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staceypaul4

Putting overhead lighting in a shallow ceiling - help, please!

staceypaul4
7 år siden

We live in a 1920's tudor with a living room that has wooden beams running across the ceiling. Turns out, those beams are structural and load-bearing, and the ceiling that exists in the bays between them is too shallow to accommodate any lighting fixture - including high hats (regular and slim) or a chandelier. The room is dim and we need something; sconces feel too medieval and won't throw enough light anyway. I could do a bunch of standing lamps but would love some sort of ceiling solution. Any ideas ASIDE from dropping the ceiling a few inches? Thanks!

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  • disfromage
    7 år siden

    How much height do you have in the bays between the beams? Contrast lighting makes LED line voltage cans that work with 3 1/2 inches. If you are OK with something modern, maybe cable lighting such as these— http://www.ylighting.com/collection/TECH-Lighting/Kable-Lite/_/N-1sbg8Z2dv3q. There are others available too.

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    • apple_pie_order
      7 år siden

      photos?

    • PRO
      R S W / Studio - Custom Lighting Design
      7 år siden

      If you're interested, I design and make all types of fixtures in several finishes and configurations, I could make custom ones for you; feel free to contact me for a quote.

      Feel free to browse my lighting fixtures all of them can be customized to your requirements.

      staceypaul4 thanked R S W / Studio - Custom Lighting Design
    • PRO
      Cusano Construction Company Inc.
      7 år siden

      Several different shallow recess cans available.

    • staceypaul4
      Forfatter
      7 år siden
      Adding photos of the ceiling... (and thanks for all of the helpful responses!)
    • staceypaul4
      Forfatter
      6 år siden

      Retro Steam Works - thanks for the suggestion. I've thought about cable lighting, and my electrician mentioned it, but the house has a really traditional feel (think wood and iron), and I think the contrast would be too stark.

    • simstress
      6 år siden
      So you can't get a j box installed in the bays?
    • staceypaul4
      Forfatter
      6 år siden
      What's a j box?
    • User
      6 år siden
      Sidst ændret: {last_modified_time}6 år siden

      Cans in a historic Tudor are about as appropriate as a tutu on a gorilla. You need to add lights all right, but those need to be up lights from below and lamps on tables. Look at how Buckingham Palace is lit. Lamps everywhere.

      Get a designer involved who has a love for old homes before you remuddle this one irredeemably and lose all of the value in the home. Old homes are all about restoration of original details. Ruin the originality, and you've ruined the house value.

    • staceypaul4
      Forfatter
      6 år siden
      Thanks, Sophie. Sound advice.
    • gtcircus
      6 år siden
      One suggestion, I had a similar issue in my old home and could only light the four corners of the room, but what a difference it made. I too concur that this could turn south on you without proper design help. There are LED lights now available that can be retrofitted, but again I would not do anything to ruin the charm of the room. In the room in question I painted the ceiling in your eyes blue by BM and it also helped with the light issues.
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