It is known that proper lighting plays an important role in any design of a room’s design. How to position the lights on the ceiling? Next, we consider the main features of this and some layouts of spotlights on the ceiling type tension.
Basic markup rules
First of all, a person who wants to give the overall picture of a room’s interior a beautiful look with the help of mounted lamps, needs to study certain rules for their placement.
When placing light fixtures on the ceiling, it must be borne in mind that each of them must determine a special level of illumination for a particular area of the room. So, the working area should be well lit, and in the sleeping part the brightness should be diminished.
In addition to all this, there are generally accepted rules for installing ceiling lights, which you should pay attention to when planning their layout. In accordance with them, the location of the lamps from the walls should be at a distance of not less than 20 cm, because otherwise the light will be quite scattered, and the surface of the wall may overheat. As for the distance between the lighting devices themselves, it should be at least 30 cm.
What lights are suitable for a stretch ceiling?
It should be noted that for mounting in a suspended ceiling, it is necessary to choose lamps of a certain quality and only those for which specific specific indicators are characteristic.
So, if the ceiling is made of PVC, then halogen lamps with a power of not more than 20 watts are ideal for it. In the event that the lamp has a filament, its power should not exceed 40 watts.
In the case of satin canvases, the situation can be completely different. In this situation, it is recommended to use lamps with a power of not more than 60 watts in the case of devices with a filament, and halogen not more than 35 watts.
What to look for when choosing LED strips?
Practice shows that recently, LED strips have also been included in the layout of spotlights on stretch ceilings. This is primarily due to the fact that they have the ability to scatter light well, while consuming a relatively small amount of electricity.
When planning the layout of the lamps in which such tapes will be present, it is necessary to take into account the fact that they need to equip the power supply. It should be placed in a fairly accessible place.
How to calculate the required number of fixtures?
In order to determine the required number of fixtures for a particular room, you need to know the estimated rate of illumination of the room, the power of the devices, as well as the area of the room.
To carry out the calculation, it is necessary to multiply the area of the room by the established norm, and then divide the resulting indicator by the lamp power. The result obtained is the desired number. Further, based on it, you can choose the most suitable lamp placement scheme from the ones proposed or compose it yourself.
About some options for the location of spotlights on a stretch ceiling
Practice shows that if you want to create a beautiful interior in your own apartment, in order to create a layout of the lamps in a particular room, it is best to contact the designer, who, having studied the features of the room, will tell you exactly how to do it more correctly. However, if you do not want to do this or for lack of such an opportunity, you can use any of the schemes that are presented below.
The indicated options for placing lighting fixtures on the ceiling make it possible to diffuse or brighter light in different zones, depending on their purpose.
It should be noted that spots can also serve as additional lighting sources, but in order for them to look advantageous and fulfill their main purpose, they must be correctly entered into the main scheme.
Further, we consider the main features that you should definitely pay attention to in the process of creating spotlight location schemes in different types of rooms.
Hallway and corridor
As practice shows, in reality there is no need to create particularly bright lighting in the corridors and hallways. This only means that to create a sufficient amount of lighting in the room, hanging the main chandelier is not necessary at all - you can do only with small lamps, which are best placed along the walls. In this situation, if you want to create additional lighting, you can use wall-mounted appliances.
Some designers advise to draw a path from the lighting fixtures along the very center of the wall, supplementing it with side illumination.
In the event that the room has a glossy multi-level ceiling, then spotlights pointing upwards will look great on it. Also, many designers agree that the schemes that provide for a chaotic arrangement of devices look great on a glossy ceiling.
Kitchen
When you are independently designing a location scheme for spotlights in the kitchen, you must definitely pay attention to the fact that this room needs bright lighting, which is necessary for a high-quality cooking process. Practice shows that when creating a project, you should allocate a place in it not only for small spotlights, but also for a large chandelier that will create the main lighting. If we are talking about a room with a large area, then you can place several chandeliers. Especially bright light should be directed to the location of the dining table and the area intended for basic cooking.
