Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 21Apr 03, 2015 2:10 pm Cheers, Paul (& Lisa) Parkhill 36 by ClarendonHomes in Coomera Retreat H1 Build Thread And Blog Building Blogs List - Go Ahead And Add Yours!! Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 22Apr 04, 2015 1:07 am My New Home Build with Dale Alcock - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66662 Landscape Design Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71784 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 23Apr 04, 2015 1:17 am My New Home Build with Dale Alcock - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66662 Landscape Design Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71784 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 24Apr 13, 2015 12:01 pm My New Home Build with Dale Alcock - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66662 Landscape Design Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71784 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 25Apr 13, 2015 2:39 pm Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 26Apr 13, 2015 3:22 pm Looks great but I'm not sure it answers my question. I've tested two different scoop lights that look identical to the domus one and I didn't like the quality of the light (I suspect the domus one is also identical). They were > 80 cri. I can't seem to find any other reasonably priced nice led scoop or snorkel style lights. I got a quote for one with a high cri the other day for over $200 for one. I've found the brilliant lighting titanium 12W light which is almost the same quality of light as the brightgreen d900 that I've settled on for the kitchen. But it only has a 25 degree tilt. I don't know if that tilt is enough to effectively wash the walls. I'm also picking up a brightgreen d900+ today to test that. I think that has a larger angle it can tilt. My New Home Build with Dale Alcock - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66662 Landscape Design Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71784 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 27Apr 13, 2015 4:58 pm Sorry - completely forgot about answering your question! 25 degree tilt will be ok providing it has a reasonably wide beam - say 45-60 degrees. I'd install it maybe 300-400mm off the wall. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 28Apr 13, 2015 4:59 pm Check out these - the MiniHELI range is around the $40-40 mark, has to be purchased from electrical wholesaler. http://www.famco.com.au/downlights/ Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 29Apr 13, 2015 11:52 pm I went to three electrical wholesalers today with no luck finding any wall washer lights. I then rang a specialist lighting mob that one of the wholesalers suggested...they didn't stock the miniheli range...the cheapest one they could recommend was $150 for CRI >80...CRI >90 would have been greater than $200! Now I know why everyone puts grids of downlights in...it's so much easier. One of the big lighting stores today still stocks a snorkel style halogen for just under $60...that's very tempting since I know I'll like the light and I can direct it where I like. mmm..not sure what I'll do and the electrician is coming Friday! ps. thanks ModernistHome for all the info My New Home Build with Dale Alcock - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66662 Landscape Design Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71784 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 30Apr 14, 2015 6:20 am Yeah wholesalers generally won't stock any light fittings really except for the basic commodity stuff. It's all ordered in. Maybe have a chat with your electrician and see if he can order them on his account. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 31Apr 14, 2015 10:38 am hey 1960's - are the 2 long recessed wall washers in pics 2/3 in your above post these ones? http://www.domuslighting.com.au/catalog ... -ev-ext211 If not, could you link to which it is? That's exactly what I want for my cellar . thanks! Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 32Apr 14, 2015 11:35 am travisaus hey 1960's - are the 2 long recessed wall washers in pics 2/3 in your above post these ones? http://www.domuslighting.com.au/catalog ... -ev-ext211 If not, could you link to which it is? That's exactly what I want for my cellar . thanks! Yes, it is from a different supplier, but the same product. In a cellar I would recommend warm white LED's though. the LED strip I specified in these profiles is around 800 lumens/9-10 watts per metre. One thing I would change about the wall washer profile, I specified them to be powdercoated satin white. This resulted in them appearing a bit too bright on the ceiling due to the high reflectance of the satin white finish. In hindsight I would probably have powdercoated them a rough matt finish, maybe grey, or just left them as natural aluminium silver finish. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 33Apr 17, 2015 11:49 pm Modern.. in those photo's it seems you have created a dark ceiling? Now if I have read things correctly, should we be trying to light the ceiling to create space? Cheers, Paul (& Lisa) Parkhill 36 by ClarendonHomes in Coomera Retreat H1 Build Thread And Blog Building Blogs List - Go Ahead And Add Yours!! Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 34Apr 18, 2015 6:32 pm It's generally good to get a bit of light on the ceilings, this can be from floor lamps, wall mounted uplights etc. But for non-task related spaces I believe getting light on the walls is the most important of three. The main reason why the ceilings (and floors) look so dark in those photos is because of the poor exposure of the camera phone, it over exposes due to the intensity of the lights, which makes the surroundings look very dark (disclaimer: I am not a photography expert - far from it!) The only other way to do it is really by using surface mounted lights (oysters), concealed cove lighting, or pendants that have upward lighting. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 35Apr 21, 2015 12:27 pm I spoke to a person in a lighting store yesterday and they looked at me with this strange expression and asked "You've been reading things on the internet haven't you? LMAO!! Well of course I have. She then politely told me.. "Forget all that crap. Put lights where you want them. Put them where YOU will be happy" You know.. I think you can put soooo much time into "Thinking" about lighting that you loose sight of the basics Cheers, Paul (& Lisa) Parkhill 36 by ClarendonHomes in Coomera Retreat H1 Build Thread And Blog Building Blogs List - Go Ahead And Add Yours!! Re: Feedback on new home lighting design 36Apr 21, 2015 7:24 pm After all I have said, I do agree with that! 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