Glare makes me Grumpy. Best trim for recessed lights?
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Comments (5)normclc, thanks for the help!! When you say I should use only black or clear trim, does this include the outer trim also? I was thinking something like this: http://usalight.com/tb1314p-c-126-p-1-pr-51.html (white outer and dark inner) If not, you've DEFINITELY saved me from a costly error, because I was planning to use 'WHITE' trims thinking they'd blend into the ceiling better. Maybe I should just use all black trims????? Also, can the gimbals be used as wall washing trims? Ultimately, I'd like to use the gimbals to accent things on the wall (paintings or shelving) however, I don't have anything to accent right now, so I was just planning to angle the lights to create a wall washing effect. What do you think? Thanks Again!!...See MoreBest Lightbulbs for bright room from recessed lighting
Comments (3)Davidr, the more I think about it, the more I am coming to your same conclusion. I think I just wanted recessed since that is what "everybody else" seems to be doing. I do like the look of recessed and it provides a nice clean sightline, but I am already dissatisfied with the amount of shadowing in this room, and due to the placement of the ceiling fan (a must-have in scorching S. Louisiana) I really can't put in the number I would need for adequate lighting. I am thinking I will have to keep my ceiling fan with the ugly light kit and maybe add some recessed (wall washers?) near the corners closer to the walls to fill in the dark spots. That would allow me to use the halogens to give me that crisp white light to supplement the ceiling fan. I just wish there were more attractive fans! I love some of the modern fans with the light protruding from the bottom encased in a glass dome (no 4 ugly lamps sticking out with the glass shades), but the one I really like only takes 2 candlebra base bulbs so I know that would do virtually nothing. I do have a double tray in my living room and a single tray ceiling in my MBR. Thought about putting in some moulding with the rope lights or some other type of fixture to at least light the ceiling and cast some ambient light around the room. Don't know if those lights are strong enough. I bought some rope light from Home Depot and it was hardly stronger than a night light....See MoreRecessed lights in kitchen: black or white baffle trim?
Comments (13)Sombreuil_mongrel mentioned the haze ones. Those are the ones we have (made by Juno Lighting) in our kitchen both for our 4" and 5" cans. They are wonderful as they actually do seem to disappear into the ceiling--no "ceiling acne" (as someone here called can lighting awhile back). We have the black baffles in our basement ceiling and the haze ones are much, much nicer IMO--worth the upcharge. You can check out the various colours on Juno's website but there may well be other manufacturers of the coloured baffles too. Another way to make can lights more esthetically pleasing is to use frosted (sometimes called "ice") halogen bulbs. We found them a bit harder to find than regular ones, but again, we felt they were worth it....See Morerecessed lighting trim, efficiency [am I missing something?]
Comments (7)in the GW lighting forum you can discuss this level of technical detail. Know how to compare light output to power consumption. Light is output in LUMEN, and power is in Watts. For now, learn the difference between those lights that are in the incandescent family, and those that are not. incandescent family = produce heat which you have to pay to remove (with more A/C) = produce light as a secondary output ( a minor fraction of their energy consumption ) = all xenons, halogens, and old fashioned bulbs. = obviously, these will have a higher Watt-to-Lumen ratio than the next group of lights and those that are not. = produce light primarily ( a great portion of their energy consumption ) = therefore do not produce much heat ( so you save money twice, by not producing heat, and not paying to remove it (with more A/C) . ) = LED's, fluorescent slimline tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs. = obviously, these will have a lower Watt-to-Lumen ratio than the previous group of lights In terms of light quality, fluorescents can now produce beautiful white light....See MoreMittens Cat
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