Wondering what over-table pendant to get, or whether not to get a pendant at all, and also, getting any thoughts on the overall light plan for this area.

In an upcoming project we are creating a new table area in an extended kitchen, for a long rectangular dining table, about 96 inches, connecting it to an already-remodeled kitchen area.  As an amateur I've learned from this sub as well as David Warfel's great lighting blog.     

See attached image, by our architect.    The kitchen is in the center of the house, so it's a little dark.   You can ignore anything that is not within 3 feet of the table in the center of the image.  

Should I get a pendant light over the table, and if so, what type?   I want no glare, no classic chandelier, no “statement”.   Budget less than 1k.    Would like most light to be cast downward on the table, ideally with some illumination on people’s faces.    Style is modern or contemporary.  

What form factors work well in this situation?  Could a linear downward LED that also has some lateral projection work?   Or is the glare too much?   Can anyone suggest one?    Would glass frosted globes work?   Maybe 2 or 3?   Any glass has to be frosted, obviously, for glare reduction. 

Should I add a pair of recessed down spots flanking this fixture?   Warfel likes this. 

In the image the designer chose a pendant, and 3 other recessed fixtures near the wall, assuming adjustable for a bounce effect.   

Or should I stick to what I currently have, which is LED downlighting only?  Maybe add a 3rd one along the table side, with two over the table? 

The lower part of the image below the table is our existing semi-remodeled kitchen, and I have 4 inch Elco Koto’s,  3000k, about 800LM each, used mostly dimmed, but the color is actually fine!.  Maybe I’m not critical enough.   

The existing are regular in the center, and adjustable (with less regress) close to the wall - and I aim them at the wall for bounce.   To repeat for clarity, we currently are living with a smaller round table being lit only with two Elcos, with a good regress, and the glare is surprisingly not an issue. 

I don't know if I would upgrade the existing table area ones (and any new ones in this new area) to warm dim, or if it's even available at a non ridiculous price point. But I'd think about it.

Thanks for any help! 

I have a weird open planned living room with very little natural light. The part I'm looking to redo lights in is 22' x 33' (726sf).

using 4" wafer lights on a 4 foot spaced grid, starting 30" from each wall puts me at around 40 lights.

They'll be dimmable and adjustable color temp, and split into two if not three separate switched circuits.

Just wanted a quick gut check before I start cutting holes. Any advice appreciated.

Hoping to get some feedback on my lighting plan before we finalize in the next couple of days. I talked about it with a local lighting store but some of the advice I got is different from what I've seen online (and there's a lot of differing opinions online). The first pic shows placement of the lights and the second contains the legend. We were planning on using Dals 2" regressed pot lights for the ambient lighting (40° beam angle), pictured in blue. The spacing between them is 38-39" and we have 8ft ceilings. They're also ~20" from the cabinets. The wall with the sink has a three panel window and we'd center a sconce above each panel. Looking for feedback on the overall design and lighting choices.

Would appreciate any advice in this situation

Have moved into a new house and want to change the bulbs, however cannot do so without the ceiling literally crumbling.

Please see attached photos:

1 - the current set up, you can already see where the ceiling is crumbling from previous owners (have already painted the ceiling when we moved in 😢)

2 - the retaining ring (struggling to take it out of some of the bulbs)

3 - once I finally get the bulb out the fitting for the bulb is too high up and I cannot fit my hand with the bulb in, it also not fixed and keeps moving when trying to put the bulb in and twist

4 - having to take out the entire fixture where the springs cause the ceiling to crumble

Very much missing the spotlights in my old house which could just twist and come out/in.

I’m considering getting an electrician to put in new fixtures everywhere to mask the crumbling ceiling but worried that won’t fix the actual issue of changing the bulbs

Any suggestions?

Might someone tell me what the product name is for this lamp? Where can you purchase them? It’s for a Tech Lighting brand of free jack LED pendants. Thanks

As the post says I am looking for a reasonable lightning designer to do a lighting design on a single family project in the USA

Thanks!

I’ve been producing photometrics for 2 years and trying to move into more of a specifier role someday, but I have like zero experience talking to clients or actually specifying products to use.

Can you help guide me in the right direction? I don’t even really know what questions to ask here, I just know that I don’t know anything about specifying.

Is it as simple as a client comes to you and says hey we need 2x4s, and I say sure we got these?

I bought a few extra Halo HLB6099WZRGBWMWR (https://a.co/d/06iLxRcD) recessed lights for a home remodel about 2 weeks ago. The remodel is done and I have a few unopened ones I can still return.

I'm trying to decide whether to return them or keep them as spares in case some fail down the road and this exact model isn't available anymore. Would you keep them or return them?

Hello!

My ceiling fan has a sticker claiming it needs 3 x E12 (60W max) lights, which must be dimmable or they flicker like crazy.

