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Lighting help for open plan kitchen/dining/snug

Scarlett Swallow

2 years ago

Hi,
I’m extending my Victorian semi. It’s ground floor is subterranean so it’s basically a basement/or similar to a terrace with no side windows, but has 5 velux in total and bifold doors to let in light.

I am struggling with deciding what to do with the lighting in it.

The kitchen we are having 3 tilt spotlights, led strip lighting in the 3 velux, extractor hood will also have a light in it. The right of the kitchen where the fridge will go and tall cupboards, there will be 2 standard spots.

This is as far as I’ve got!

I would love advice for:

above island. Live pendants but structural beam is directly above it so ceiling height is just 225cm.
dining area opposite kitchen. This has no velux in it.
snug area by the bifolds. This is also our main entrance to the house as our parking is at the rear. This area has 2 velux and pitched roof.

The back of the house faces east and gets the morning sun until about 11, and the velux windows above the kitchen face south and get the sun until about 3pm.

Snug will generally be used in the day time as a play area for my young children.

Love some advice here!
Many thanks

I would love some advice for:

above the island. Love pendants but the structural beam is directly above the island so ceiling height is low, just

I’m unsure what to do above the

This is the floor plan:

This is the floor plan:

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Comments (3)

Scarlett Swallow
Original Author
2 years ago
A few photos of the space

The dining area (facing from the kitchen as it stood at the island)
Scarlett Swallow
Original Author
2 years ago
Where the kitchen will go, with 3 velux and the low structural beam where the island will go below
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Scarlett Swallow
Original Author
2 years ago
Snug/entrance - will enter the house in the right.
View also of the pitched roof - tricky with pendants? Waste pipe and beam will obviously be boxed in but the stone pillar will be exposed stone

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