Need help with my existing recessed lightening.Need to add more lights
dazz
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Several years ago I had three gold rim eyeball recessed lightening installed in my living room. Two to highlight a painting above my sofa, one accenting my Japanese screen. Now that I added more seating I need to add two more recessed lightening. My question ...the existing ones have a gold rim . (just like in the above picture but shinner. Should I continue with the gold rim recessed lightening over the new added seating area to keep it the same. Or do I just install the two plain recessed lightening with a no color rim? (Like below) Then having two kinds of lighting. Or installed two more gold rim recessed lights? Please help
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dazz
7 years agoI will not be needing a gimbal for the two new recessed lights. They will not be used to highlight anything on the wall. (see pic's below) I just need for lightening above the sofa because it is too dark in the seating area . Unfortunately I do not have the manufacturer's name, the design electrician never gave it to me (and it is so many years ago). My thing is that I just want it to look nice & not look awkward. If I can't get the same exact gold rim (naturally without the gimbal) then I feel I would have to go with a white rim or no rim recessed above the dark sofa area. My concern (I would appreciate your honest opinion) ... Do people mix them up like that? Have two different style recessed lightening in the same room?
see the dark area where my verticals are (left of sofa). You can also see the gold gimbals recessed on the right.
Thank you for your patience.
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