Above: No. Test the bulb color and aim for warmth. Use dimmers throughout your house. Photograph by Sandy Agrafiotis. Check out the trims. Element : The LED fixtures by Tech Lighting have very nice color quality and are comparable to the cost of a good-quality halogen recessed light.
Halo : A less expensive brand available at major suppliers, including Home Depot. Join the conversation. Related Stories. Read all recent posts. Skip to content. LED Recessed Lighting. Size Modern residential LED recessed lights range in size between 2-inches and 6-inches. Fixed Recessed Lights — These are your standard LED recessed lights where the lens sits recessed inside the trim and is not movable. When the aperture is smooth it is called a reflector trim.
Adjustable Recessed Lights — With Adjustable recessed lights aka Gimbal downlights , the lens sits slightly recessed and is attached to an axis that allows it to tilt inside the trim, typically up to degrees. The downside to this type of LED light is they can produce unwanted glare because the lens sits flush with the ceiling surface. Fully Adjustable or Elbow Recessed Lights — Fully Adjustable aka Elbow recessed lights can adjust from flat to around degrees and rotate degrees.
They give the greatest flexibility in aiming for accent and artwork, however they protrude from the ceiling making them much more noticeable than a standard adjustable recessed light. They should be reserved for situations where placement or ceiling angle requires more flexibility than a standard adjustable recessed light can provide. Choosing the Best Type for a Room The type of recessed light you use for a room should be based on the ceiling type flat or sloped and the purpose of the lighting.
Use adjustable recessed lights when you want to direct the light towards an object or wall for Accent Lighting. Reserve the use of ultra-thin recessed lights for rooms where you will be directly under the lights.
Hallway Low ambient light required 2-inch — 3. Accent Lighting Low ambient light required 2-inch trim size Lumens per light K color temperature match the temperature of existing task lighting Spot beam spread No specific space; adjust as needed Open reflector or adjustable trims.
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How to Build a Concrete Countertop. How to Entertain Like the Danes. They can be used to provide general lighting , task lighting or accent lighting.
If you want more light to read by, or on your kitchen counter, you probably want a downlight. The same is true for lighting a hallway or corridor, or for the general lighting in a large room such as your family room. To light up that sculpture on your mantel, you'll probably want an eyeball spot. On the other hand, to highlight a large painting or poster, or to subtly light your stereo components, a wall washer trim may be what you need.
The common sizes for residential recessed light fixtures are 4" through 7" in diameter. One way to answer this question is by considering how far the ceiling is from where you want the light, and how big an area you want to light.
In an 8' ceiling, a 4" fixture can work well to provide kitchen countertop lighting. A 6" downlight at that height will illuminate your breakfast table nicely.
In a 10' ceiling, you might want 4" fixtures for area lighting, since the light will spread out more. A 7" fixture makes a nice wall washer in an 8' ceiling. The most popular size is a 6" fixture. For that reason, there are more different styles of trim available for 6" fixtures than the other sizes, giving you greater flexibility in choosing the trim you want.
A recessed fixture with a medium screw base lamp holder can take an incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, or LED light bulb. There are also fixtures available with special lamp holders, or sockets, that can only take certain light bulbs, usually fluorescent or halogen. If you like the savings, long life and temperature coolness of fluorescent lamps, but you also like the color warmth of the incandescent light, you can buy fluorescent lamps with a low Kelvin value.
For high-intensity light, especially in a small area, halogen often works best. For warm, general lighting, most people prefer incandescent lamps.
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