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Decorating your house – whether it’s the whole thing or just one room – is a big task that requires a lot of work. Lighting plays a massive part in this process too.

Of all the varying types of lighting available on the market – GU10 LEDs should be your number 1 choice.

There are loads of reasons why this is the case. Let’s look at some of them now.

Low Energy

GU10 LEDs – and LEDs in general – use hardly any energy when compared to incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Broadly speaking, LEDs use up to 90% less power than conventional halogen bulbs.

Of course what this means for you is much lower electricity bills. Although LEDs cost more per unit, the typical return on investment (ROI) is inside the first year, through the energy savings and low maintenance costs – though we’ll look at this later.

Energy Efficient

So we’ve established that LEDs use considerably less energy than other lighting methods – but how does it do this? Incredible efficiency is the answer.

You see, when a halogen light is on, it’s not using all of its energy to provide illumination – nowhere near in fact. It loses up to 80% of its energy to heat wastage, explaining why they get so hot while they’re on.

By any standards, this isn’t good efficiency at all.

Compare this to our GU10 LEDs though. They only lose around 10% of their energy to heat – leaving 90% to actually provide light. This also gives LEDs a much cooler operating temperature, as well as brilliant green credentials.

Long Lasting

The fact that LEDs have less heat passing through them not only makes them safer, but also means there is less wear and tear on the internals of the actual bulb itself.

The end result is that they have extremely long lifespans, up to 50,000 hours – lasting 2 times longer than fluorescent lights and an unbelievable 20 times longer than halogen bulbs.

Let’s say you have your lights on for an average of 8 hours per day. This gives you over 17 years of estimated use! Of course the less you use your GU10 LEDs, the higher this figure goes.

Pick A Colour

LEDs are capable of emitting any colour, without the need for filters. Most people will generally choose between warm white (3000K) or cool white (6000K), though some products allow you to emit colours like blue, red and green!

This gives you far greater scope with choices in how you want to decorate your home.

Why Are They Good For Home Interiors?

Well for a start, GU10 LED spotlights are smaller in size than more conventional light bulbs. This is really handy for when you want to use recessed downlights – as they help accentuate the aesthetics of modern, minimalist interiors.

This works really well for ‘clean’ looking areas like the kitchen or bathroom.

This also means that they’ll be hidden away, and are more space efficient as a result. This is particularly important if you have a small room and you want to make it appear larger than it is, and when space is at a premium.

Choosing from our range of GU10 LED spotlights lets you customise the exact kind of light you want, more so than picking one of our fitted downlights.

The colour options are part of this, and give you loads of freedom as we discussed earlier too. Whilst the areas where you would want to use warm white and cool white are fairly obvious, products like our 3W GU10 RGB LED spotlight let you pick from up to 16 different colours!

This makes it perfect for places like a games room, a child’s bedroom, or anywhere else that could use some colourful creativity.

Redecorating is a massive task in itself, and whilst your lighting is an important aspect of this, the advantages that GU10 LED spotlights offer should make your choice of lights an easy one.

You’ll save 90% off the cost of lighting your home, and enjoy a long lasting bulb, doing your bit for the environment at the same time. This is all whilst benefitting from the great things that our GU10 LEDs bring with them – small, compact size and huge amounts of freedom.