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Anyone know their poo poo wrt lighting? I've got a room that's going to be specifically used for a lot of tabletop activities - board games, card games, etc. We're really used to playing with inferior lighting, and since I need an electrician to come and do work anyways, now is my chance to really do things right. The room in question is this one. It's 22' x 15' I believe. We plan on putting our table underneath the middle wooded beam, lengthwise. My first thought was installing recessed lights in all the wood beams (they're not solid or anything so no worries about ruining them). Then the table would sit directly below the cans, with maybe three to five feet between the table surface and the bottom of the beam. I've grown concerned that could create glare though. Perhaps mounting the lighting in the top of the beams instead, shining directly into the ceiling, in order to diffuse it through the room? The window will provide very little in the way of natural sunlight, especially in the evening, since the sun sets on the opposite side of the house. How do I best add lighting to this room to maximize visibility of a tabletop surface without creating glare? 
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May 20, 2019 18:57
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Are those channels along the underside of the beams? You gotta put LED strips in there, just shifting colors like crazy. I insist.
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May 20, 2019 19:25
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Brawnfire posted:Are those channels along the underside of the beams? You gotta put LED strips in there, just shifting colors like crazy. I insist. Yes, and I already have those installed in the frame of my board game table. Flashing led strips are all about light touches.
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May 20, 2019 19:33
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"light" touches. I get it
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May 20, 2019 19:51
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Speaking of lighting, I'm finally getting things sorted in my new house and it's littered with those cheap flushmount ceiling globes. I plan on replacing one with a ceiling fan, but how do you guys feel about the led flushmounts like these? https://www.lumens.com/reveal-led-f...P4aAnRLEALw_wcB
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May 20, 2019 20:00
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Google Butt posted:Speaking of lighting, I'm finally getting things sorted in my new house and it's littered with those cheap flushmount ceiling globes. I plan on replacing one with a ceiling fan, but how do you guys feel about the led flushmounts like these? https://www.lumens.com/reveal-led-f...P4aAnRLEALw_wcB I had a ceiling light with integrated LEDs and it stopped working after a year. The light would just flash, which is not something you want to happen in a hallway. It was a cheap light, however it has steered me away from anything hardwired with integrated lights when you can just as easily have your pick of LED bulbs.
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May 20, 2019 20:13
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I dunno about the lighting itself but that's one hell of a tabletop room. Kinda calls for one of those old-timey iron chandeliers, especially if you do D&D or other fantasy nerd stuff. or some braziers, the smoke's good for your lungs
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May 20, 2019 20:32
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Yeah you need to get medieval in there my dude
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May 20, 2019 20:51
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The Wonder Weapon posted:Anyone know their poo poo wrt lighting? I've got a room that's going to be specifically used for a lot of tabletop activities - board games, card games, etc. We're really used to playing with inferior lighting, and since I need an electrician to come and do work anyways, now is my chance to really do things right. 
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May 20, 2019 20:57
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I need opinions on what lampshade I should buy for my Granddads lamp. When he died all the extended family was asked if there was anything they wanted. All I said was “I want the spooky lamp” and everyone knew what I meant.  
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May 20, 2019 22:42
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May 20, 2019 22:42
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beep-beep car is go posted:I need opinions on what lampshade I should buy for my Granddads lamp. When he died all the extended family was asked if there was anything they wanted. All I said was “I want the spooky lamp” and everyone knew what I meant. 
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May 20, 2019 22:47
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Not bad. It’s been banned from the house proper so I have to keep it in the office or garage workshop.
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May 20, 2019 22:49
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May 20, 2019 22:52
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May 21, 2019 00:04
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e: whoops, that was some holocaust poo poo. Nevermind, got less funny. And here I thought a human skin lampshade would just be good old fashioned comedy.
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May 21, 2019 00:04
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Bad Munki posted:e: whoops, that was some holocaust poo poo. Nevermind, got less funny. And here I thought a human skin lampshade would just be good old fashioned comedy. 
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May 21, 2019 00:09
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My Lovely Horse posted:I dunno about the lighting itself but that's one hell of a tabletop room. Kinda calls for one of those old-timey iron chandeliers, especially if you do D&D or other fantasy nerd stuff. They have those cool animated flame/torch led lightbulbs now. Those would be cool. Or rig up color changing led strips and bulbs so you can change the lighting green when you enter poison swamps or whatever.
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May 21, 2019 00:55
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You want this one. If you're doing nautical kitsch, go all in.
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May 21, 2019 01:10
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Antivehicular posted:You want this one. If you're doing nautical kitsch, go all in. I want that one, and I literally have no place for it. I just want it, perhaps as a hat.
