RE: Room effect lighting..

["JT @ Home" <Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian,



Yep - I've done the same thing for a friend's bedroom (the ceiling
bit).(although using fluorescent's around the edge too).



Someone else on the list has done something similar in their bathroom too!



Personally, having the new 'ceiling' perfectly smooth looks excellent -
although you could just build it the other way around from the wall (so the
gap it at the ceiling, rather than the wall, if that makes sense?) by using
coving that's not fitted in the top corner (using a timber batten for the
light fixture to sit on, and the coving fastened to it)



If you use tapered edge plasterboard and your battens for the new ceiling
are straight, you'll get away without plastering it and just using scrim
tape and filler, with a light sanding to finish.



Good 'ol concealed lighting.



I'm afraid I don't have any photo's to show tho.



Jonathan.



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ian Lowe
Sent: 19 March 2006 16:23
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Room effect lighting..




Looking for some advice...

I'm returning to our computer room to see about improving the mood slightly
- we painted the room black (completely black - ceiling included) with
light
pine flooring and desks it's rather cool. The room is lit with IKEA's Blue
LED strips - consumes about 20 watts in total and quite an impressive light
level.

I'm finding, however, that the room is just a little *too* dark for working
in for an extended period.

The plan is to paint the ceiling and top 20cm of the wall white and add a
fake ceiling (not sure what this is actually called) around 30cm deep all
the way around at this height. Above this edge of plasterboard, I'll place
RGB LEDs driven by a couple of Gerry Duprey's RGB LED controller boards.
I'm
also planning to put a couple of mains halogens up in opposite corners on
an
X10 module so I can add some *real* light if required.

The intention is to run on the LEDs for normal night time use (perhaps
40-50
watts in total?) and use the halogens if I need bright working light.

The question is - has anyone done this before? How important is the
smoothness of the ceiling? What's a good paint to use? Is brilliant white
the best, or would a pearlescent paint be better?

Ian.









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