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Outdoor Ceiling Lamps are the cornerstone of exterior lighting solutions, capable of transforming your outdoor spaces into functional and inviting areas. With the power to blend aesthetic appeal with practicality, these lighting fixtures are essential for creating a welcoming ambience and enhancing safety.

Outdoor Lanterns are particularly popular among our range of Outdoor Ceiling Lamps. Inspired by the charm of traditional lanterns, these fixtures bring a nostalgic touch to your exterior decor, while offering ample lighting to brighten up your outdoor areas. Whether you're lighting up an entryway, a patio, or a gazebo, outdoor ceiling lanterns create an enchanting atmosphere that invites warmth and conversation.

Additionally, the diverse collection we offer at KES Lighting ensures that you'll find outdoor ceiling lantern lights to match any style, be it modern minimalist, rustic, or traditional. These lights do not just provide illumination; they are a stylish testament to your taste, enhancing your home's architectural features and landscape design.

Opting for Outdoor Ceiling Lanterns means choosing an enduring lighting solution that is designed to withstand the elements, providing reliable illumination throughout different seasons. Discover how outdoor lanterns can enhance your outdoor spaces, casting a welcoming glow while adding a timeless touch to your exterior decor.

Explore our range of Outdoor Ceiling Lamps today to find the perfect fixtures for creating an inviting, well-lit exterior environment. Experience the blend of functionality and style that our outdoor lanterns and ceiling lantern lights provide, adding a charm to your outdoor spaces that is both timeless and captivating.

Also be sure to review our collection of indoor ceiling lights for complementary design indoors too.

Lanterns - Ceiling Lights - Outdoor Lighting Recommendations & Buying Advice

The best outdoor lantern is one made for the exposure it will face and sized to the front of your house. Check the IP rating and the maker's stated use first, then the dimensions including any chain. For a grand entrance, the Kichler Tournai comes in Extra Large and Grand Extra Large versions; for a modest doorway, the Elstead Chapel Mini keeps things in proportion.

Look for a lantern rated IP44 or IP54 and made for the position you have in mind. IP44 means protection against splashing water from any direction, which suits a covered porch or veranda. The IP23 lanterns here are protected only against spray falling at up to 60 degrees from vertical, so keep them under a deep roof. A rating covers water and dust, not frost, condensation or salt air. Our guide to outdoor IP ratings explains more.

No single metal is best; what matters is how the lantern is built and finished for its position. This collection includes die-cast aluminium, steel, stainless steel and solid brass, mostly with glass. Compare the maker's stated use, the finish and the guarantee terms: many lanterns here carry a three-year anti-corrosion guarantee and a few a 15-year one. A guarantee tells you what the maker will cover, so read what it includes.

Yes, but only pendants made and rated for outdoor use, such as the Astro Homefield Outdoor Porch Pendant or the Kichler Halleron 3 Light Outdoor Pendant Lantern. An indoor pendant is not designed to keep out damp. Most lanterns here are Class I, which means they must be connected to earth, and we recommend a qualified electrician fits yours. As a starting point, allow about 2.1m of clear headroom below the lantern wherever people walk.

For a lantern, we suggest a warm white LED bulb of around 2700K, chosen by lumens rather than watts. Watts measure the electricity used; lumens measure the light given out, and around 500 lumens is roughly the output of an old 40W bulb. No lantern here comes with bulbs, and each product page lists the cap, usually E27 or the smaller E14. Our E14 vs E27 guide explains the difference.

Let the headroom decide. A chain lantern, such as the Feiss Cotswold Lane, suits a tall porch, veranda or loggia where it can hang with space beneath; as a starting point, allow about 2.1m of clear headroom where people walk, after the lantern's full drop. Under a shallow canopy, a flush fitting like the Hinkley Monte 2 Light Outdoor Porch Ceiling Flush sits tight to the ceiling. Check the dimensions on the product page before you choose.

When the position is harsher than the maker allows, and near the sea that matters most. An IP rating describes protection from water and dust, not resistance to salt air: Astro's Portree is solid brass and IP44, yet is excluded within five miles of the coast. For a coastal house, choose a lantern labelled for it, such as Elstead's Mansion House 3 Light Coastal, and check the product page for any location limits.