As for small spotlights, they should complement the main light flux. To do this, they can be placed around the perimeter of the room, closer to the walls.
Hall
It is known that the hall is the main room in the house or apartment, which, as a rule, has the largest area. When creating a project for the location of spotlights in a room, you need to decide on your own desire regarding the presence of a large chandelier in it, from which the largest part of the light flux will come. If, according to the author of the project, this should be, then this can only mean that all additional sources in the form of small spotlights should be placed only around it.
If you do not want to hang a large chandelier, you need to decide how bright the lighting of individual zones should be. So, if there is a desire to make it uniform, then the software must be placed evenly, over the entire area of the ceiling. If you want to shade one zone and make the second brighter, then in this situation you need to concentrate the bulk of the devices in one zone and, conversely, use a smaller number of them in another. Also in this situation, the use of a multi-level ceiling helps a lot.
Experts in the field of interior design still recommend giving preference to creating more subdued lighting in the hall. This is due to the fact that this type of room, for the most part, is intended for relaxation and a relaxing family pastime in the evenings.
Bedroom
Considering the design features of the layout of spotlights on a stretch ceiling in the bedroom, you need to pay attention to the fact that this type of room is designed for night rest, and, therefore, the light in it should be dim. That is why specialists in the field of design often recommend abandoning the idea of placing large chandeliers on the ceiling of the bedroom, and give preference to spotlights with soft, diffused light. They also note that to create additional light in the room, you can install sconces and floor lamps.
When placing fixtures, you need to focus on the area that should be lit best. As a rule, this is a bed.
Some designers emphasize that the bedroom looks good placement of a large chandelier with small crystals, making the light more diffused. To give the atmosphere an unusual look, LED strips or small spotlights can be placed around the main lighting device.
Also, a fairly common option is considered to be an imitation of the starry sky, which provides for the placement of many small spotlights throughout the entire area of the ceiling or on its specific area. The option with a starry sky in a certain area is ideal in the case of creating a multi-level stretch ceiling.
Living room
An ideal variant of the location scheme of spotlights (pictured) in the living room is one that provides for placing a large chandelier in the very center of the ceiling, and around it a small number of small spotlights.
As practice shows, in some cases the room has a separate corner zone for relaxation. In this case, it can be distinguished by a line of spotlights placed exclusively above it.
Similarly to one of the classical layouts of spotlights in the hall, spotlights can also be mounted on the ceiling in the living room without using a chandelier. If desired, they can be supplemented with LED strip, which is desirable to place in the center or around the perimeter of the room, and in the case of multi-level ceilings - on the existing ledges.
If you are dealing with a small living room, then it is enough to limit yourself to a small number of spotlights located around the perimeter of the room or only on both sides, parallel to each other.
Children's room
The ideal arrangement of spotlights on a stretch ceiling in a children's room will be similar to that provided for decorating the bedroom. However, practice shows that to equip a children's room, it is necessary to take into account some features of the zoning of a room in which there is a work area that needs sufficient lighting.
It should be borne in mind that when designing a scheme, it is desirable to exclude large chandeliers from it, designed to supply the main light flux - this is due to the fact that the children's room often becomes a playground for games. In order to make the lighting brighter, designers recommend equipping the ceilings with spots and solve this problem with their help.
Bathroom
Practice shows that the bathroom in any house or apartment does not differ in large dimensions of its size, therefore, to equip the site with enough light, you can use the minimum number of lighting fixtures.
Specialists in the field of interior design definitely recommend installing at least one lamp above the mirror.
In the event that the bathroom is still large, then spotlights in it can be located throughout the ceiling area. If the room has zoning, then it can be emphasized by placing small spotlights along the demarcation lines.
In the event that the stretch ceiling has a bright color and belongs to the category of multi-level, then you can give the overall picture of the interior a certain shade by placing spotlights on the sides of the protrusions and directing their light to a bright area. Through the use of such a simple trick, the light in the bathroom will become more diffused and filled with a reflected shade.