Hello!
We have renovated the kitchen at home and are almost finished. What we have left is the gap in the ceiling where the old wall was.
We have been thinking about what we want to do here, and we thought it would look nice to build a "ceiling beam" where we could install some spotlights, but we have a few questions.
1. What material should we use to build this box? I thought we could build it in planed pine, which I would then stain in the same chestnut brown color as the window frames. Or would it look better/ be better to choose another type of wood?
2. How far down from the ceiling is it appropriate to build the beam? I don't want to make it super big.
3. Are there any issues with installing some LED spotlights in it? I don't think it will be possible to install any "pot" above. What is in the groove today is just some electrical conduit.
4. I have a lamp in the ceiling on the left side of the room and the light switch on the right side of the room, and the conduit that the cables are in passes through the gap in the ceiling. Can I open the conduit in the groove to run the cables for the spotlights in the same conduit to the light switch?
Hello!
I have no idea about the floor plan or the layout of the room. But a razor with spotlights feels quite 2006.
I would suggest a recessed spotlight track with adjustable spotlights.
I see you have a fluorescent tube light on the right. Fluorescent lights provide great illumination for tasks like cleaning, but they don't really suit a cozy and pleasant kitchen.
You can probably use the wiring from the fluorescent light for the track instead.
I have a beam where there used to be a wall against the kitchen. It is painted white like the ceiling and is just large enough to cover the gap and slight height difference after lowering the kitchen ceiling (for the installation of spotlights).
The risk with spotlights in the beam is that they might shine in the wrong place. Do you have anything below that really needs lighting?
Hello!
Now I have no idea what the floor plan or the room looks like. But a straight blade with spotlights feels quite 2006.
I would suggest a recessed spotlight rail with adjustable spotlights in it.
I see you have a fluorescent tube lamp on the right. Fluorescent lights provide super good lighting if you want to clean, but they’re not very suitable if you want a nice and cozy kitchen.
You could probably take the ignition wire from the fluorescent lamp and have it in the rail instead.
This groove in the ceiling is pretty much in the middle of the room. So you're thinking I could build a spotlight rail into the "beam"?
The room is about 24m2 and I guess about 5-6 spots would fit. Do you think I can scrap the other 2 lamps and just use adjustable spotlights, and that will be enough for the room?
Thanks for the reply
I have a beam where there was a wall to the kitchen before. It is painted white like the ceiling and just big enough to conceal the gap and small height difference after lowering the kitchen ceiling (for spot installation).
The risk with spots in the beam is that they might illuminate the wrong place. Do you have anything below that really needs lighting?
The room looks like this
So maybe it's better to do as previously suggested and install a spot rail with directional spots?
It would be nice if there was enough light so I could scrap the other lamps.
So maybe it's better to go with the previous suggestion of installing a spot track with directed spots?
It would be nice if there was enough light so I could ditch the other lamps
I think so. If you're going to have recessed spots, they need to have a very wide spread.
I think you can push the rail up into the ceiling gap so it lies flush with the ceiling. (?)
If the dining table is centered under the gap, you can use a three-phase rail (like Global) so you can hang a pendant lamp above the dining table also from the rail but with a different switch of course. Then you can take the switches from the existing lamps in the ceiling.
