recessed lighting question

[BEMGOLF]

Remodeling a small room and turning it into a small home theater. Size will be 12 by 12. Can someone give me guidance on recessed lighting location. This will really be a sporting event and game room. I will watch movies in there but mostly sporting events, TV, and PS3 game play. Someone said about 2ft off the corners 4 total. I was thinking two in back off corners and maybe two outer edge in middle. What are your thoughts? Thanks

 

[BEMGOLF]

surly there is someone on here with recessed lighting. I am shocked on no responses

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

Late to the game perhaps, but I’d say at set them up in a symmetrical square pattern, at least 2.5 ft from the walls. I see so many home improvement TV shows that put recessed lights practically up against the wall – wrong, wrong, wrong.

If you haven’t selected your cans yet, go with the ones that take the big PAR 40 lights. PAR 40s have the filaments up higher in the can, so you get the room lighting with less glare.

BTW, if you intend to use those “recessed” bulbs with the fluorescent elements, don’t waste your time with recessed. Those things put the light output all the way at the bottom of the bulb’s glass, so they glare just as badly as a surface-mounted light.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Rickster71]

There are many options for Recessed Lighting to reduced glare, not limited to bulb type.
The reflector color, baffle trim type, etc. There are basic sizes are 3 to 6-inches in diameter. The 5" & 6" tend to look a little too commercial and dated, unless used in tall entryways or two-story hallways.
I'd go with a 3" or 4" can, and look into the many baffle options to reduce glare, and put them on a dimmer.

 

[TLS Guy]

surly there is someone on here with recessed lighting. I am shocked on no responses

Yes, I have recessed lighting. Sorry I missed your post.

I use recessed lighting for the general lighting, not for watching opera and movies. There are two strings 8 ft apart with 4 ft spacing. There are 8 of these cans in all.

I have four recessed beams light to focus on the equipment when I'm working with it. Again 4 ft spacing.

Now I don't use any of these lights while doing serious viewing.

I recommend for this you use indirect light.

I have these sconce light that shine up to the ceiling.

You can see one in the second picture over the computer desk. During viewing these are turned down low and don't distract.

There is a row of LED lights to prevent falls on the step up to the rear seats. You can see the strip here.

All lights are on dimmers. The main lights and the sconce light have remote control.

There are two puck lights in the turntable case.

I don't post about lighting very often, but this design has worked well for me family and guests.

I would really stress during video showings, indirect light is absolutely the way to go in my view.