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Track lighting or other for behind couch?

4 years ago

Hi - We are in the middle of having our ski condo painted and realize that we will need to put up new lighting behind the couch. We are hoping for a rustic look (eventually mid-tone hardwood floor will be installed, and honeycomb shades on the windows). The light behind the couch is the primary lighting for the room so it needs to be stylish and functional.

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Comments (16)

  • 4 years ago

    Can you have can lights and a chandelier installed on the ceiling instead? Track lighting just looks dated to me (and I have some in our sunroom - wish I didn’t). If not, could you move the sofa forward and away from the window and place a console with lamps behind it?

  • 4 years ago

    You need table or floor lamps so that lighting is at eye/people level.

  • 4 years ago

    Perhaps you can find a long, narrow sofa table to fit behind the sofa. I have seen them very slim. It would be a great place to put a couple lamps. That said, I appreciate a bunch of can lights in a ceiling myself. But the pros will say that you want the lighting at people height, not ceiling height.

    And yes, track lighting isn't used much anymore, that I have noticed, unless maybe you have to (concrete ceilings/condos), or ultramodern.

  • 4 years ago

    A floor lamp in the corner that over arches to the vernier of the room may work. Pottery Barn and West Elm carry them.

  • 4 years ago

    And table lamps. You could also move the sectional away from the wall and place a console table behind it with lamps.

  • 4 years ago

    Definitely move the sectional away from the walls. You have the room and the heating system will work better.

    If you can, install some LED recessed lights for general lighting and/or a large chandelier. An arched floor lamp in the corner and lamps on the end tables should be enough.

    Use LED in all of your fixtures.

  • 4 years ago

    Use a large floor lamp in the corner, and also table lamps on both end tables. If you can't add lighting to the ceiling, you might consider some sconces mounted on the wall where you have the track lighting.

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  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    You may wish to consider sconces and picture lights instead to highlight your walls. I agree that wall mounted track light is pretty dated in appearance.


    It will be easier to run electricity to these wall sconces than to the ceiling.












  • 4 years ago

    Thanks for these recommendations.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Sarah has the right idea. Build a wood cornice with LED lighting beneath it all across that one wall. Since the windows on that right wall are different, however, you could use a different light there centered between window and corner ... if you add lighting there at all.

    There are a lot of rustic wall sconces -- you might consider a pair of these for that right wall.

    https://www.avalanche-ranch.com/lighting/shop/Wall-Light-Farmhouse-Style-Kincaid-Sconce-Rustic-Plain-p127928.htm

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    One of two, the wood cornice, so DIY and LED bulbs would be great with this, you could even do a series of under cab lights strung together and extend the whole thing without overloading the electrical thanks to LED.


    OR


    you use the outlet and "swag" with a cord cover and hang a light from the ceiling.

    I would still agree, in either case, table and floor lamps will help

  • PRO
    4 years ago



  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Have to disagree. IMO the wood wall cornice fights with the architecture and I would not recommend it for your space.

  • 4 years ago

    If you don't want a wood finish on your cornice, paint it the same color as your wall or the same color as your window trim so it better visually disappears.

  • 4 years ago

    I like the chandelier idea. It should not be a huge expense to have an electrician move the fixture outlet from the track location to the right place in the ceiling.