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I have a lounge that is poorly lit. I live in what is called a microloft building (in the UK). The ceiling is only 8 foot high. The room is about 15 x 10 foot. The light coming in through west facing windows and door is v low and can't be changed. My lighting is from 2 ceiling lights that are E27 halogens approx 75W each. They are dish-shaped fitments flush with the ceiling. They have a dimmer switch but there is something wrong with them so that they only work sporadically (I'll get it fixed if need be if it fits in with a solution). I've tried dimmable LEDs but they don't work either. I also have an E27 uplight with a similar halogen.
I want to make the room bright and cheery which means lots of lumens I presume (3000-6000?). I want it to effective and reasonably economical which takes precedence over looking lovely. It could involve the 2 ceiling lights (repaired or replaced). I know there are things like uplights that can take 300W halogens but wouldn't a lot of light get lost on hitting the upper walls and ceilings?
I do like LEDs for various reasons. I have seen things like 150/200w `corn' bulbs but they are for downlighting in shops and warehouses. In a place like mine they might glare too much (yes or no?). I'm not in the lounge all day but when I am it is very gloomy. In the evening I'm happy with lower brightness. It would be nice to have some measure of control via dimming but I won't mind not having dimmers if I can solve the main problem. I could have the 2 lights on 2 switches.
If you can suggest any simple practicable solutions that don't involve fancy fittings I'd be very grateful.
I want to make the room bright and cheery which means lots of lumens I presume (3000-6000?). I want it to effective and reasonably economical which takes precedence over looking lovely. It could involve the 2 ceiling lights (repaired or replaced). I know there are things like uplights that can take 300W halogens but wouldn't a lot of light get lost on hitting the upper walls and ceilings?
I do like LEDs for various reasons. I have seen things like 150/200w `corn' bulbs but they are for downlighting in shops and warehouses. In a place like mine they might glare too much (yes or no?). I'm not in the lounge all day but when I am it is very gloomy. In the evening I'm happy with lower brightness. It would be nice to have some measure of control via dimming but I won't mind not having dimmers if I can solve the main problem. I could have the 2 lights on 2 switches.
If you can suggest any simple practicable solutions that don't involve fancy fittings I'd be very grateful.