Planning living room lighting without ceiling recessed spots

I believe the instructions regarding the furnishing will, if at all, only cause frustration, because it is as it is: based on the living room layout, it is quite clear that it is a relatively small house. Due to the E-planning, it is probably already under construction.

we are currently in the middle of new construction planning (just before the building application)

... it is not too late yet ;)

... it's not too late yet ;)

:D
Unfortunately not asked ;)

Hello everyone and to the mods (sorry for the links, won’t happen again),

thanks already for your comments. Floor plan and furniture layout has been a tedious topic for months...especially because of the computer desk in the upper left corner (no, not a bar).

But we have now decided to do without the addiction crap. This also makes the rest tidier.

The problem with lighting intensity is the following. My better half wants the room to be bright. And perception here is very different for us. Current living room in rental apartment 20m^2 illuminated with a pendant lamp, 5-flame, each 500 lm. So about 125 lux (formally). For me cozy, for her pitch dark...

Therefore my plan is to go to about 200 lux and dimmable, so that it can be made cozy if need be.

Now, based on your and others’ suggestions I have thought about it and produced the following.



Ideally, I would completely do without the only ceiling light DL, if with four wall lights, e.g. each 1200 - 1500 lm, the whole room could be illuminated evenly as the main light source. Is that conceivable? I find it hard to imagine – anyone with experience?

Otherwise, theoretically a nice wide ceiling light with about 3000 lm as a base should be sufficient, and then supported by wall lights as needed.

PL is of course used exclusively during meals. Switching should (status quo) happen via KNX, so in theory all lamps can be switched individually or together or however, depending on programming.

Is it a bit more sensible now? Ideas on how I can further optimize this?

I would leave out the ceiling light entirely. I like the new design, but I would definitely make the wall lamps dimmable. For situations like "cleaning," "crafting," "eating," or similar, you can turn up the lighting of the wall lamps, and for cozy hours, you turn them down. It's best to choose wall lamps that also shine towards the ceiling; the indirect light is more pleasant and makes the room nicely bright. As a compromise for your wife, also install a few sockets that can be switched from the door (have a 5-wire cable laid from the switch to the socket, hardly any extra cost). That way, just in case, you can still plug in and switch on a bright floor lamp.

Do you have the possibility to upload the entire floor plan as a JPG? The sofa position does take up space in the rather small living room, which could potentially be furnished more harmoniously if you look at the rest.