Our house has a small, two-room basement. Both rooms are 10 m² and the innermost room is my home office. I recently installed three more Philips Hue lights in the stairway and first basement room; downlights with GU10 sockets.
First — let’s go down and have a look from the home office, towards the stairs.
The difference
The images below are all taken with the same camera settings:
- Aperture: ƒ/11
- Shutter speed: 1/6
- ISO setting: 800
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3316_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_567556_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3317_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_611799_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/cover_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_604912_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3319_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_562552_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3320_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_322034_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
It’s really quite remarkable how much bigger a room looks when there are no dark corners.
The lamps
The lamps I installed are meant for outdoor use, and have a GU10 socket.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3302_hu7ef5af955b5b9f111fa5e99249393013_573550_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3303_hu765ae2638bfd72e16eeb82e7a497c046_568872_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3304_hu9dc3133c21401bd58fa743e8cf137701_542707_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/20210405_212844_huf1a9ce47ad3e1c1f8c0d2525f21e83f9_757034_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Nighttime light
To match the nighttime lights in the home office — I’ve also made a red scene for the rest of the basement and stairway.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/20210128_234258_hu3a62b03fb2edd4c0e01d4b4b702a9660_692537_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3309_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_436706_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3310_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_468112_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2021/04/basement-hue-lights/dsc_3312_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_419222_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Future plans
I’m planning to paint the basement stairs, and fix the stairway. But it’s pretty far down on my to-do list at the moment…
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