How to choose?
For the right choice, safety requirements must be considered. In case of insufficient ventilation, spotlights can catch fire and damage the ceiling. To avoid this situation, it is recommended to install only high-quality models with LED lamps. If you decide to give preference to other light elements, you need to pay attention to their power. Suitable halogen lamps 35-50 watts or incandescent bulbs up to 60 watts.
It is also important to think over the design, color and material of the lamps, as in addition to the main function, lighting plays a decorative role in the interior. It is possible to diversify the atmosphere of a spacious room and make it more comfortable due to unusual overhead point products.
To design a small room, it is advisable to choose small built-in appliances that are combined with a shade of the ceiling. Thus, inconspicuous spot lighting does not affect the surrounding interior.
Pros and cons
Positive and negative qualities of products that will help to understand whether this lighting method is beneficial.
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Due to its compactness, it fits perfectly into the design of any room in an apartment or house. |
Overhead and recessed lighting fixtures have some installation difficulties and need a professionally designed installation scheme.
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They can be used both as primary and secondary lighting. |
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They make it possible to achieve zoning of the space and provide light to individual sections. |
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By using spotlights with LEDs or halogen bulbs, energy costs are reduced. |
For products with 12 Volt bulbs, the purchase of a special step-down transformer is required. |
This type of lighting device has an unlimited choice of places for installation. Products can become an ornament of any zone, niche, arch and other. |
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Due to models with spectacular decor, it is possible to emphasize the style of the interior. | Some varieties of light sources suggest a ceiling with a special design. |
Lamps of a warm or cold shade are able to form a comfortable atmosphere in the room and give the design a certain mood depending on individual preferences.
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Ceiling Options
The placement of spotlights needs to be thought out in advance, especially if it is intended to install a stretch ceiling.
The backlight can be located either symmetrically or in a chaotic manner. To create a unique interior, to emphasize the architecture and atmosphere of the room, light sources built into a multi-level suspended or suspended ceiling will allow.
The lighting will be uniform and of the highest quality if the devices are installed so that the rays of the light flux intersect above all the elements in the room.
The best option - built-in spotlights around the perimeter of the ceiling plane.They can be included with the central chandelier to create more intense lighting.
To achieve proper comfort in the room will help the parallel arrangement of lamps in several rows.
A small cross-shaped layout of light sources fits perfectly into a small room with a low ceiling. The corner space is equipped with single models, and a cardan structure is installed in the center.
Also for a small room, the location of the lamps in the form of a square is appropriate.
In order to illuminate a specific area, an arcuate arrangement of lighting devices is used. Thanks to this technique, it is possible to soften the austere interior.
Some rooms require staggered light sources. For example, such a solution is often found in the design of island-style kitchens, where good illumination of all zones is required.
Photo in the interior of the rooms
Features of the installation of lamps in the interior of specific rooms.
Spotlights in the kitchen
Kitchen space requires a lot of light. It is desirable to install several devices with a bright and soft luminous flux. Thus, it will learn how to create a sufficient amount of lighting in the kitchen and at the same time achieve a pleasant atmosphere.
With a lack of free space, lighting can be equipped with hanging cabinets in the kitchen. The kitchen lighting in combination with LED strip of different color shades will give even more originality to the design.
Spotlights in the living room interior
In the interior of the living room with a ceiling chandelier, it is better to install light sources that have poor power. Thus, when the chandelier is off, a pleasant, soft and muted glow will come from the lamps. In this case, point devices can only be placed on one side of the ceiling.
For a room without a central chandelier, almost any arrangement of light sources, for example, in the form of a circle, square, oval or even a rhombus, is suitable.
Examples in the interior of the corridor
Usually in the design of the hallway, the simplest arrangement of lighting devices is assumed. For a narrow corridor, one row of 3 or 5 point lights is suitable. In a square room, it is appropriate to install two rows consisting of 3 or 4 bulbs.
Spotlight in the bedroom
Perimeter lighting will look great here. A good solution is to install a multi-level stretch ceiling, decorated with dimmed lights. The LED strip mounted on the sides of the ceiling plane will advantageously complement the spotlights.
Thanks to light sources, in the bedroom you can additionally distinguish an area with a bed, a dressing table or a wardrobe.
Design ideas
A popular design option is the starry sky. The composition is created by miniature light bulbs that mimic flickering stars or entire constellations in a clear night sky. This lighting method allows you to create a romantic atmosphere in the room.
Original double models organically fit into the modern interior, the light from which can immediately fall on two different objects. Certain objects need just such a distribution of light flux so, so it attracts more attention.
Lighting devices also differ in a variety of forms.There are products stylized as a square, triangle, circle or hexagon. The design features of the landing hole depend on the configuration of the light source.
Models with a white matte or black spraying are able to organize an interesting supply of light. White lighting fixtures on the white ceiling will contribute to the visual expansion of the space and give the atmosphere a concise. The black luminaires represent a bolder solution that perfectly complements the unusual Gothic or austere modern interior.
For the room, made in the classical style, you can also pick up suitable products. In the lighting market, there are devices decorated with a wreath with voluminous crystal petals, models with faceted glass shades, designs with a silver, gilded case or carved bleached base.
The metal-framed lamps decorated with the help of colored glass decorative inserts look very stylish. Thus, you can achieve an interesting glow, give the interior a special twist and add an atmosphere of magic.
Photo gallery
Spotlights in the interior are a very convenient and modern solution, which is distinguished by functionality, unusualness and beauty.