Indirect lighting

Mar 10, 2020 Last reply: 6 years ago 2 Replies

This is my study I am redecorating. The new wall lights won't give out as much light as the old ones so I wanted some extra lighting and intend to fit lights behind the wooden cornice of a large fitted bookcase to shine upwards onto the ceiling. The bookcase is 2.5m across and I was intending to line the v shaped channel behind the furniture cornice moulding with reflective tape and put in some kind of lighting strip or several strips, like pelmet lighting but upside down.



I see suprisingly fluorescent tubes are still available, also things called LED battens which look like fluorescent tubes, also self adhesive led tapes (@5m long, perfect). Some options offer I think 'CCT' Colour Change Technology, some a separate handset control or even a phone app. So what is a good option? do I need to worry about the colour and the nature of the light given off? flicker? lumens? heat? Is it going to look hopelessly commercial? I am a bit mystified by the choices.



TW


you posted about what seems to be the same issue on 7 March. In case the - admittedly few - replies did not reach you they are at

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It might help to know if you want to be able to dim the lighting - or at least have 2 or 3 levels.

OMG senility! I have spent far too much time with my batty old Mother. I had completely forgotten, and it was only a week ago. I am going to stop doing aanything and just put gin in my tea now. TW

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