What should we do with cut out between kitchen and family room?
We bought a house built in 2003 and it needs a lot of updating. I need advice on what to do with the cutout near ceiling between kitchen and family room where we watch television. The recessed lighting from the kitchen shines in your face when you are in the family room. It is very bad when you are seated on the sofa. The kitchen ceiling has 6 recessed lights (on the other side of cutout in photo.) I don't think we want to remove the recessed lights. I don't know if a dark baffle would help or if I should get a directional recessed light. Would I have to get 6 of them? I have also seen recessed lights that are more "recessed" and the bulb is more up in ceiling, perhaps this would help. I have no idea. Does anyone have suggestions on what we might do to reduce the glare in your face? We have thought about just closing up the cutout with sheetrock, but this would mean we would lose all the light it provides into the family room.
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arcy_gw
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Comments (18)Are you looking to have the work done before move in or are you thinking you might not want the house if there isnt a good enough solution? Assuming this ends up being the house you want (looks beautiful with lots of potential!) My thought is that it’s better to move in and live in it a bit before deciding in the flow that might work best (esp if you have little ones). I love the idea of getting rid of the bottom part of the window and creating an arched opening (so ”in” right now). But once you move in you can have contractors come in and give you quotes on the work and a good one should have some great ideas avout what is feasible. I get why you’d want to evaluate the possibility and potential cost beforehand though!...See More
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2 years agoIt might be a good idea to put the lights on a dimmer or to dry wall the opening so that you don't have to worry about the lights blaring you in the face while trying to watch TV. You could always choose to use lamps if you end up dry walling the opening. Here are some living room designs of ours with lamps that might just aid you with your dilemma.
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