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Post by KikiPea on Mar 5, 2017 3:13:59 GMT
I REALLY need a new light in my scrap room. Right now, it has one of those...boob lights (LOL), with a frosted globe, and a floor lamp. That's not enough light. I also use the hall light, it has that huge window, as well as our front door that has a big glass section in it, and that's still not enough light. I'd love to get something super cute, and "creative", like this chandelier,  but, with the light bulbs facing up, I don't think that would really give me the needed lighting, which bums me out. My floor lamp doesn't add a lot of extra light, but I love how it looks. It adds to the decor. I'd love for the ceiling light to add to that, as well, but I'm not sure what the best choice would be. I could get an Ott light, but don't really want anything sitting on my desk, and they are not very pretty. This does matter, some, because this is the first room you see when you walk in our front door, and the room has no doors. SO, I need your creative/decorative/useful suggestions! 😁 Here's what the room looks like (When I'm not in the middle of a HUGE scrapping project, and/or we have people coming over. 😉)  Thanks, y'all! |
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Post by katybee on Mar 5, 2017 3:17:53 GMT
I cannot get adequate light from any ceiling mounted fixture. I'm afraid my eyes are getting old. So I would go for a cute hanging light and not worry about it's functionality. And then I would get an OTT light for crafting. Seriously--any ceiling fixture that gives adequate light won't be cute, either. And you cannot put it away...
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Post by blue tulip on Mar 5, 2017 3:19:08 GMT
How many lights in that chandelier, and what size is your craft room? I have a repurposed dining room six light chandelier, with added crystals, in my 10x12 craft room and it is very bright!
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Post by AmandaA on Mar 5, 2017 3:23:22 GMT
What about a fixture with a big drum shade? If you are a DIYer, you could do one with a beautiful fabric you love (or order one custom). We have this one over the table & chairs on "my half of our basement" and it does a pretty decent job. You'd probably still need task lighting, but the fixture wouldn't give off any odd shadows either. |
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Post by caangel on Mar 5, 2017 3:40:09 GMT
I have heard that you can use the OTT type bulbs in regular fixtures. Expensive but people say it is worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 3:42:31 GMT
I REALLY need a new light in my scrap room. Right now, it has one of those...boob lights (LOL), with a frosted globe, and a floor lamp. That's not enough light. I also use the hall light, it has that huge window, as well as our front door that has a big glass section in it, and that's still not enough light. I'd love to get something super cute, and "creative", like this chandelier, but, with the light bulbs facing up, I don't think that would really give me the needed lighting, which bums me out. My floor lamp doesn't add a lot of extra light, but I love how it looks. It adds to the decor. I'd love for the ceiling light to add to that, as well, but I'm not sure what the best choice would be. I could get an Ott light, but don't really want anything sitting on my desk, and they are not very pretty. This does matter, some, because this is the first room you see when you walk in our front door, and the room has no doors. SO, I need your creative/decorative/useful suggestions! 😁 Here's what the room looks like (When I'm not in the middle of a HUGE scrapping project, and/or we have people coming over. 😉) Thanks, y'all! HOw much light any fixture gives off is based on the wattage of the bulbs. If your current overhead has a 40 watt incandescent bulb you can get more light from it by switching to a 75 watt led (don't switch to a 75 watt incandescent as it may over load the heat capability of the fixture) The LEDs don't use as much electricity or generate as much heat as the incandescent do. Halogens also generate a lot of heat so you want to be careful using them in a closed fixture. How much light you get from the chandelier is going to depend on the collective wattage of the bulbs so research that before deciding. Personally I find I do best with a desk top task light. If you don't feel it goes with your room's aesthetics consider putting in the closet when you aren't actively crafting. Then pick whatever overhead light fixture that makes your heart happy to look at. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Mar 5, 2017 4:13:40 GMT
My room has only a pole lamp for lighting so I have two OTT lights on my craft desk. I also have a huge window for daytime light.
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 5, 2017 5:48:18 GMT
I would get whatever pretty chandelier you want and not worry about lighting the whole room with it. I personally have a problem if I see the light bulbs (downward facing) and get a headache if I'm in a room lit like that for long. There are some prettier Ott light choices out there. I have this one on my desk and it provides all the light I need (I have a weak light/fan fixture as the overhead that I need more for the fan).  I didn't think there were nicer Ott lights until a girlfriend brought this one to a retreat.  I know you said you didn't want anything on your desk - there are floor lamp versions of these, too. SaveSave |
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Post by CeeScraps on Mar 5, 2017 12:54:35 GMT
I haven't read all of the posts. I have an overhead fan/light. I use it once in awhile. My dh put daylight bulbs in in so when I do need to use it I can see. I have a Daylight desktop light I use. I also have a floor Ott light. The floor light is not tall enough. When I use that it's on top of a box.
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Post by digirlwiz on Mar 5, 2017 13:09:51 GMT
I have the 2nd OTT light in bc2ca's post-love it!
