I’m thinking of adding two narrow(ish) beam recessed downlights to light this two seat peninsula. They will be on a separate switch from the other recessed lights. Is this a dumb idea? I want to keep the space open, so I’m thinking no pendant… but instead, an intentional splash from individual lights for each seat, using 2 narrow beam recessed lights instead of one.
Curious what you pros think!
I think in this scenario, 2 heads are better than one. The deep recessed fittings are a little bit fancier due to the design to minimize glare.
Channing said:
I think in this scenario, 2 heads are better than one. The deep recessed fittings are a little bit fancier due to the design to minimize glare.
In terms of lighting aesthetics, do you think a more dramatic narrow beam like this (with less spill to the surrounding areas) would be better than single fixture with a wider flood? I’m thinking flood for the rest of the kitchen, but narrow for the peninsula. Idk.
Recessed lights with narrow beam spreads over omnidirectional flood lights for sure. Or Lighting Cylinders. .
@Kiran
Oh those are awesome!
>for sure
You sound really confident! Haha. Can you elaborate? Coming from photography, my intuition is that it would be nicer, especially for illuminating the area for food prep, or meals. More contrast maybe than a flood beam? Curious how you’re thinking about this.
Any idea how much those lights you linked cost? Best I could find was maybe $100 or so? Are they “high CRI”?
Why not pendants here, they look so good over peninsulas and islands.
Lex said:
Why not pendants here, they look so good over peninsulas and islands.
Fair point! I guess I was thinking recessed might keep the area more “open”? Is that dumb?
I would either do two spread out across the entire length or add a third fixture on the right. Depends on how narrow we’re talking, I know you can get 2" fixtures.
