Lighting help with this HIGH ceiling!
Pam Fisher
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Comments (7)The Aug 2016 issue of This Old House has an article titled: All About Ceiling Fans. 1'6" min distance from wall or sloped ceiling. 7'-10' minimum distance from floor. Steer clear of (existing) lights, rotating blades below a light may create a flickering effect. Occupied space (in sq ft) / 4 = blade span in inches, wider if ceilings are high. DC motors save up to 70% on electricity. Higher cfm fans provide a better breeze, usually have more robust motors that will last longer and run quieter....See MoreHow high to hang hallway pendant lights with tall ceiling?
Comments (1)My suggestion would be to suspend your pendants centered on the upper glass window approx 24" or so down from ceiling. Sometimes, with a pitched ceiling, the light will suspend slightly to the downside of the j box even though the box is centered in the space. I would go for a round shaped pendant under 12" diameter each. My preference would be to illuminate wall and ceiling as well as down. Keep it simple because there will be a lot of them in a line. Will there be artwork on the walls or anything that might want a more focused light?...See MoreLighting help for reading area with a high ceiling
Comments (10)Something else you might consider since there are to be two chairs could be wall hung swing arm lights. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1328&bih=617&tbm=shop&ei=7hauXYHPK8em_QbL-JKQDQ&q=images+wall+hung+swing+arm+lights&oq=images+wall+hung+swing+arm+lights&gs_l=psy-ab-sh.3...117035.126018.0.126265.37.29.4.0.0.0.426.2671.14j7j1j0j1.23.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab-sh..10.5.676...0.0.W5b-oqDQgJw#spd=9536809359168136005&spf=1571690350863...See MoreLighting a house with super high ceilings
Comments (29)chicagoans- I’m on the same page as you. I have a large living room with a peaked ceiling that starts at 9’ at the edge of the room and goes up to 17’ at the center. There are two halogen can lights and a wired smoke detector near the peak. Fortunately, the halogen lights don’t get a lot of use because of other lighting in the room, so they only needed bulb replacement once in the last several years, but the alarm starts beeping about every three years when the battery needs replacement. Having to get a tall, heavy ladder maneuvered through the house and to the living room so I can stand on top of it is a pain in the rear. I never realized what a horrible design element this was until I had to deal with it. Next time I have to deal with this I am either removing the two can lights, as they aren’t absolutely necessary, or having them replaced with LED lamps that will hopefully outlive me. And I’m planning to re-route the wiring for the smoke detector so I can reach the ceiling location from an adjacent, second story landing. For those who are fans of high ceilings, think through your choices on lighting very carefully as you may be regretting them when you’re teetering on top of a very tall ladder trying to remove and replace a balky bulb, or trying to get a battery properly seated inside the innards of a smoke alarm. ;-)...See MorePam Fisher
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