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lighting suggestion for living room/mini home office.

5 years ago

I have a smallish living room with a 2 storey slanted ceiling. It is an older house and came with track lighting (6 bulbs, halogen) which are too harsh and uneven. I am looking for suggestions to replace them, or add pendants etc? thoughts? thanks!

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groveraxle

5 years ago

Jay, you've got a fabulous house and a great fireplace that deserves something better than a clock. Unless you need it to count down till the guests leave, replace it with art...please.

And I'm not a sorcerer, just an ordinary basset hound.

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Sammie J
5 years ago
I'd add lamps around the room.
Lil S
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I would leave the track lighting so I wouldn't have to repair the ceiling :)

Have you considered moving the chair down (towards dog bed) and putting a round accent table w/ lamp between the chair and sectional?
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Not stupid. Picking paint colors is always hard, and some rooms are just particularly challenging. I've seen a lot of rooms on this board, and believe me that your room qualifies as particularly challenging. Before you tackle paint, you should improve your lighting, since it can make all the difference in choosing colors. The room IS dark (look at the difference between your photos and the realtor's professionally lit photos!), and if you aren't getting light from outside, you need to compensate with more, better interior light. I don't see any floor or table lamps in your furnishings; that's one place to start. Are the foyer pendant, ceiling fan, and dining fixture the only ceiling lights in the room? Any recessed cans? I would start with brighter LEDs in all the ceiling fixtures, and maybe tweak the color temperature (though I think your problem is more that you don't have enough lumens than about color temperature). Can you address the carpet on the stairs without tackling the carpet in the upstairs? I was just looking at DIY stair carpet removal and refresh with paint. It's a lot of work. (https://www.remodelaholic.com/under-100-carpeted-stair-to-wooden-tread-makeover-diy/). I wouldn't paint the wood trim. My sympathies on your divorce. Regardless of the circumstances, the process is difficult and disruptive and expensive.
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groveraxle
5 years ago
Great house. Can we see the other end of the room?
groveraxle
5 years ago
Cable lighting:

Chandelier:
groveraxle
5 years ago
I'm sorry I had to rearrange your art grouping so it's lower and has more movement. It's what I do.
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
5 years ago
Start by checking out different bulbs. There are different colors of light as well as spots vs. floods, and that may solve some of the issue. You could also see what aiming the lights upward to wash the ceiling would do.

That is not to say that you shouldn’t add other lighting, either lamps or hanging.
Cheryl Smith
5 years ago
remove the tract lighting and replace them with can lights, pendants or ceiling fan. mainly just to cover the electric. I would add task and accent lighting with lamps
Jay J
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks for the great advices. at present, cant afford to remove the lights or patch ceiling. so lamps probably or h track pendants. Also, groveaxel.. what kind of sorcery is that with my wall art, its fantastic !! :) here is the opposite view from the accent wall.
Jay J
Original Author
5 years ago
lol and i am a smol frenchie :)

any recommendations for the art, its washed out brick so most stuff looks dull. thanks!!
J J
5 years ago
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decoenthusiaste
5 years ago
Upgrade the quality of bulbs in your current track lights to LEDs if possible. Then add task and accent lighting with floor, table and art lamps.
groveraxle
5 years ago
Anything with a frame. I like this guy a lot. He's edgy, perfect for your space.

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/m-mellon.html
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Jay J
Original Author
3 years ago

what are your thoughts about this light, sorry to revive the old thread, thanks!

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