Hi, it's difficult to provide suggestions without seeing the color and style of your living room. Are you looking for traditional or contemporary feel?

If your ceiling to floor height is approx. 8- 9' , and there is sufficient light from the windows, we suggest 5 w for ambience light, 10 w for general light and 15w for task light. Living room should be a combination of yellow and natural light. if it will be used as work area for study , then white light should be included. Generally school projects are made on dining table so white light should be used along with yellow. Kitchen task light should be white. Passage and bedroom could be yellow. Ambient light is generally warm white and yellow. For watching TV, indirect and ambient light is advisable.

It would be great if you can share the picture. Things are clear in a better way when you see them visually.

Keerthana,. As long as you have sufficient and well placed electric points in ceiling you don't need a false ceiling. Share the pic of ceiling and mark the light points and also the area where you need the light to be put. Thanks Nitin Cornerstone Designs Bangalore.