By: Jimmy Sturo
To get the best effects from recessed lighting, you need to consider a number of things. For the best results, you must know exactly what you want and then proceed according to the specific requirements. Here are some useful tips.
Be it a traditional or modern house, any covered porch is always an excellent place for recessed lighting. You may still have some doubts about how recessed lighting would look in a traditional house. Well, there is no need to worry. Just wash the front porch walls with light using recessed lighting on a covered front porch to highlight the front door. The effect is striking if you place recessed lights in suitable places, like cantilevered floors.
Let us shift our attention to the interior of the house. You can use recessed lighting in your study to create general mood lighting around the perimeter of the ceiling. You can also place lights centered on your furniture and other items to give them full illumination. It is better to use high intensity lights at workstations or reading chairs.
Dining rooms are also a great place for recessed lighting. You can divide the ceiling in layers or trays and fit recessed lights in the lower tray. The center of the ceiling can even have a chandelier for embellishment. The recessed lights can be strategically placed to highlight items of your choice. Recessed lights are also fantastic above tubs, showers and whirlpools.
For installation, you simply wire the fixture on the ground or floor level before you nail it in place. But remember, if wired improperly, recessed lights can be dangerous. So get your job checked by a qualified electrical inspector.
While buying bulbs, don’t go by watts. Lumens are the measure of how much light a bulb emits. A 100-watt incandescent and a 27 watt compact fluorescent both produce the same amount of lumens. In terms of costs and longevity, a compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb is far more superior to an incandescent bulb.
