Construction is under way. The room is 25'x35' with 12' walls, and a vaulted ceiling.
Currently we are planning
-Kudu horn sconce on either side of the door.
-multiple 4" spots in ceiling to shine on walls
-Two floor lamps.
Any unique suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I found a lot of realy nice lighting options at Lampsplus.com I went for the track halogen lights for minimalist hardware with maximun light from the ceiling. Check out the track lighting section on the web site.


Good Luck

Put in plenty of the in-ceiling fixtures, and use floods instead of spots in some areas. Improper spacing and too bright lighting leaves some hard shadows under mounts, and detracts somewhat. Proper use of floor lighting and dimmers on some circuits adds to the ambiance. Balance number of trophies with safari art and memorabilia.

I agree with Honkey about the track lights. There are some very nice systems available and they give you an unlimted arrangment options. I would put them on a different circuit than the 4" spots and on a dimmer switch. With the combination you can really get some nice lighting.
Looking forward to seeing the photos!

May I suggest At least 4 recessed light fixtures with at least 100W rating and a 600W dimmer as a switch. As already stated use indoor flood lights. Floor lights hidden as much as possible, and if they are to plug in have that plug put on dimmer as well. If you short on plugs a half hot can be done with only the top or bottom plug on the dimmer and the other
Hot full time
Gene

Here is what we have on paper so far thanks in part to your suggestions.
-6 5" floods on each 35' wall
-4 5" floods on each 25' wall
-2 Kudu sconces one each side of the main door
Every other flood will be on one dimmer, then the rest of the floods will be on another dimmer.
Two floods will be over the stone fireplace, these will also be on a dimmer.
Question: Invader, can you better explain what you mean by 100watt recessed lights?
Are these floods, and would they be directed at a wall or into the center of the room?

Recessed Cans mount above and flush with cealing
so nothing hangs down. All light fictures are rated as to what watt bulb they will safely burn. Some lamps etc are only rated for 40 watt. I have 2 of these. It is a safety issue as
you may want 100 watt indooor flood lights in them. Most good cans will burn 150 watt no problem. Places like Home Depot with their Feed the Chinese Army lighting you must be sure it will safely burn the light you want.

The walls are up, the fire place is done, but that is as far as I have made it. I am going to ask my wife to post some pictures of the progress as soon as we get back from SCI.
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions!

DR, more and balanced to offer diffuse lighting with less shadows. Track lighting has worked well for me and mostly floods not spots as well. Enjoy your labor of love!

Most track lighting and can lighting only comes in a few colors such as black, white, and a brushed.

When my folks had there log home built, they took all lighting fixtures to a car body shop where they got them sprayed an "almond" color. The paint looks great and really makes them blend in. This is a good option if you are not set on a color yet or can't find the right one.

Good Luck

Being a electrician for over16 years I can tell you to use can lights. You want alot of light on your trophies not alot of light hanging off the ceiling. Draw attention to your mounts not the lights.

just some natural sunlight

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Originally posted by shootaway:
just some natural sunlight

You do not want sunlight on your mounts. Sunlight will fade the colors and basically destroy your mounts. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GUY, HE KNOWS NOTHING.

don't want some directly on the mounts,but want sunlight in the room because i don't want to live in a hole

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i don't want to live in a hole

With all the rude comments you've been posting lately you are certainly digging yourself into one.

If you have any slope to your ceiling, then the eyeball recessed lights might not angle enough to point back at the wall. I had good luck with the "gimbal" style lights. I think they're a little nicer then track lights. Here's a photo of my room showing the various lights. We have the fan lights for the main lighting, some recessed eyeballs for the mount over the fireplace and some gimbals for the walls. The only thing I would have done differently is to have added additional boxes for more gimbals and just put blanks over the ones not being used. With additional gimbals, you can triangulate two lights on a trophy to minimize shadows.

Also make sure you run all your wiring for surround sound, if it's not too late.