My living room has VERY little natural light
I am thinking of adding some windows. I know it won’t be cheap especially since we have a brick home. Perhaps narrow windows close to the top of the wall. I would love larger windows but there isn’t a view because our houses are close together. The ceilings are 10’. The only windows in the room look out over the screened covered patio.
What do you suggest?
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la_la Girl
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freedomplace1
21 days agoTry a color on the ceiling - such as Farrow & Ball ‘Borrowed Light’.
This color is similar:
Maybe some battery operated sconces
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deegw
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Boxerpal
21 days agoI love your floors. They are are beautiful. Congratulations on your new place. It is going to be lovely to decorate. I love Borrowed Light by Farrow and Ball, such a good suggestion. I also agree you may not need to add windows. I would wait to see how it all unfolds adding layers of light. Table lamps, floor lamps, and even light fixtures. Maybe even light inside the trey ceiling. Mirrors can also be used to reflect light from lamps.
Tray ceiling lights like this
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And here is a living room without windows. Notice how they use recessed lightsMaybe you can add some
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White really brightens this space
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Denise Marchand
21 days agolast modified: 21 days agoYou have a beautiful home! It's always hard to see past the empty room. Once you finish designing the space, your focus will be elsewhere.
la_la girl has a good suggestion of adding skylights to the roof of the porch.
Also The Farrow & Ball 'Borrowed Light' on the ceiling is another good idea.
Since the wall you are contemplating for windows faces your close neighbor, it probably won't help at all. You probably want to nix that idea, unless that wall is South facing and the neighbor's house is not a 4 story. Clearstory windows might work.
V V V V Velux Skylights - open and shaded
DJ H
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20 days agolast modified: 20 days agoJust keep in mind the sun will be in a different position at different times of the year around your home. Your room may become much brighter.
Additionally, if you seek to add a narrow window at the top of the wall, if your home has an overhang on the exterior, no additional light will be added. The fact that your neighbor's home is so close will not work in your favor either.
You have a covered porch outside your LR windows. I have the same situation. I added downlights and kept the furniture light for several years. I learned to live with it
That porch contributes to reducing the amount of light in the room significantly. It's like a giant awning over your windows.
You could provide alternative light solutions with cove lighting since you have a tray ceiling
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