Surface mount ceiling lights for kitchen-diner

[ferdinand2000]

I'm looking for light fittings for a kitchen diner, and I wonder if anyone has a specific recommendation. 'Tis a 9ft ceiling in a 4x4m room. I'm looking to do 4 or 5 fittings at a cost of perhaps £10-£20 purchase price each. It is for a rental property.

Important points I am after are:

a - Ceiling surface mount (no intention to chop holes in the ceiling). Wiring can be from above easily.
b - Lightbulbs that last a fair time - ie non pop-every-3-minutes dificult to replace spotlights for the sake of looking zeitgeisty.
c - Attractive, and inexpensive to install and run.
d - Ideally dimmable as it is a diner, but that is a desire not a requirement.
e - Not intricate fittings to avoid constant dusting, for T convenience.

I think what I am after may be something with a standard bayonet fitting so that I can use low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs, but these seem to be thin on the ground.

I would consider LED spotlights, but I don't think the reliability/cost balance is there yet, and I'm not convinced by my experience of G9 type halogen bulbs.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks

Ferdinand

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

You can get CFLs in both bayonet and Edison screw but if you intend to dim you will need dimmable CFLs as not all will dim, they are more expense and could blow 40% of your budget.
But I do agree ceiling mounted lights are much easier and cause less hassle than downlights!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

And those which will dim can be fussy about which dimmers they like.

 

[ferdinand2000]

Thanks guys.

So, at it's most simple, that's something like this, then:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/brushed-chrome-circular-ceiling-light/79515

Which is precisely £4.30 incuding the bulb. Or this bathroom one to be a little posher:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/portal-brushed-chrome-bathroom-ceiling-light-gls-60w/88976

And then make sure that there are enough sockets for a supplemetary plug-in spotlight to be used easily on the end of a run of wall units should T require romantic dinners.

Ferdinand

 

[OwainDIYer]

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FL1091.html

sorted.

Put them on separate switches so tenants have have multiple light levels.

cheap enough to buy a couple of spares in case a globe gets smashed