Would this look stupid? - lighting.

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We have a reasonable sized living room (6m x 4m). About a 1/4 of it lengthways is given over to the 'study' area: desk, computer, filing cabinet. The area is 'defined' by the back of one of the 2 sofas.

Currently we have one single poxy 40W bulb hanging down, dead centre on the ceiling. Nice.

We plan on putting 4 uplighters around the walls BUT I need your opinion re the ceiling lighting. We will put 2 up, one over the newly defined living area, one over the study end so the fittings won't be the same distance from their respective end walls, iyswim. I am thinking this for the study end and this for the lounge end

DH says they should be identical or it'll look like we couldn't afford 2 the same (!) but I think 2 small ones won't be bright enough (the reviews speak of good lighting for a hallway!), but 2 big ones might be too bright!

What do you think?

I would put 2 big ones up. If it is too bright you could take some of the bulbs out to make it dimmer. I think 2 different light fixtures could look a bit odd.

I'd also go for two the same but I'd fit a dimmer switch so you can turn them down.

Could you get 2 smaller ones and more table/task lighting?

Or 2 bigger ones - on seperate dimmer switches?

Actually - I'd make them equidistant from each end wall and get a more directional spot lighting iykwim. And a nice desk lamp.

www.oceanlighting.co.uk/spotlights-68/ceiling-wall-69/bau7346-bauhaus-light-modern-ceiling-spotlight-5714.htmmaybe.