Lighting design advice for a fine traditional home.

Hello- Thank you for taking the time to review my question. I am in the process of moving into a Georgian Brick home in Chicago and am faced with a living room lighting dilemma. The room is 21 x 18...the South Wall (21'') has a large bay window in the center, the West Wall (18'') has a fireplace in the center, flanked by two smaller windows on the side; the North Wall has a 4 foot archway more on the left(west) leading to the dining room and the East Wall has a large built in shelving system flanked immediately on it''s right (South) by the archway that leads to the front door. The only lights in the room are 3 small recessed ceiling lights that are 2 feet from the shelving unit (that were placed there for the shelving unit). I would like to use as many recessed lights as possible to lighten up the room (as I am not fond of table lamps), but I am not sure where to put them or which product to buy. Any help would be most appreciated.Sincerely,Dino Kostas

Obviously a lot depends on the height of her ceiling, and whether or not it’s a flat ceiling. But guessing it is flat and 9’-10’, I would recommend centering lights on the on the arched doorways, in line with either the existing lights or the small windows flanking the fireplace. Then add one or two adjustables in front of the fireplace to light it Perhaps a pendant centered on the bay window, or if not, a couple of recessed lights above any seating group. If you use a pendant and perhaps matching sconces that would be nice at the fireplace. Finally accent lights on any art work you might have is a nice touch. Westinghouse and Framburg have fixture families to choose from. That should give you plenty ambient, decorative, and accent light for a room that size.

Labels: Indoor and Home Lighting, Living Room Lighting, Pendant Fixtures

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