How about either updated track lighting or LED on wires? If possible, you could even make them solar.

Track lighting and LED on wires - wouldn't I need to have an actual electrical wiring done to do both of those? There is no wiring already in this room and it's solid concrete..

You must have electrical somewhere? You can install exposed conduit type pipes to run your electrical wiring.

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I know this is not ideal but you could get 2 interesting floor lamps as a last resort !

I would also hire an electrician because we have worked some magic - I think you need a statement light in both rooms.

Best of luck !

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You could have a custom designed light for the space, you could hang it from the ceiling and run the wires from your wall outlets. I design and make lighting from a living, if you want you can contact me for more information.

You CANNOT CHANNEL INTO A CONCRETE CEILING. Chances are the ceiling is precast and you will destroy the integrity of the panels.

You can feed to create ceiling lighting through your walls. A creative designer can suggest ways to accomplish ceiling lighting with all the small LED components now available.

Small drops in the ceiling hardly reduce the height. And feeding track from the walls is always an option.

You can always create mini soffits with downlights or cove lights

But it takes a creative interior designer with some lighting skills to get this done.

Also don't discount installing picture lights over your art. Those are fed from the walls. You can have the appearance of downlights without using your ceiling.

I'd suggest either central ceiling lights with conduit (a bit of an industrial look) or using wall sconces around the walls where you can run the wiring normally.

Check out cable lighting it can be run from any place where there is some electrical that can be fished in the wall and the only thing you need to do is drill small holes in the concrete to attach the standoffs I have done this in many condos with no problem

Am actually constructing a concrete structure. Am thinking of installing recessed lighting in the livingroom. Can it be done?

What's the best screw/anchor to use with the concrete ceiling?

Tapcon.

You CAN have lighting anywhere with your concrete ceilings (even recessed LED lights) if you install our stretch fabric ceiling system https://www.popcornceilingsolution.com/led-lighting-installation/ This fabric ceiling system from Germany drops your new ceiling level by 1" only and we run the wires on the surface of the concrete slab. It does not require any framing like drywall or drop ceiling. The new ceiling has a flawless finish and a lifetime warranty.

I have concrete ceilings and I am using wood planks to conceal electrical wiring. I take electrical wiring and connect it to the switch I plan on using. I also bought smart switches to do this remotely. I am using crown modeling to conceal the hole where I am dropping the electric. For recessed lighting they have faux wood planks in which I plan to install lighting. I buy the cheap 14 sq ft pack from Lowes for 20 bucks. I whitewash the wood panels and I bought a concrete nailer with a 14 guage 5/8" to 1" nails to smack them up and then crown molding the rest outside.

do you have a job done picture to share. I am trying to do the same thing.

You can find many pictures and specs here: https://catalogs.awake.graphics/awake-spotlights-recessed-lighting-system-for-concrete-ceilings. We connect up to 6 LED panels to ONE transformer - for easy wiring and less expensive.

this is a finished project. all lights are powered by a single transformer

I live in Manhattan and have the same issue in our coop where we are not allowed to channel into the concrete ceiling. I hired a lighitng designer (Staci Ruiz, who I found on Houzz and is fantastic, worth every penny) to help me out. In our living room she ended up specifying 6 LED sconces on dimmers. They are the same sconces as in the picture below from a bedroom she did for another client.

We did have to drill into the walls, and it was expensive but 100% worth it because we hope to be in this unit for a very long time. At night you can see perfectly in every corner of the room with these lights. They throw light far up on to the ceiling and into the middle of the room. The entire room has better lighting from these sconces than any room I've ever had with chandeliers. They are a great product. (I cannot recall the manufacturer.) We had them powder coated to match our wall paint.

We are now remodeling a studio apartment and we don't want the expense of drilling into the walls. However, I would like to use these same sconces because the light is bright, even, and fantastic. It is also moody and great when dimmed. The space has picture rail all around the room and I want to see if there is a way to run electrical wiring in molding just above the picture rail so it kind of blends in.

Perhaps I am late with my comment but if it's a prewar apartment, you can create soffits that look like beams in the ceiling and install any kind of lighting

Just saw your want. We have fixed this many times. This is our wheel house. Check out our work. https://postservices.co/blog/lighting-ideas-for-a-condo-with-concrete-ceilings