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Lighting Design Dilemma

Slanted Ceiling, Top of Stairwell light delimma

4 years ago

In our beautiful newish home, we have a builder-grade light at the top of a stairwell on an angled ceiling. It's pretty dumb-looking and we'd really like to replace it.

The stairwell heads up, has a little landing, then turns and has 3 more steps before reaching the 2nd floor. The pics show the view from the bottom and the view from the 2nd floor. Ugh! I really wish we had a solution.

The landing floor to ceiling is 9' to the base of the existing light.

Thanks in advance.

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Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design

4 years ago

Look for some sort of semi-flushed light or even a shorter pendant (don't want anything too long for the space) that can be installed at an angle.

Not necessarily this style, but to give you an idea of how it would work.

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C W
4 years ago
A design podcast I listen to calls those builder-grade fixtures “boob lights.” Once you see it, you can’t unsee it! 🤣

I agree with doing a hanging fixture, that could look really nice.
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decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
If you want a new decorative fixture, it will be part of the 2nd floor decor, so I'd go with Sina's selection. Otherwise, install a recessed wall washer to highlight a piece of art on the wall that has no light switch. Remember, it will be a feature of the 2nd floor living space.
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RL Relocation LLC
4 years ago
either a semi flush with a sloped ceiling adapter or a recessed can "sloped ceiling remodel can" that will shine straight down. Something about a hanging fixture here seems looming.
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RL Relocation LLC
4 years ago
when it hangs straight it would/ could end up close to the wall so I would measure out from the wall to about the center of the boob light do give you a size reference. But I think a recessed can is really best for this application.
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Rob
Original Author
4 years ago
thanks for the suggestions.

Our adult son, upon first noticing that fixture, referred to it as a boob light and I'm fairly certain he had never heard of a reference to a builders grade light.

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