Where to Place Recessed Lights

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Steve Anthony, I am a handyman here in New York City. Where to place recessed lights. If you are a homeowner, you're remodeling your home, or you are doing a job for somebody else, one of the things that you are going to have to consider is lighting, area lighting, general lighting. A lot of new home construction features various types of recessed lighting. The nice thing about it is you can use a variety of different lighting sources. You can use tungsten, you can use halogen, compact fluorescent, but the nice thing about having a recessed light is you can install that light bulb and it doesn't glare. Even if it is a hard light source. Unless you are standing right under it you are not going to have a direct view at the source, so it creates a lot of area lighting, and is very protected from glare. So where to place it? A lot of folks like to use it in hallways, really there is no rule about where to place it. You decide where you think the lighting going to be best used. Something to keep in mind is, if you have got a twenty-five foot ceiling, make sure you have got a way to get to those bulbs to replace them. Because over time they are going to where out. But just if it is a high ceiling the effect of recessed lighting is somewhat diminished, because of the distance from the floor to the ceiling. But I've put them in kitchens, they are very common in hallways, and pass throughs are very nice places to put recessed lighting. Again, use your imagination. If you are doing a job for a homeowner, make sure you find out from them what they are really looking for in their lighting, and let that be a guide as to where you might design it. And if you are really baffled, talk to a home interior designer. They can give you some ideas."