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Comments (3)Wow! Thanks for the fast response! Yes to retrofit fixtures - the reno was done in 2009. The kitchen is on the first floor of a two storey home. I'm afraid full access to the ceiling is not on. The opening at the top of the diagram is, in fact, an opening and not a wall. It leads to what used to be our living room and is now our dining room. The dining room is lit by by a single chandelier of sorts on a dimmer. It works fine in all respects. As for that north area, the trim at the top of the pantries and the top of the upper cabinet above the fridge leaves a space of about 1-3/4". The trim itself is about 3/4" so there's about 2-1/2" up there. Would that be enough for a cove lighting solution? And, if so, do you think cove lighting would provide adequate light in that space? (It seems like the light would be pretty indirect and then, of course, there'd be the problem of getting power up there.) The space is pretty confined with only about 5' between the left and right sides. There's some but not a lot of natural light there. I don't think a pendant would work at all in terms of aesthetics. Plus it would likely get in the way when the pantries are pulled out. So it seems to me it's either the cove lighting solution, surface mount or can(s). If I were to use cans there, I'm not sure how best to place them. Seems to me the possibilities would be a) one in the centre of the area, b) one on either side or c) four placed near the corners of the corridor formed by the pantries and fridge, spaced a little less than four feet apart and forming a square. If I went cans, I'd probably lean towards a) or c). At this point, I'm leaning towards surface mount and replacing the existing overhead light with a matching light. So there'd be the three pots over the sink area, the existing overhead (replaced with a new surface mount) and a new light in between the pantries (matching surface mount). I'd probably have to find a way to go through three, maybe four joists, to run the power over to the new overhead light from the existing one. A bit of a pain but not undoable. That would leave one wall fish to get the power to the pots by the sink from the corner switch or the enOcean solution. I had a quick look at enOcean's website but I'm not real clear. How would that work? Would there be self-powered lights and a wireless switch? Oh, I'm also thinking about replacing our current wimpy flourescent under-counter lights with something newer, better and brighter. Any suggestions? I have absolutely no experience with lighting design so, although I've thought about it and done a bit of research at this point, I'm not at all invested in the solution I'm leaning towards at this point. I completely defer to your experience and expertise and would love to hear recommendations, if you have them. Thanks again!...See MoreX-post from kitchen forum- need lighting assistance
Comments (5)hey namarie, both the fixtures you posted are so nice. where are they from? how about the goodman light from circa? it comes in a bronze finish which might work for you. it's one of my fave pendants....See MoreColor Assist for Living Room/hallway/foyer
Comments (1)additional photos of foyer/hallway is in a previous post...See MoreLighting and air circulation assistance
Comments (1)I wouldn't rely on a ceiling fan to help your HVAC comfort very much in a 2-story space. And pendants are basically a single downlight on a rod, so I don't think that style of fixture would be appropriate in this space either. Here, any lights at the ceiling will be more for ambient light than task light. Tasks at seating level will have to be done by table lamps. More importantly, your seating area is constrained within the purple (lavender optional). Always good to show the upper floor lines too....See Morekandrewspa
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