That is of course annoying... And no, I am not a lighting specialist, and what we have here is not necessarily transferable to all. But... in the living room area at the TV wall, we have two switched sockets, both separately switched from the living room entrance. In addition to the normally available permanently powered sockets at these spots. One of the two sockets is equipped with a floor lamp (end of the sofa, serves as a reading lamp or as an uplighter. Mostly used as a reading lamp, but it had to function as living room lighting until the normal lamps were installed – it took a whole winter, provisional solutions just last and last). Above the sofa, there are two halogen lights mounted on the ceiling (each 80W tube), which is more than enough for us. Dining table: LED pendant lamp, 4-flame. Kitchen: should really be done together with kitchen planning – we have a cooking half-island, ~3.3m long, just over a meter wide, and used from both sides (depending on who is doing what and helping with what – the comment “please chop the onions a bit finer” is otherwise somewhat dangerous). On both sides there is a two-flame halogen ceiling spot (each flame freely adjustable in the room!), each spot separately switchable (but not each flame individually). At the main workstation, the spot is mounted above the edge so that all drawers are well illuminated (works well!), on the other side the outlet is above the work surface. Both spots provide almost stadium lighting (4x50W), normal operation is 2x50W (+ recirculation hood-integrated lighting of the stove, as the hood otherwise shades too much). Mood lighting for coffee, wine etc.: the lighting under the wall cabinets is sufficient (also powered via a switched socket again)... Switches... Definitely walk through the paths beforehand and consider: do you have to turn to reach the switch? How does it look when you are carrying a laundry basket or groceries – how do you get to the switch/button?