Today on the Reno Blog: Living Room Ceiling
We’ve taken down the entire ceiling in the living room, leaving only the medallion and an old light fixture. Now we need some advice. Come join us on the Renovation blog today and tell us whether you’d keep an overhead light or not. Overhead Lighting? [Renovation Blog]
We’ve taken down the entire ceiling in the living room, leaving only the medallion and an old light fixture. Now we need some advice. Come join us on the Renovation blog today and tell us whether you’d keep an overhead light or not.
Overhead Lighting? [Renovation Blog]
Yes! You need overhead lighting.
1. Wiring is key and you might want a light there one day.
2. I have a brownstone too, and the living room is DARK. Overhead lighting, combined with ambient lighting, is necessary. It just shouldn’t be your sole source of light. The ghastly shadows mentioned here can be allieviated with the right wattage, bulbs, fixtures, and other ambient lighting.
Whatever you decide, have the electrician run the wiring (cause he may need to punch holes in the ceiling). You might change your mind someday.
Contractors are doing all the work–but we’re pretty involved since we are using as much architecural salvaged materials as possible. So it’s quite an organic process.
a chandelier would be nice if you are going for a little bit of period in your look. Chandeliers add mood lighting very nicely….
Are you any of the work yourself, or is it all being done by contractors ?
Certainly not that florescent light in the photo!
Not obnoxious at all–that’s exactly what our father thinks too…
if you really want an obnoxious opinion, i think overhead lighting is horrifying and only meant for dining rooms and kitchens. the medallion is beautiful. if the ceilings are high enough, a simple fan might be cool. otherwise, wire your lamps to the lightswitch and leave it alone.