Even if you have a well-designed home, bad lighting can have a negative impact on the design. Many homeowners are deciding to switch from hanging light fixtures to recessed lighting. Recessed lighting has become more and more popular for good reasons. The biggest benefit is probably that recessed lighting makes a room feel bigger. This makes recessed lighting a great choice for smaller rooms that need to feel more spacious. Recessed lights are metal light housings that are installed above the ceiling line. Other than a thin trim and part of the inner fixture, no part of the light is visible. Recessed lighting requires extensive ceiling wiring. However, you only need to run one cable instead of several because the junction boxes allow for light-to-light connections. Recessed lights generally vary in diameter from 3-6 inches. Simon Electric outlines some of the benefits of installing recessed lighting in your home.

Total Room Lighting Coverage

Ceiling lights are located in the middle of a room do a great job at illuminating the center of the room well, but not the perimeter of the room very well. If recessed lighting is installed correctly, they will cover the entire room.

Rooms Look & Feel Larger with Recessed Lighting Spacing

Rooms will feel bigger because recessed lighting takes up less visual space in a room. The light cans are set in the ceiling itself instead of hanging down from the ceiling to interrupt the visual space. The room will also look better with the “wall washing” effect. Wall washing is a lighting effect that casts more light in the room using trim. Wall washed trim uses a directional reflector and a light scope that directs light onto the wall. The wall washing effect is most advantageous when recessed lighting is spaced correctly away from the wall and apart from each other. The same spacing from the wall and between each light is the correct spacing for recessed lighting. If you have a 9 floor ceiling, the fixtures should be placed 2-3 feet away from the wall with the same spacing between them. Higher ceilings will need more spacing. When the lights are aimed toward the wall using directional reflectors it will literally wash the walls with overlapping ambient light and create the feeling of a bigger and brighter room.

Focal Point Lighting

Another benefit of recessed lighting is that it casts light on walls you want to highlight. For example, if you want to highlight a bookcase, a special collection or a work of art, you should think about installing recessed lighting.

Other Benefits of Recessed Lighting

Recessed lighting also has other benefits. The lights and trim come in different colors that can be used in many ways. Recessed lights are protected from dust, children and accidents. They are also waterproof and can be installed in water-sensitive areas like shower stalls.

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Recessed lighting has many benefits. You should always contact a professional electrician anytime you’re considering an upgrade in your lighting fixtures. To learn more about any project that involves electrical work, contact Simon Electric.