Can some give me ideas on where to put lights on this floor plan. Than

Matilda Ali

5 years ago

This is a copy of my floor plan. Not sure where and what kind of ceiling lights I need. Ps ceiling is low.

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Cathy Phillips & Co
5 years ago
As the ceilings are low you probably should recess the lights. As far as your lighting plan goes, simply imagine yourself in the rooms and mark spots where you will need light from above. Then look at each room and decide where, logically, you will want to turn lights on and off. And where you'll need dimmers (anywhere where you will be relaxing is a good way to look at this). Last but not least, have an idea of where your furniture will go so you can have sockets positioned in appropriate places for task lighting. Do ask your electrician's opinion too, they will have plenty of experience to draw on.
Matilda Ali
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5 years ago
Thanks so much. You got my brain working with a plan instead of my grey cells splattered all over the floor plan :)
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Yea, need to have a careful think as you say Maths wife! I was hoping to have units along the all opposite the door! Which would then risk the table being pushed slightly off centre.. but don't want it to look weird, as aware that others may use it as a separate living area! and don't want massively off centre lights! (also slightly annoyingly I think one will need to move about 20cm to the side lol!) I think part of my confusion (with the kitchen) is that in our current kitchen ( slightly smaller than the new one) we have 8 spots! and still have a corner thats dark when you're working in it! (but I think that's more due to poor placement) but the electrician only quoted for 6, which again I think will leave a dark corner near the utility. I also want them to line up with the living room area, so if we ever opened it up more and took out the double sliding doors, it doesn't look silly! lol so much to consider! (I realise they're not quite lined up in that plan) @Space Cat, it's definitely not something we'd considered! so thank you for giving us another option! I think we're going to stick to normal plugs as we often put the lamps on timers.. and move things around etc. :-)
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5 years ago
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Don't Forget when deciding on the position in the kitchen, locate the light over where your hands will be working and try to avoid body shadows in your working area. If you intend having table lamps anywhere, ask your electrician to wire for 5A outlets, switched with the main light switches

Can some give me ideas on where to put lights on this floor plan. Than

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