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Design decision

Lighting, chosen with your style.

Select your ELS style and room — we curate the fittings, finish, light colour and placement as one coordinated composition. No questionnaire unless you need project-specific lighting design.

It's a design brief, not a quote — lighting is ELS-specified and supplied by your electrician (ALUMAX supplies any fitting it makes). Costs read as direction only.

Your ELS style
The complete lighting mood

Warm, architectural, softly dramatic.

3000KTextured black or dark bronze
Recommended fixture family
AmbientTaskAccentFeatureNight

Concealed cabinet strips, deep recessed spots, wall washers and one simple dining pendant.

Wall lightingWall washers plus two or three adjustable feature-wall spots — graze the timber and textured panels, warm only.
Choose
  • Deep-baffle adjustable downlight
  • Continuous under-cabinet linear light
  • Concealed display-niche strip
  • Dark-bronze or black dome / linear dining pendant
  • Two or three adjustable feature-wall spots
Avoid
  • Cool-white light
  • Shiny chrome fittings
  • Exposed LED dots
  • Dense grids of downlights
  • Timber-look fittings competing with the cabinetry
Room applications
Living roomWall wash or cove + two adjustable accents + a floor/table lamp; no centre downlight beneath the fan.
DiningOne centred pendant, starting at ~750–850 mm above the table and confirmed against the actual table, sightlines and fitting instructions + a dimmable ambient perimeter.
KitchenContinuous under-cabinet task strip + deep recessed lights aligned to the worktop edge + an optional island pendant.
BedroomSoft perimeter or wall wash + paired bedside lights + a wardrobe strip + a sensor night light.
WardrobeVertical or front-edge internal linear lighting; avoid lighting only from behind the user.
Bathroom / vanityVertical mirror lighting + ceiling ambient light + a wet-area-rated shower fitting.
EntranceOne decorative or wall-washing focal light + a concealed shoe-cabinet strip.
Hall / staircaseLow-level sensor lights or step lights; minimal ceiling fixtures.
StudyIndirect ambient light + a dedicated desk light + optional shelf lighting.
Display cabinetryConcealed vertical strips or shelf-front lighting; no visible LED dots.
Choose your level
Talk to ELS about the lighting

ELS specifies the lighting design; your electrician supplies and installs it (ALUMAX supplies any fitting it makes). Colour temperature is fixed per collection; cost is confirmed on a site review, never here.

Why lighting is a design decision here

🌞 Twelve hours of flat daylight

Equatorial light arrives overhead and even, so it flatters nothing and models no depth. After dark the room is entirely yours to shape — which is exactly why lighting is a design decision, not a wiring afterthought.

ELS field guidanceELS's own observation across Sarawak homes; the design response, not a measured figure.

🪭 Plan around the ceiling fan

A ceiling fan is non-negotiable here, and a downlight sitting under its sweep throws a strobing blade shadow across the room. Lighting the walls and the task — not the middle of the ceiling — sidesteps the problem entirely.

ELS field guidanceA recurring Sarawak site issue ELS designs around; general lighting behaviour, not a product claim.

🎨 Colour that survives the humidity

Warm timber, food, fabric and skin only read true under high-CRI light — the ELS default is CRI 90+ anywhere seen up close. One colour temperature per connected space keeps warm rooms from turning muddy where two meet.

ELS field guidanceCRI 90+ and single-temperature-per-space are ELS spec targets, not a specific product's rating.

Figures are planning guidance, not warranties. Real performance depends on the product, its installation and the site's exposure; the product datasheet and site measurement confirm it.

Not sure of the whole scope yet?

Lighting is one layer of the room. The free Renovation Pre-Check gives a first overview of the whole renovation from your answers — risk level, likely trades, budget confidence and your decision list.

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