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I'm doing a renovation and one room is oddly shaped with small dimensions. I want to avoid central lighting so shadows aren't cast but i also want to try and have relatively even lighting.

Also for the bay window nook i'd like to have lighting so that if someone put a desk there they wouldn't cast shadows on their work place by sitting there.

Can someone please help me figure out how to layout this room? I've tried putting up a paper circle mock up of the 4th row 3rd column (8x 4" lights) and it's definitely evenly lighted and near perfectly spaced but it's a little busy and no other room will be like that.

I've got 4" and 6" flat recessed lights at the moment.

Thanks!

I'm doing a renovation and one room is oddly shaped with small dimensions. I want to avoid central lighting so shadows aren't cast but i also want to try and have relatively even lighting. Also for the bay window nook i'd like to have lighting so that if someone put a desk there they wouldn't cast shadows on their work place by sitting there. Can someone please help me figure out how to layout this room? I've tried putting up a paper circle mock up of the 4th row 3rd column (8x 4" lights) and it's definitely evenly lighted and near perfectly spaced but it's a little busy and no other room will be like that. I've got 4" and 6" flat recessed lights at the moment. Thanks!

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Thanks! So basically a version of the bottom left of the top right 4?

What's your opinion of a 4" setup?

Or what's your opinion on 2 4" in the bay window, 2 4" in the left nook and one in the upper right, all 2' from the walls?

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Yes. 4" might do it but I don't know what lights you are actually working with. I aiming for sufficient light with thoughtful and deliberate spacing you can put them on a dimmer, can't you?

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Thanks Ya they'll be on a dimmer.

The lights I'm using are the ensenior 750LM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KG37X2Z/ref=twister_B09C2BSP3N

I'll actually pre wire them up before the drywall is up to see how the lighting actually plays out.