Proper placement of recessed lighting in a kitchen may.
Spacing of hanging lamp light between walls.
This rule can also serve as a basis for spacing your lights.
For accent lighting space recessed or track fixtures so their light hits the wall at about 30 degrees.
Remember that ideal light placement can differ from room to room.
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This will give good spacing for general room lighting.
Spacing from the first row of lights to the wall is half this distance.
To avoid shadows in corners and along walls install lights within 1 5 to 3 feet of them.
For functionality and adequate lighting the spacing between pendant lights should be uniform.
If a 6 inch light has a spacing criteria of 1 5 and the ceiling height is 8 feet the maximum space between.
For example recessed lighting spacing for an 8 foot high ceiling would be 4 feet between each light.
The exact distance between each light is based on the amount of available space but a standard rule.
The result is the amount of space to leave between each light.
For lighting a large wall area the distance between fixtures should be equal to or less than their distance from the wall see figure 5 23.
This number which is usually between 0 5 and 1 5 is multiplied by the ceiling height in order to determine the maximum distance allowed for each light.