lighting option help please

4 years ago

Hi,

I’m wondering if you can help with lighting options? We are in the middle of changing our kitchen (thanks to Oneplan design :-)) and redecorating the adjoining family space and want to change / modify all of the lighting, which is not to our taste.

We are having bespoke bench seating and table put into the empty corner and want to hang similar to the quad lighting below over the table, either one large rectangle or two square ones.

The problem then is what to do with the wall lights? We just can’t decide if we need any and if so where to put them and what style would blend. What do you recommend? I was looking at the pixley below as an option but not sure...

Thank you for your help!

Sam

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4 years ago

Having looked at other high valued ceilings many are using fitted lights into the beams (you'd want these on separate lighting switches) - see examples in image 1. This helps create light above, particularly good for evenings and grey days. I see almost 3 levels of lighting here - high to ensure light at the full height (for when dark/grey/create mood), middle level normal height lighting for day to day use and then low level mood lighting (to create atmosphere etc). The lower lever could be achieved with lamps and low hanging pendants e.g. breakfast bar (as suggested above). The mid could come in with the wall spotlights and hanging pendants.

I would consider how it will look to have hanging pendants from the ceiling - if you are hoping for lighting above the table area, often this type of look is low over the table, to create the focus, but it might mean having very long cords (I don't know the height of the ceiling so just assuming here) and whether you don't mind that. I found this image below that might give you an idea of how having long cords might look. Therefore you might want to keep the cords thin and unobtrusive as possible.

As someone already said, you might want to consider having pendant lights across the whole room rather just dining area - this could mean they would not need to sit as low. You could then use low lamp lighting for the dining area (situated in corners) if you didn't want something on the wall. I found the below images that demonstrated high vaulted ceiling hanging lights. What stands out is that they make a statement - they are big and purposefully used as a statement piece.

I actually then looked at restaurant lighting to see what they do - as often they have similar issue of having high lighting whilst wanting to create atmosphere focused light at each seating area. This example is a bit bold - but thought was an interesting example. What often is the case is that the lighting is purposeful around each seating area and you could choose very specific wall sconces to create a defined dining area.

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4 years ago
These are the lights we are looking at.
chloeloves
4 years ago
I think your lighting choices are good for over the table. I think the issue is you need those high wall lights to throw light onto the ceiling and those lovely beams otherwise at night it will be a dark looming presence above. However the lights in situ are not man enough for the job I think you need to look at some uplighter wash effect spots that can be directed upwards to illuminate the ceiling. For the other wall lights at the lower level maybe consider furniture placement and how it would correspond to the lights. For example if you have a sideboard it might be nicer to have two lamps on it rather than on the wall. Where will your wall art go and will the wall lights work with that positioning. Try and look at the whole when deciding about each element within your scheme. A good lighting store or electrician should be able to advise you about the best type of uplighter for your requirements.

If you remove the wall lights that are positioned high on the wall as they look o
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minipie
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Looks like it’s a double height pitched ceiling (wow!) so how are you going to hang pendant lights from it? Hanging them from a sloping ceiling is possible of course but could look a bit odd. If you want pendants, above the breakfast bar seems a good place, if that is staying in the new design? Alternatively hang a massive feature pendant from the central ridge of the ceiling... but then that doesn’t fit with your dining area.

I would go with 2 or 3 feature wall lights (maybe on extending arms?) on the wall above the dining area , where the clock currently is. Move the clock to the staircase wall. Agree that black would go well. The lights attached to the side of the mezzanine could stay to provide background light, but change in style to something very minimal, maybe a very discreet white painted directional spot (eg Astro Ascoli)
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4 years ago
Thank you both.
Chloeloves - good point about the darkness. We hadn’t thought enough about that.
Minipie - yes it is a stunning vaulted ceiling, which also has three beams running the length of the room. Our electrician suggested running the cable along the beam that will sit directly above the table. We did originally plan on extending arms, but really want pendants if we can.
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4 years ago
This is the design we are working to, to give some context. All thanks to the amazing Oneplan!

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