Six of the best light displays
Thursday 3rd November 2011, 11:40AM GMT.
With families gathering at firework displays, “oohing” and “ahhing” at the range of rockets, now is the perfect time to use the illuminating shows to take inspiration and showcase some year-round indoor light decorations.
There’s none of your standard fittings here, as these fantastic lights have been picked to create as much wow factor indoors as the ones you’ve been enjoying outside.
High-colour Count – Philips LivingColours LED Lamp Conic – £117 from www.amazon.co.uk
An amazing 16 million colours and shades are achievable from inside this stylish conical illuminator. From soothing pastel shades to vivid hues, the display can be set to a static single light or to phase through a combination of colours. Complete with a remote control, you can also dim and adjust the colour intensity – just imagine how that might look from the outside!
Staring Stuff – LED Cube – £100 from www.therandomshop.co.uk
Sixty-four LEDs sit inside this perspex cube, each with the power to deliver thousands of colours. Offering a 3D light display, this clever cube is hypnotic to watch. This mains-powered machine, which runs for 30 minutes without repeating, is also an ideal stress reliever and a great way to send you to the land of snooze.
Outdoors Inside – Sega Indoors Firework Projector – £129.99 from www.firebox.com
Fancy a firework display whatever the time of year? This Sega machine, with six lenses, internal speakers and nine interchangeable discs, will project whiz, bang and whoosh actions across the room to create a magical, entertaining display – and you can enjoy it all from the comfort of your own home.
Atmospheric Soak – StarBath – £34.99 from www.firebox.com
This portable machine will project the Milky Way and thousands of stars onto the ceiling of any room you choose, and it’s splash-proof, so you simply have to try it while lounging in the bath. Perfect for the bedroom, too, the sparkly display is sure to help you relax. A larger, more expensive Star Theatre Planetarium is also available, which features a shooting star mode.
Rock The Room – Gioteck LED Stagelight – £19.99 from www.maplin.co.uk
Put this battery-operated machine in your home, turn up the volume, then marvel at the super-bright LEDs which project circular and psychedelic shapes onto every surface of the room. Using sound-processing technology, the light display reacts to rhythm and tempo, and a pair will add a new dimension to your console-based music or dancing games.
Silly Money – Giant Lava Lamp – £3,380 from www.firebox.com
An extravagant purchase, but this towering two-metre-high lamp is sure to impress. Jaw-droppingly good, the custom-made tube, weighing in at approximately 110kg, can’t be moved once installed, so make sure you find it a perfect spot. The liquid will last for about 2,000 hours, with refills available. Impressive, groovy stuff!
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