LED Lighting in the Bathroom, Love or Hate?
Daman of Witham
8 years ago
We have seen many manufacturers release basins, baths, showers even toilets featuring LED lighting, but does everybody like it? is it the future? or just a trend? vote!
I love LEDs!
They are getting boring..
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoLED lighting can create an eye-catching feature piece, which
isn’t always possible with normal lighting solutions. Like our bathroom door-way project we did for this London Townhouse, creating a unique and interesting
lighting scheme. http://www.ledlightsheet.co.uk/index.php
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