how do i direct spot lights in my living room and kitchen?
December 13, 2010 by admin
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Trial and error in the living room. Move them around until you like the effect.
In the kitchen you want them directed to where you’ll be working. You need the light on work surfaces and sink, in such a way that you won’t be working in your own shadow.
Hey there helarabi!
I’m Blake from Home Depot. If we are talking about recessed in-ceiling lighting there are really three categories that we need to think about.
General / ambient lighting is what will do most of the lighting in the rooms, these cans should be placed in a (roughly) 6’x6’ grid (depending on ceiling height), they should be floodlights of roughly 65W-75W incandescent or equivalent.
Task lighting is the next thing you may want to consider, especially in the kitchen. In common installations I like to put a can directly above the sink, the prep station, and any other area that you may need some additional light. These are typically just a recessed can centered over the area in need. In these cans you may want to consider using a spot light instead of a flood, again this depends on ceiling height.
Accent lighting is the last type of recessed light; accent lighting is generally used to highlight a piece of décor that you would like to stand out. Most typically recessed spot lights (in eyeball trims) are used to illuminate paintings, pictures, statues, or shadow boxes. Other types of accent lighting you may want to consider are under-cabinet lights, in-cabinet lights, (if you have any glass doors on your cabinetry) or wall wash lights (to make the room feel larger, or to show off a nice faux painting technique like a Venetian Plaster)
I hope this helps helarabi!
Blake @ The Home Depot