Correctly installed quality fittings can improve the look of a room and add value to a property. But whilst those down lighters in your local DIY shed may be cheap when they end up looking like this,

you were probably better off sticking with that ceiling rose. And apart from the cosmetic effects there are two more reasons to avoid them;

Changing the bulb
You will be changing the bulbs in your down lighters for many years, and more lamps means more more bulbs, so it will be a frequent task. Cheap downlighters come with spring clips to hold the bulb in place. You need nimble fingers to remove them and sometimes they fly off across the room when you try and get them out. Sometimes they break too. A missing spring clip is why the bulb in the fitting shown above is hanging at that interesting angle.

Fire safety
Often over looked, but by far the most important reason to avoid those shed bargains. However chic recessed down lighters are they involve cutting holes in your ceiling plasterboard. Plasterboard is very good at delaying the spread of fire -but not when its full of holes! But quality fittings like the one shown below contain a fire safety barrier that will seal the gap should a fire break out in your lounge when you are asleep upstairs.