Lighting in my room

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this is my room, i am starting to think about redecorating it/plastering etc

currently i have two simple pendant lights, both work off separate pullcord switches...

now i want to just have the one fitting but just wondering on where to put it, the problem is that in the middle-ish of the room there is a original victorian ceiling rose, (shown as circle over bed 900mm dia) which i dont really want to take down as it is an "original feature"

the ceiling is artexted at the moment, which im looking to plaster over!

any ideas on where i can situate the 1 lightfitting? and im also thinkgin on the type of light/fitting, would somthing like this work when hung off the rose?

edgex

dont forget, youll need an electrician to do the electrical work on moving lights & switches.


personally, i wouldnt move them, just change the style of shade or fitting.
or just lose the one currently over the bed.
the light in the bay is in a useful location for that part of the room.

i think if you try to have 1 fitting near the middle of the room, it would end up looking out of place if it wasnt in the ceiling rose, eg




the light youve linked to looks very living/dining room
if you cant have the light put in the middle of the rose, i would go for quite plain fittings, try not to make a feature of them.
you can then use other lighting, bedside lamps & uplighters, as the feature lighting.

J0nesy_2

If you have an original plaster Victorian ceiling rose you should definitely use that as the point for any light fitting as this will dominate your ceiling space. I'm not going to mention styles of lighting as I think that's down to your own taste. One thing to look out for though is the style of light you have shown has a large base where it is fixed to the ceiling, so it may not fit in the centre of the ceiling rose, you will need to measure this.

To personalise this slightly, be wary again of that style of light because they can make a humming noise when they’re on and of course you will have many light bulbs to keep replacing rather than just the one, if you went with a standard pendent fitting. But if this doesn't bother you then go for it as there are some fantastic styles out there!

With regard to the wiring, most lighting is very simple to alter, but as edgex mentioned you will need to get an electrician to do this.

Hope this helps

dwarvenassassin

Looking at the plan you have supplied, I would guess that the ceiling rose you mention, while old, is probably NOT original.

Firstly, the Victorians didn't really have electricity in their homes and so no ceiling lights (except gas lamps - which were usually wall mounted for ease of lighting.)
Secondly, Once the house was wired, the light near the bay window is most likely to be the original one. Lights in bedrooms were wired to this position for modesty as the light is almost always between you and the window so you do not throw 'revealing' shaows onto the curtains when getting undressed etc. which can then be seen from outside. You would also not find a door swung the same way as the one you show - traditionally, doors were always hung to restrict the view into the room.

As J0nesy says, the light you show probably will not fit onto the centre of the rose and will hum slightly (should be quiet enough not to be heard on a nice high victorian ceiling tho')
I would either take out the light over the bed and leave the other in place (to get back to 'original' wiring idea. or hang a new fitting from the rose and lose the other two.

Just a thought, if you are going to plaster over artex, you may end up with the rose being slightly sunken in comparison to how it is now and you need to get a GOOD plasterer who doesn't just throw the stuff about otherwise your rose could end up ruined anyway.

Jonesya

edgex wrote: »

dont forget, youll need an electrician to do the electrical work on moving lights & switches.

If you don't know what you are doing then it would be wise to have an electrician carry out the work but it is unlikely to be compulsory for the kind of work you are describing, see below for further info:

http://www.theiet.org/publishing/wiring-regulations/part-p/