What Rooms Would You Put Recessed Lighting In?
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Comments (12)I would use white wood blinds. It is hard to tell from your picture, but you windows don't look very deep. You might try 1" instead of the 2" that is so commonly used - less weight. I have the 1" white Basswood from JCP on all my windows. Do a search and look at Tinker_2006's windows. I think she started out with light, airy sheers and ended up going with white blinds - they looked great in her Florida home....See MoreShould I put recessed lights in my 1931 Tudor family room?
Comments (23)Thank you both for the sample photos! I suppose one upside of recessed lighting would be it would highlight the beautiful plaster crown molding in the room. I was at the home today, and the ceilings are 8' 3". The light fixture in my pictures above is 24 in long, I'm hoping it can be flush mounted thereby eliminating the length of the chain. As Jan noted, there should be no head - banging in the room. :) To Jan and others, if I do find an appropriate light for the ceiling in the family room, would I want to mimic the original ceiling medallion above the dining room light? Below I have attached a photo of the dining room light, I'm thinking a medallion in the family room would be too matchy-matchy or out of place. I have also attached other angles of the family room in question, and as I've noted in a different post, I plan on going very brown with the floors in this room. Thank you everyone!...See Morewhat kind of entry light would you put here?
Comments (2)The arch and stucco type seems to speak to a mediterranean or spanish style home. My theory is to not fight with the bones of a house. I would go with a smaller scale spanish-style fixture that fits closer to the ceiling as you do not have much height to play with. I would keep them consistent (not necessarily the same) but if you go with a darker bronze finish keep it consistent. Keep in mind the scale of the room when choosing the fixture. A really small room need a light fixture that is to the scale of the room....See MoreWhere to Put Recessed Lights in Family Room?
Comments (7)Everybody, thank you so much for all of your feedback! I have carefully considered everything that everybody said. 3onthetree, thank you SO much for taking the time to move the lights on my drawing. I LOVE what you did! You were able to put into words something that I was struggling to define and accept, which is that the room has 2 zones and I can treat them as such for lighting purposes. I have been struggling for some time with the furniture layout of this space so it is heartening to hear that there really aren’t any other furniture layout options and I can just go ahead and permanently wire up these lights and fan without any regrets! I’m not a fan of recessed lights for living room-type spaces but I got a lot of negative feedback in my previous post when I said I was removing them. I’ll put all of these on one dimmer as kandrewspa suggested and when they are used, they will probably be turned down very low. We are using 3-way and 4-way switches so they will be controlled from each of the 3 doorways in the room so that we don’t have to walk into a dark room. I think I will also take mcarroll16’s advice and consider a light kit for the fan after all, especially since the lights are farther apart now. I know this choice will be controversial! I will also say that in the drawing, the lights are 2.5 ft from the long wall and there is 7 ft of space down the center (between the 2 rows.) I could put them closer together if 5 ft is the minimum, however I didn’t want to interfere with the ceiling fan (strobe effect) and as Lyn Nielson suggested, lighting up the corners would be a good goal to have with these. Everybody’s contributions have been so helpful! Thank you so much! I’m really excited to be closer to finalizing this room!...See Moreamyks
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