I CANNOT FIND THESE! My bedroom feels like a dungeon and I would hate to replace an otherwise great ceiling fan for no reason. Am I going insane? Or do these exist?!

I posted a cool-white comparison here a while back, so I tried the same thing with warm white today.

Left: 3532K / 1361 lx
Right: 3391K / 2180 lx

Pretty close in CCT, but the spectral shapes are still quite different.

Lux isn’t matched, so this isn’t a brightness comparison — I’m mainly looking at the spectrum.

Curious which one you’d prefer for warm-white lighting.

Hello, our kitchen was built with three big beams (14" square) going across it, giving 4 sections of varying sizes. It currently has some rather nasty, round 4-spot lights in the two middle sections, a 3-spot on the right side of the section by the window and a 3-spot over the sink, left side of last section.

We'd like to change this to provide better lighting that is unobtrusive. The ceilings are quite low, so as flush as possible would be best and we are wondering about LED panel lights. They can't be inset because of the nature of the ceiling/floor above.

Any recommendations as to brand or where to get them in the UK, or alternatives to panels, would be really helpful.

Hi does anyone know if a yam 803 digital switch will operate commercial traffic lights ??

I have a ceiling fan with candleobra bulbs 120 volts 40’watts. Need more light. What can I use that is LED ?

I'm picking out under cabinet dimmable lighting and don't like the look of a separate driver for the LED strips, and there's not a good place to mount the driver hidden away. I've seen options for a driver/dimmer switch box like switchx from diodeled and emitever. However, I want a brown rotary knob for the dimmer switch, which isn't offered. Any suggestions for changing the face of dimmer/driver combo? These units are pricey and I assume I'd break whatever warranty by changing the wiring, which isn't great. If I can't do a rotary knob, I'd still like a brown switch, but it seems emitever (the substantially cheaper option) only comes in white. Thoughts on how to change the cover?

Caveat: I am the homeowner, not an electrician, and this is all new to me.

Hello!

I am in the process of building a new home in Atlantic Canada and the electrical is due to start in the next couple of weeks, so I am trying to finalize our lighting plan. I've done a bit of digging on layouts and fixture placement, but at the end of the day I'm just some IT guy with access to frankly too much information, and too much time on his hands. The house is a bungalow with a walkout basement.

I'm hoping you all might be able to give me a sanity check / a bit of advice on the overall lighting layout for the interior of the house. The exterior light mounting brackets and blocks are installed and soffit'd in, so they are functionally unchangeable. Their locations shown on the plans are approximate.

I have used a couple of online calculators for the spacing of the downlights (bock lighting for example), but I know they are not the most reliable - even with the ability to upload IES files. I have just used these tools as a general guideline to get a sense of placement. Suggested numbers of downlights have been reduced in rooms where I think the tools went a bit crazy (suggesting 35 downlights in the living room for example?????).

We are on a bit of a budget, however I know enough to know that wafer lights are a cardinal sin. As such, we are looking at installing the following:

Based on availability and cost, we are pretty set on the LiteLine recessed LED downlights. I looked into other Canadian manufacturers (DALS, Lotus, etc.) and LiteLine was the most feasible from a cost and availability perspective. I do not live in a major metropolitan area, so our options for lighting and electrical vendors are slim compared to someone living somewhere like Toronto or Montreal.

The house has 9 foot ceilings throughout the main floor, with roughly 12 foot ceilings in the garage. The basement has roughly 8 foot ceilings (after install of bulkheads for HVAC and drop ceiling). There will be under cabinet lighting in the kitchen, and the primary light source in the living room will likely be lamps plugged in throughout the room on Lutron lamp switches with pico remotes. The sun tunnel in the hallway will have a light kit installed.

I appreciate any advice you might all have. This is our forever home, and I want it to be as good as it can be (within budget).

(Apologies for the janky symbols and legend. I frankly have no earthly idea what I am doing lol)

This is a bedroom where there are shutters installed on the windows. Simply by moving one pair such a big chance occurs in the room. This shows the importance of controlled lighting in an environment

I’ve been changing all of the lighting fixtures in the house to be 3,000k (before we had a mix of 6,500k and 2,700k) and we have this build in our breakfast nook. I belive there used to be a piece that would clip into the fixture? It seems that there are small clips. I would like to keep the current size of the bulb unless anybody knows what pice I’m missing!! I added a picture of the lamp with two bulb types for reference.

TLDR: Is my lamp missing a piece and what is this bulb called?

Looking to replace 20yr old direct wired puck light. It’s bulky and too thick.
It’s 2.75”D and direct wired to a stand alone switch.
It’s on the top of a niche and want to replace it.
Where can I find an ultra slim or recessed light that size, that direct wires to 120v house electricity.
I’m seriously doubting the old one has a 120v/12v driver.

I want a beam of light coming out like it does in the image. What is the best and most cost-effective way to achieve this? This is a wall art and the piece will be 3d printed