Hello,
thank you very much for your comments and suggestions!
In the gallery area, it is indeed planned to install a nice, large hanging lamp.
The LED panels we know don’t appeal to us design-wise on the ceiling. Not the lighting itself, but how they look on the ceiling.
Therefore, our idea would be to install (sensibly placed) dimmable spots on the ceiling as functional lighting. If I then, as suggested, leave out some spots (in the living area or in the extension of the hallway), wouldn’t it be too dark to reach the recommended 100-150 lumens/m² for the living area, or am I mistaken?
We like your idea of creating atmosphere with wall lamps and strips. For example, we could imagine placing a wall lamp between the dining table and the couch. Additionally, maybe some kind of shelf with niche lighting between the two sliding doors.
Where would the LED strips fit well?
Uplights rely on illuminating a wall and reflecting the light back indirectly. I find that hard to imagine right now. What does the "gallery" on the floor above look like? If there’s no masonry balustrade or a wall, the uplights would only illuminate the ceiling reveal. Or am I missing something?
Above the sofa, the walls in the gallery area go all the way up on the left and right and these would be illuminated.