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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
 
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Andrew Gabriel

Jan 1, 1970
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I wouldn't agree with this at all. If you want a space to feel bright,
lighting the vertical surfaces is the most important, so this can be
done from floor, ceiling, the wall itself or even backlighting a

Up-lighter torcheries (fluorescent) with the ceiling painted
matt brilliant white (making an effective reflector) could easily
achieve similar light levels to your kitchen fluorescent.
If you have furniture which is higher than eye-level, this could
also be used to mount fluorescent lighting on top to provide
indirect lighting by bouncing off the ceiling.
 
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jeff

Jan 1, 1970
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Up-lighter torcheries (fluorescent) with the ceiling painted
matt brilliant white (making an effective reflector) could easily
achieve similar light levels to your kitchen fluorescent.
If you have furniture which is higher than eye-level, this could
also be used to mount fluorescent lighting on top to provide
indirect lighting by bouncing off the ceiling.

That is interesting. A great suggestion. I do in fact have higher
than eye level record album storage racks throughout the length of the
main living room wall. Since fluoescent light is low heat emiting I
doubt there would be any concern over these lamps damaging my vinyl
collection. Since they would be placed on top - resting on top on
thier based with the bulb facing the ceiling which is approximately
four feet above the top of the metal storage units - I can't visualize
any mounting necessary or possible.

Could you point me to a website that would have recommended
"up-lighter torcheries"?

Thanks,
Jeff
 
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