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jeff
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi. I'm wondering if I can get some useful suggestions in this group.
I live in an old apartment building with extremely weak and minimal
lighting. Because it's an old building, the inner structure of the
walls are mostly cement and it's very difficult to do any drilling to
install better lighting fixtures, whether it be wall or ceiling. The
superintendent came up this morning to access the situation; he's
willing to take on the task but he said it's very expensive and
involved. We were sort of brainstorming as to what could be done
that's effective without conducting major surgery on the apartment
(knocking down walls, running wires, etc.).
My kitchen lighting is perfect. It's an overhead flourescent lamp.
The rest of the apartment is quite dim and I'd love to have that
quaity of bright, clear light through the entire apartment if
possible.
I'm operating on the assumption that overhead lighting or wall
lighting is better than floor lamps, or lamps in general. Without
getting into a very technical exchange, can someone recommend a type
or brand of lamp that could produce quality light that's as good in
terms of projection as a basic ceiling fixture? It would seem to me
that the higher up the bulb is and the direction of the fixture
(aiming out or down, rather than up or sideways) would have a major
effect on the quality of the light emitted.
Looking forward to your useful suggestions.
Jeff
I live in an old apartment building with extremely weak and minimal
lighting. Because it's an old building, the inner structure of the
walls are mostly cement and it's very difficult to do any drilling to
install better lighting fixtures, whether it be wall or ceiling. The
superintendent came up this morning to access the situation; he's
willing to take on the task but he said it's very expensive and
involved. We were sort of brainstorming as to what could be done
that's effective without conducting major surgery on the apartment
(knocking down walls, running wires, etc.).
My kitchen lighting is perfect. It's an overhead flourescent lamp.
The rest of the apartment is quite dim and I'd love to have that
quaity of bright, clear light through the entire apartment if
possible.
I'm operating on the assumption that overhead lighting or wall
lighting is better than floor lamps, or lamps in general. Without
getting into a very technical exchange, can someone recommend a type
or brand of lamp that could produce quality light that's as good in
terms of projection as a basic ceiling fixture? It would seem to me
that the higher up the bulb is and the direction of the fixture
(aiming out or down, rather than up or sideways) would have a major
effect on the quality of the light emitted.
Looking forward to your useful suggestions.
Jeff