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Post by moodyblue on Mar 5, 2017 14:35:13 GMT
When I'm working in my craft room I have the overhead light on AND two Daylight lamps on either side of my work counter. I also have four small spotlights that sit on top of the shelving units on either side of my counter that are aimed at the ceiling to bounce light off that.
I think one of those Ott lights shown above could look very good in your space. You could also look for the floor version of them.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 5, 2017 20:10:28 GMT
I had DH change out all of the recessed can lights with flood bulbs in my studio for cloud fluorescents with daylight bulbs in them. Now it's as bright as high noon down there day and night with color correct light.  |
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Post by Moochiemama on Mar 5, 2017 21:11:19 GMT
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Post by birukitty on Mar 6, 2017 3:41:50 GMT
I had DH change out all of the recessed can lights with flood bulbs in my studio for cloud fluorescents with daylight bulbs in them. Now it's as bright as high noon down there day and night with color correct light. This is what I've been wanting to do for a couple of years now, but there is always something else that needs the money. What I should do is buy one bulb a paycheck, there are 8 on my side of the finished basement.  In the meantime I have a fairly large Ott desk lamp that DH bought me over 10 years ago that I use daily and I adore this lamp. I  it! I can NOT scrap or create without proper daylight corrected light since I've now had it for so long. It really makes a huge difference. I can see so many details and for color matching it's incredible. I'm a perfectionist so it really comes in handy. If you are worried about looks, and I can see that since your room is on the main floor without a door it makes sense to me to buy a beautiful main lighting fixture and then a standing Ott light for your work surface-one of the attractive ones they sell these days. Maybe that might work? |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 6, 2017 4:07:04 GMT
I had DH change out all of the recessed can lights with flood bulbs in my studio for cloud fluorescents with daylight bulbs in them. Now it's as bright as high noon down there day and night with color correct light. This is what I've been wanting to do for a couple of years now, but there is always something else that needs the money. What I should do is buy one bulb a paycheck, there are 8 on my side of the finished basement. In the meantime I have a fairly large Ott desk lamp that DH bought me over 10 years ago that I use daily and I adore this lamp. I it! I can NOT scrap or create without proper daylight corrected light since I've now had it for so long. It really makes a huge difference. I can see so many details and for color matching it's incredible. I'm a perfectionist so it really comes in handy. If you are worried about looks, and I can see that since your room is on the main floor without a door it makes sense to me to buy a beautiful main lighting fixture and then a standing Ott light for your work surface-one of the attractive ones they sell these days. Maybe that might work? I'm telling you, it really is the best thing EVER having those lights and it was well worth the expense. He put up six on one side of the basement and two on the other. The fixtures have diffusers in them so they cast a nice, bright even light over my work tables and desk. The difference was like night and day. At first I didn't know if I'd be able to get used to it because it was so much brighter and whiter than the can lights with the yellowish flood lamps that were in there before. |
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Post by birukitty on Mar 6, 2017 4:28:53 GMT
Did you order the bulbs online? Last time I looked into this there was a site online where you could order them, but now I've forgotten the site. Currently I'm saving every penny for a trip to Poland and Holland I'm taking in May (2 weeks and a couple of days), but after I return I'm going to seriously do this. Since we've switched to those horrible energy saving bulbs it's dark as a dungeon throughout the house. I hate those new bulbs!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 6, 2017 4:54:00 GMT
birukitty No, I was able to get them at a home improvement store off the shelf but I had to go to a couple stores to get enough bulbs for all of my fixtures (16 four foot long bulbs). I think we bought the 8500K daylight bulbs. They were a lot cheaper than comparable Ott bulbs and the light created looks exactly the same. The fixtures came from the same store and were about $90-100 each. I have a big studio space split up by a stairway coming down and only two north facing windows, and I wanted a lot of light in the main work space part of the room. A smaller space probably wouldn't need as many fixtures.
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Post by birukitty on Mar 6, 2017 4:59:54 GMT
I don't have the long bulb fixtures. I have recessed spot lights. I'm not sure what they are properly called. They look like round recessed bulbs.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 6, 2017 5:03:11 GMT
I don't have the long bulb fixtures. I have recessed spot lights. I'm not sure what they are properly called. They look like round recessed bulbs. Those are what I mostly replaced with 4' fluorescent cloud fixtures. The few can lights that we left in on the other side, I put in 8500K daylight flood bulbs in the cans but because they're recessed they don't give off nearly as much light. |
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Post by gailoh on Mar 6, 2017 11:06:15 GMT
I did use the Ott light...but I now have the Stella light and love it. it shows true colors and is great at my work table. It is the table light not the floor one. It is expensive so if you decide to look do a search. I got mine from Amazon. I saw this 3 years ago when Tim Holtz had it on his desk, it wasn't until the next year I decided to get it, it made so much better then the Ott lamp....ended up getting one for my daughter when she saw mine...
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it! I can NOT scrap or create without proper daylight corrected light since I've now had it for so long. It really makes a huge difference. I can see so many details and for color matching it's incredible. I'm a perfectionist so it really comes in handy. 
