What are people’s thoughts on recessed lighting? We are putting
some in our brownstone – which is almost completely devoid of details.


Comments

  1. Sorry, didn’t mean to step on any toes, just commenting on design, which of course is very subjective. There’s been plenty of other comments on poor taste on this board, so I don’t feel mine was out of line.

  2. Recessed lighting in excess (as in most places) is fugly. And inefficient to boot, that’s why you have a oodles of them in new condos. Makes one think one’s in an office.

    I’m surprised at the generally tradional group on this list endorsing this modern horror. Guess if you like dark lacquered wood all over the place, you’d have to have a thousand watts of light to see anything.

    Where to use them: one or two in places where you want *accent* lighting (hallways, kitchens, over paintings, etc.) NOT in living rooms or bedrooms.

    If you know much about lighting design, indirect lighting is much warmer and non-unif0rm light is easier on the eyes as well as aesthetically pleasing.

  3. any idea of the cost per light, including labor?
    i like the small halogen ones..
    my rich neighbor has LED lighting, but thats cause he’s rich and i’m not~people say they appreciate more personality more though…

  4. I have a kitchen on the ground floor in the back and it is dark in there! I put in recessed lighting on dimmers and it is bright and very attractive. I can adjust the lights for the time of day – but they look very nice and the light is excellent for the work I do in there. Otherwise the place would be like a cave.

  5. At the insistence of our architect — and on budget grounds as much as easthetic ones — we did no recessed lighting during our reno. While I love our light fixtures (a mix of very modern and very traditional), I know that our rooms would be better lit if we had done some recessed fixtures. Especially on the parlor floor where those big rooms and high ceilings can create pools of darkness and shadow that are hard to overcome unless you have room for lots of lamps.

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