How To Make The Most Of Your Recessed Lighting

By Lorrie Gallow


Recessed lighting is by far one of the most used and modern light fixtures that you may use when designing your kitchen, living room or any other room in your own house. To make the most of it, there are some guidelines that if you follow, I'm sure you will be able to design a better solution for your own living.

1) The Floor Space Area: there are many people who have doubts on how many recessed light fixtures needed in their room. The basic guideline for this is that most of these types of light will provide light upon a length that is quite the same as your height from the floor to the ceiling where they are installed.

With this in mind, you can them combine this and better orientate yourself when placing your recessed light fixtures along with your task oriented and accent oriented lights. They are different from general diffuse lights and you must take them into consideration when designing.

2) The Sloped Ceilings: This type of ceiling can be a trouble for many people, but there are some solutions that you can see to avoid these troubles. An example is that many architects tend to completely ignore these sloped ceilings by adding a light box of a soffit to the chosen room.

While doing this will definitely make all the designing process and installation much easier, there is a downside, which is the disappearing unique characteristic that your house used to have. Another alternative to fit well with these sloped ceilings without losing its uniqueness is either having pendants or hang light fixtures.

3) Task and accent oriented lights: task oriented lights should be always placed between you and the object that you will be working on. On a kitchen for instance, a good guideline is to try to place your recessed lighting over the edge of the counter.

This way you will ensure that there are no cast shadows on what you are trying to work with. Additionally, there is also no back light casting glare and getting in your way to accomplish your daily tasks.

With these guidelines you will be able to better design and make the most of your recessed light trims. Additionally, you may ask hire a professional such as an architect or a light specialist to aid you on all your projects. This might cost you a tad bit more, but in the other hand it will ensure that you will make the most your buck.




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