Bedroom Ceiling Light is no longer centered in room -- what to do?
Hi Everyone,
I'm doing some renos upstairs which involves moving a bedroom wall to make space for an ensuite. Since I'm losing a couple of feet off the master and installing floor-to-ceiling wardrobes with a built-in TV, the ceiling light fixture will no longer be centered in the room. I was thinking of replacing the ceiling fixture with four 4" Lotus Gimbal downlights on a dimmer; however, the stars didn't align in such a way that I could use my existing ceiling fixture hole for a downlight. The Downlight locations and the existing fixture location is indicated below with coloured dots:
I could simply cap the existing light fixture, but that might look kind of bad with my california stucco ceiling. Should I consider adding two downlights (one in the existing fixture location and another one to the left) that are aimed towards the wardrobe? They could be on a separate switch and provide task lighting for the wardrobe (however, I'm not sure if a gimbal light at the full 20-degrees tilt could reach the wardrobe 42" away). Any other options?
Thanks!
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Bryan
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThanks!
Yes, an electrician friend will be doing the work (and I'll be helping out). My issue is that I can't simply patch and paint the old J-Box location because I have a California Stucco ceiling -- it would be impossible to match :( If I don't use the existing ceiling fixture location then I'll need to just cap it with one of these:
You don't think there's a way to use the exisiting fixture location in some way?
Thanks for your suggestions on centreing the downlights -- that makes a lot of sense! I think I'd prefer to get rid of the standard ceiling fixture altogether (more of a minimalist look in my bedroom) -- do you think 4 potlights centrered as you suggest is sufficient lighting for the space? Or maybe I should consider either:
- adding a 5th potlight centered in the room, or
- adding a 5th and 6th potlights above the bed centred on the TV?
Thanks!
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5 years agoThanks @Sabrina Alfin Interiors!
I'm definitely putting a dimmer on the recessed lights.
I wasn't planning on having a decorative ceiling fixture but I'm not really opposed to it either. If I don't have a decorative fixture would four gimballed downlights shown in the green locations below provide sufficient lighting?
Or should I consider adding either a single downlight or a decorative fixture in the centre of the room? With the four downlights now centered on the closet doors and walkways there's quite a distance between the downlights (i.e. 75" vertically and 105" horizontally).
Thanks!
Bryan
5 years agoBryan
5 years agoAny thoughts on lighting my bedroom with four potlights (indicated in green) combined with a ceiling fan/light centred in the room above the bed? :) And with this setup, should I consider an additional potlight in the entry area?
Thanks!
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