Recessed Lighting
Lauren
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Comments (15)You seem to be following whatever the electrician likes at any point in time. Typically in construction, you prepare a specification of the exact brand/model# of the fixture that a contractor is to price and install (e.g. Halo xxxx). Other times, you do the same then say "or equivalent," so the contractor can use any brand that matches that Halo fixture. Then a third take on that is you can give a general spec without a brand/model# and the contractor can use anything that matches that generality (e.g. 4", selectable CCT, >90CRI, white, integral). Maybe in your case you should go to a big box or lighting store, and look at recessed fixtures and see what you like. Then tell your electrician to give you those, or equivalent ones....See MoreHow to convert pendant lights to recess lights.
Comments (1)this picture is from before we moved in …so we have a different kitchen table and we painted the island white/beige!...See Moreconvert my hanging pendant lights into recessed lights
Comments (4)project update: we removed the pendant lights and it was revealed that there used to be can lights there. we could actually see the can lights lying around in and and around the ceiling. we just left them there because we would have had to cut the ceiling to get them out. instead we installed halo clip on flush mounts as the poster above suggested. they are not technically recessed but they are so thin that they look recessed. it was so easy. we didnt have to cut any drywall. the junction box was within reach. etc. thanks everyone!...See MoreHelp with kitchen lighting - 4 or 6 recessed lights in 13 x 10 kitchen
Comments (13)By the way, for future passerbyers, it seems like there are a few schools of thought on ideal placement of recessed lights…from electricians vs light experts/kitchen designers… I had read advice about placing lights away from the wall at 18” (design forums, rationale is it is the halfway point between face of uppers, and edge of counter, maximizing unobstructed light on counters/prep area, supplementing with undercabinet lighting), 24” (kitchen design forum feedback, placing at the edge of countertop, to light more space on your counter, including reducing shadow cast by the uppers closer to backsplash, but accepting some shadow from your body) and 30” (electrician, aesthetic and aisle lighting….this is what confused me and brought me here, do not recommend, it will cast shadows on your counters). I guess the efforts are to optimize lighting content of uppers, counters, while minimizing shadow cast by uppers and by our heads and bodies, with lights to the right and left of where you’d work. The answer is probably somewhere between 18” to 24”. Since I am lazy and I hate turning on my undercabinet lighting, and am not a serious home cook anyway, I wanted my ceiling lights to be the main daily workhorse light… they ended up at the edge of my countertop - 25”, slightly in from 26” depth countertops… My uppers will come out to 15”. it was done this morning before I saw some of your comments based on the attached diagram of lighting tips from another houzz pro user: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-properly-light-your-kitchen-counters-stsetivw-vs~117403233 I only bought a box of six cans! But I think I could have gone with Hallett & Co.’s suggestion of putting six neatly along the edges but I hadn’t thought of that! Oh well. All in all, we probably have enough lighting - since our house is small and open, we are probably ok at ~7500 lumens for a 130 sqft kitchen. Another rule of thumb I saw was to multiply the square footage by 30 or 40 foot candles to get a lumen range. For example: 100 square feet x 30 to 40 foot candles = 3000 to 4000 lumens. We will have LED tape that is 300 lumens per linear ft. (~10ft under uppers, 3000 lumen) Above the sink, I wanted a pendant but with two lights to minimize shadows, and so will have a two-light track/spotlight pointing down, about 2 x 500 lumens (1000 lumens) For each recessed can, most GU10 LEDs I have seen cap out at about 500 lumens per bulb. (6 x 500 lumens, 3000 lumens) The linear LED pendant above the peninsula is 600 lumens...See MoreLauren
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