lamp fittings in the same range do not agree with each other:

That table answers the question: 60W is per lamp, not per fitting. Theone-lamp and two-lamp models carry the same 60W, so it cannot be a total and theBF-2185, a one-lamp fitting, says 40W, which shows the figure tracks the lamp.The BF-2020 states it outright in its title: 2x60W.So this pair is rated to 120W in total. We would still not run 120W ofhalogen in a closed ceramic body a G9 LED is 34W and does the same job.Ask us before fitting anything above about 20W per lamp.

Choosing the lamps not supplied

• G9 LED, not halogen cooler running, and this is a closed ceramic body.
• Warm 27003000K ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces.
• Rated for enclosed fixtures many small G9 LEDs are not.
• Two identical lamps, bought together.

Placing them

• Around 1.82m from the floor, above eye level.
• In a rhythm along a hallway or stairwell. A single ceramic uplight on a long wallreads as an accident.
• Keep 300mm of clear wall in the direction the light throws, and check nothing a cornice, a beam, a picture rail cuts the wash off.
• The wall must bear grazing light. Every patch and roller mark will show.

Ceramic, brittle handle it like atile 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.
• Wide walls where an even 300mm band suits better than a funnel.
• Wherever the fitting should vanish paint it wall colour.
• 150mm projection check it against a narrow hallway.
• Two identical lamps, bought together.

Specifying it

300mm wide, 45mm high, 150mm projection, inraw ceramic, made in Italy. Paintable with any water-based paint.Two G9 lamps, NOT supplied warm 27003000K G9 LEDs of34W each, enclosed-rated, and identical to one another.60W maximum per lamp 120W across the two ( resolved by measuringthe whole BF range). We would still not put 60W of halogen in each side of a closedceramic body ask us before exceeding about 20W each.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 it disappears into the plaster and leaves only the light. Paint it before it goes up and keep paint off the lamp holders.

Why two lamps?

An even wash across the full width. A single lamp in a 300mm fitting produces a bright centre and dim ends; two spread the output so the whole width reads evenly. It also gives more total light two G9 LEDs together are roughly 700 to 900 lumens.

Is 60 watts per lamp or in total?

Per lamp 60W each, so 120W across the two. We had this the wrong way round on this page until we measured the whole range, and it is worth saying how it was settled: across all 17 G9 fittings in the BF ceramic range the datasheet says 60W whether the fitting takes one lamp or two, so it cannot be a fitting total; the one-lamp BF-2185 says 40W, which shows the number tracks the lamp; and the BF-2020 states “2x60W” in its own title. None of which means you should run 120W of halogen inside a closed ceramic shell. Two 4W LED G9s are 8W, give roughly what 40W halogens did, and run cool. Ask us before fitting anything above about 20W a lamp.

Which lamps should I use?

G9 LED rather than halogen cooler running, and this is a closed ceramic body. Warm 27003000K, because ceramic and plaster are warm surfaces, and rated for enclosed fixtures, as many small G9 LEDs are not. Buy two identical lamps together: on a symmetrical fitting a mismatch between the two ends is immediately visible.

How does it compare to the other ceramics?

It is the slimmest 45mm high against 50 to 300mm on the others so it reads as a fine horizontal line rather than an object, and painted out it is close to invisible by day. Its 150mm projection is deep for something that slim, which throws the light well clear of the wall but wants checking against a narrow hallway.

How much clear wall does it need?

About 300mm in the direction the light throws, with nothing cornice, beam or picture rail cutting the wash off.

Will it show faults in my wall?

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