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Originally Posted by Ayles
The room definitely needs help with lighting, especially in the winter...
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Lighting is my thing and I think it makes all the differences in the ambience of any living areas, both interior and exterior.
Do you have room or crawl space above the TnG ceiling? 3-4" recess lights are needed to bring attention to paintings. Spot lights are needed, not the home depot or ebay special that just throw light all over the room. I can't see the rest of the place, but lights is needed on the paintings. Narrow spot bulbs (or leds), and light will reflect off the paintings and the wall onto the floor making the area brighter then it seems without lighting directly coming off the ceiling onto one's head, too blinding. Same for the fireplace. Maybe a painting or two on there with spot lights on them but no wall wash and no light onto the firebox unless painting are not to be on the fireplace. Two spot light will be needed on neither side of the fireplace, right onto the decking or seating area. Light should be about 6-8" from that wall. Those will be the wall wash. Lighting is desperately needed in and around the fireplace area. It will make a huge improvement there. I am not sure how long or big is that area, but I can only assume there are no lights on that exterior anywhere. If its much larger then the photo shown, then maybe lights are needed on or near the windows.