Some simple tips:
- A recessed light in corners can make the room appear larger.
- Never place a recessed light directly over a chair or sofa. As another poster said, it creates shadows on faces that are not complementary.
- Be careful not to put too many cans in a ceiling; you don't want it to mimic an airstrip.
- Unless there's a fixture that's a focal point, lighting should "show off" the room, the room shouldn't "show off" all the lighting.
- The scale of a fixture (over a table for example) is important. The size of the table and the size of the room will determine the size of the fixture. Again, a lighting contractor/specialist can supply shoppers with that information.
- It seems that the trend is smaller recessed lights (4") - I personnally would use nothing larger than a 4" in an 8' ceiling.
Some simple tips: - A recessed light in corners can make the room appear larger. - Never place a recessed light directly over a chair or sofa. As another poster said, it creates shadows on faces that are not complementary. - Be careful not to put too many cans in a ceiling; you don't want it to mimic an airstrip. - Unless there's a fixture that's a focal point, lighting should "show off" the room, the room shouldn't "show off" all the lighting. - The scale of a fixture (over a table for example) is important. The size of the table and the size of the room will determine the size of the fixture. Again, a lighting contractor/specialist can supply shoppers with that information. - It seems that the trend is smaller recessed lights (4") - I personnally would use nothing larger than a 4" in an 8' ceiling.
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