Lighting Question

7 years ago

Hi Houzz Friends!

You all have been so helpful to me in the past, so I'm hoping I can call on the lighting design experts this time. As you can see, my dining/living is all in one space with the only overhead lighting being in those weird fans. There is an opportunity to place a light over the dining area, as indicated by the blue arrow - there's already wiring there. My question is: What do I do? I dislike the current fan/lights since they don't go with the decor and their lighting is abysmal at best. I sort of like the idea of two matching chandeliers, but then I won't have any lighting over the dining table. Also, I can put can lighting in the ceiling, but would that be too sparse? So many options and I have no idea where to start.

Thank you all for your suggestions!

P.S. I live in the mountains of Idaho where we get some warm summer days, but the a/c and the cool nights don't make fans a total necessity.

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RL Relocation LLC
7 years ago
The first question is how often do you use the actual fans?

No to adding a chandelier, the style of the house likes the open feel.

Yes to adding way more can lighting, with the tall ceilings get a more narrow beam spread on the lamp so it can drive the light down, it will spread out by the time it gets to the surface.

The other option would be to replace the fans with a rail or track lighting system and then add one light over the table, this would give you way more light as well.

The third option would be to have two hanging fixtures that match, but hang lower and output more might.

Last you could do two hanging lights and add cans and have them on 2 switches to allow for mood lighting or task lighting.

but I would not have three hanging fixtures here, way too busy.
RL Relocation LLC
7 years ago
Can I ask why you don't have the dining table centered under the second fan? this would give way more reason to the have two chandelier type fixtures and may look better for the space overall.
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