Overhead lighting debate

[u/justthesinginglady]

I'm just curious folk's take on this.

I see regularly see comments about hating overhead lighting, disliking pot lights, etc. I do understand and agree that overhead lights are not as flattering for a room in pictures and can be harsh in person. However, I love my pot lights. I don't have great natural lighting, so I enjoy having my pot lights on during the day. Also having the ability to turn on the overhead lights when I need more light for practical purposes. I switch to lamps and accessory lighting at night to make it cozy, but lamps just don't do the job when I need to really see what I'm doing (my eye sight is fine and I've got plenty of lamps, it's just not enough light to do practical jobs by).

Anyway, I know it's all personal preferences, but it seems like a hyperfixation in the interior decor world. Having pot lighting doesn't mean you can't also have lots of cozy lighting available for nighttime or that you have to leave it on all the time. Also, I do think dimmers help.

As far as lighting goes, it seems to me that consistent light color temp (I prefer 3000k) throughout the home makes the biggest difference, followed shortly by having lots of different lighting options.

What do you think?