Cove Lighting

Tucked away in ceilings or walls, this indirect lighting provides softer illumination for rooms

HouzzJanuary 1, 2000

Cove lighting is built into ledges, trays, recesses and cornices of a room and illuminates walls and ceilings while being hidden.

A large soffit gets cove lighting both above it and along the vertical walls of this sleek bedroom.

Lime-green beams get a lift from the cove lighting of this contemporary home office.

In the walls of this modern seating area, the cove lighting reflects off the metal trim of the black accent walls.

The cove lighting of this bedroom rests in the recess of the oval tray ceiling.

Cove lighting lines the soffit of this long hallway.

This covered patio has cove lighting illuminating the natural beadboard of the ceiling.

In this living room, the cove lighting highlights the recess at the base of the arched ceiling.

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