How many LED lights per room?!

[psd99]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to get the whole house fitted with LED lights (yer I know this is crazy right!?)

The rooms are this big:

How many spot lights would you all suggest per room and in what configuration?

would someone be able to draw the lights out on the pic please?

Thanks,
Psd99

 

[psd99]

I wouldn't suggest spotlights at all unless the intention is to create shadows everywhere. Uplighting with concealed LED strips all the way around the edges of each ceiling is very effective for even, shadow-free illumination.

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meh I don't like that look

it looks like a hotel, not like a home.

 

[psd99]

generally 1 downlight per m2 would give you a rough idea. Make sure you account for fitted wardrobes, wall cabinets in the kitchen that reduce your ceiling space etc.

Do you have any ideas which way your joists are running and spacing between joists? It's just something to keep in mind.

You can download software called Relux (which is free) and create a lighting layout to fit your rooms.

I am unsure about the joists yet but I will know once I break the ceilings downstairs.

 

[psd99]

well I don't need to or have to have spotlights absolutely everywhere (crazy thing right) but I would like them in the kitchen, living room, bathroom and hallway.

perhaps in the bedroom it might be too much though. Good point.

 

[psd99]

I have LED spots throughout my house, the vast majority being 5w warm whites save for the kitchen and bathroom which are 5w cool whites. I'm not sure why people are suggesting they create shadows everywhere, as long as you go for the wide beam ones they create much more even lighting than a normal ceiling rose setup.

I've just checked the dimensions from when my house was for sale and your Bedroom 2 almost exactly matches my bedroom 1. This is easily lit with 6 evenly spaced in a 3 * 2 pattern (3 along the long side 2 on the short). Given the amount of light I have I'd also wager 6 would do your bedroom 1 without any problem though you could probably squeeze in 8 if you wanted (though I would likely step down to 4w if your going for LED's or put in a dimmer as 8*5W is going to be rather bright).

I'm actually doing all of my rooms with 6 LED's save for my dining room and box room.

My dining room is 3.3m by 2.4m and is easily lit by 4 spots.

If it were me I'd probably do them something like this based on how my house is lit.

Thanks for taking the time to put that diagram together, I like that layout but everything is still being considered. What I wonder from looking at your diagram is why have you not put a spotlight in the centre of any of the rooms?

 

[psd99]

So what is the deal with this angle of light? Is it the bulbs that I need to have this 120 degrees?

 

[psd99]

Almost getting my lights installed.

I went with a mixture of downlights and for now ceiling rose etc

Anyway I'm a bit stuck on which downlights to go for

Does anyone have any suggestion or experience on a particular make that they would recommend?