Lighting LED, CFL, incandescent
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Need help with the luminiosity level for my new constructed living room and kitchen/dining area....
Comments (5)I would not mix LED and CFL they have different looks and LED s are much cheaper to run. You can find a fixture you like and switch out most with LEDs, we have been slowly changing all of our halogen lighting to LEDs now that the LEDs come in higher wattages. We have 70 halogen lights in our house so I am doing 12 at a time, love the change. I like the fact that you can have a lot more lights off the same circuit too....See MoreNeed help in lighting in kitchen
Comments (1)I'll assume you are asking about puck shape LED lights. Those typically have a slightly focused output compared to other lamping so I'd say they need to be spaced a little closer than normal. But that is offset by the greater than normal distance from countertop to underside of upper cabinets; the greater the distance the beam travels, the larger the cone of light expands. However, LED lights, which I do love, have a lower lumen output. Pucks generally put out 200 lumens which is the rough equivalent of a 25w incandescent. So you may need more of them to give you the cumulative lumens needed for task lighting. Lighting layouts are tricky and always site specific. So with my lack of knowledge of you cabinet run and needs, take this with a grain of salt. I would space them 18" and antipicipate using more than initially planned. Phew!!! After all that, I much prefer STRIP style LED lighting for under cabinet lighting. There operate on 12v or 24v transformers, can be dimmed with a electronic dimmer switch and their lumen output is based on a linear foot measurement of the strip. 24v systems are better as they put out around 240 lumens per linear foot. The main advantage of these is the even output of light across the space. These are awesome when you're doing a whole kitchen because each short stretch can be daisy chained so they are all on one circuit. If you're doing one small area, stay with pucks. Hope this helps....See Moreled lighting help
Comments (8)hey digital logic systems and clear lighting and electrical design .. well I would like to recreate the exact same or at least closest effect possible seen in the picture I posted ..going by the projector home theater I wouldnt be wanting too much lights so decided to graze the on the wall just like these ones seen in the picture cause im gonna use the same colors for the fabric .. the problem is not the wall grazing part. . but how to do the grazing and illuminate the floors so well as seen in the picture .. I thank you for the time you have invested . hope to hearing ur replies...See MoreLighting Help for Living room -
Comments (6)This will help get some light into the middle of your space. http://www.westelm.com/m/products/overarching-floor-lamp-antique-bronze-w890/?pkey=cfloor-lamps You could also do end tables or a console behind the couch and place table lamps on either. It doesn't look like you have any seating near the edge of your space and your existing lighting seems to be positioned at the edges of the room. So I'm not sure if sconces would help much....See MoreRVA Choice Kitchen & Bath
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