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PIR lighting Edwardian house

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Thingsthatgo · 01/03/2024 08:35

I live in an Edwardian house - it's large but not particularly grand, and doesn't have an impressive front door/porch particularly. It has a nod to mock Tudor.
I'm looking for an outdoor light with motion sensor for next to the front door, but all of the ones I have seen with PIR are ugly! Do people choose a light that they light and install a separate sensor? I don't have a big budget for this, any advice? I'd like something that doesn't look too out of place

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TheRaptures · 01/03/2024 08:39

I agree they’re all awful. I opted to not have a motion-sensitive light by front or back doors, but installed unobtrusive motion-sensor sidelights in the walls of the drive and down the sides of the steps to the back door. They’re let into stone, so barely visible in daylight. I believe it is possible to install a light with a separate sensor, though.

Reallybadidea · 01/03/2024 08:46

You can get sensor light bulbs to go in standard outdoor light fittings

Thingsthatgo · 01/03/2024 09:14

@Reallybadidea oooh! Game changer! Thank you

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