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May 21, 2019 01:40
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beep-beep car is go posted:I need opinions on what lampshade I should buy for my Granddads lamp. When he died all the extended family was asked if there was anything they wanted. All I said was “I want the spooky lamp” and everyone knew what I meant. Take your pick. https://www.google.com/search?q=spo...g#imgrc=_&vet=1
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May 21, 2019 01:49
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beep-beep car is go posted:I need opinions on what lampshade I should buy for my Granddads lamp. When he died all the extended family was asked if there was anything they wanted. All I said was “I want the spooky lamp” and everyone knew what I meant. My attempts to find a shade that mimics the top of a street lamp so he looks like he's leaning on a lamppost have failed. So I vote go for proper kitsch with wicker/rattan 
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May 21, 2019 02:48
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Or just leave it naked and turn it on whenever you come up with an idea
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May 21, 2019 06:39
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Bad Munki posted:e: whoops, that was some holocaust poo poo. Nevermind, got less funny. And here I thought a human skin lampshade would just be good old fashioned comedy. Yeah I vacillated on posting that for goofs and decided restraint was the better option, though I did check first that it's actually not human skin (according to wikipedia, at least). PRADA SLUT posted:Or just leave it naked and turn it on whenever you come up with an idea Now this is some wholesome comedy.
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May 21, 2019 09:04
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Have a cloak sewn for him, but with a gigantic hood with built-in supports. The hood is the lamp shade.
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May 21, 2019 09:55
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PRADA SLUT posted:Or just leave it naked and turn it on whenever you come up with an idea Lmao
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May 21, 2019 10:46
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PRADA SLUT posted:Or just leave it naked and turn it on whenever you come up with an idea This is the only right answer.
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May 21, 2019 14:26
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To everyone recommending my game room turn into some sort of themed dungeon: I definitely spent some time considering it. I was originally thinking of a cozy, "hidden library" type feel along the lines of the picture below.  Among the various issues with that is the huge window overlooking the sweeping lawn doesn't really fit that aesthetic. If this were in the basement I'd be all over it. For the time being I'm just doing a light, open, clean space. A year or two down the line, after more of my more pressing projects are tackled, maybe I'll consider a redesign. PRADA SLUT posted:Or just leave it naked and turn it on whenever you come up with an idea
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May 21, 2019 14:39
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For extra spoopy get a smart bulb that can turn on and off with no one touching the lamp.
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May 21, 2019 14:41
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The Wonder Weapon posted:To everyone recommending my game room turn into some sort of themed dungeon: I definitely spent some time considering it. I was originally thinking of a cozy, "hidden library" type feel along the lines of the picture below. Make a display box to mount outside the window. Control the view. You could make it a misty moor, or a long torchlit tunnel, or something.
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May 21, 2019 15:29
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Bed I might get https://www.cb2.com/drommen-queen-bed/s394161 (It would be nice to have a bed where my feet don't dangle off the end a bit - I have a full right now) The only thing that's weird to me is how low it is. Are low beds just a trend or something?
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May 21, 2019 15:38
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Brawnfire posted:Make a display box to mount outside the window. Control the view. You could make it a misty moor, or a long torchlit tunnel, or something. Ooh, or sandwich extra glass on the inside with a gap so you can direct lights and/or smoke into it, do some real special effects.
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May 21, 2019 15:39
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actionjackson posted:The only thing that's weird to me is how low it is. Are low beds just a trend or something? Platform bed, it's just a thing.
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May 21, 2019 15:40
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Bad Munki posted:Platform bed, it's just a thing. My Ikea bed is 16" from the ground to the top of the bed frame on the side. Maybe it's my bed that's actually the outlier?
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May 21, 2019 15:42
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Is it low beds or thick mattresses that are the contributing factor these days?
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May 21, 2019 15:51
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actionjackson posted:My Ikea bed is 16" from the ground to the top of the bed frame on the side. Maybe it's my bed that's actually the outlier? Nah, that's pretty normal, for whatever class of beds. Google captain's bed if you wanna see some real tall stuff. Some of those can be like a full 2' just to the top of the frame, then add the mattress on top of that. Platform beds are going to aim to have the mattress surface roughly at a normal chair height. Captain's bed is going to have a heap of storage underneath, mattress height be damned. And then there are all options in between. I think platform beds are popular right now because it's some of the minimalism of having your mattress right on the floor without actually being so unrefined as to do that. It's usually a clean, somewhat sleek look. Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 15:58 on May 21, 2019 |
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May 21, 2019 15:55
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Low beds are definitely a longterm trend right now. High beds are legit, though, if that's what you want. I love high beds and you can still find them at places like Room & Board
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May 21, 2019 16:35
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Captain's beds are hot poo poo in a kid's room where you want more storage without just having a heap of crap stuffed under the bed.
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May 21, 2019 16:36
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Grandad lamps always get no respect. I have one that I claimed that sat in the bonus room until it got kicked out to make room for more kid crap. Now it sits majestically in my office. My grandad made it out of a Remington M1867 rifle. My wife despises it. 
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actionjackson posted:Bed I might get This is fine, low beds have been A Thing for like 20 years and they're not going anywhere. I have a low bed and its great, I'm annoyed when I have to sleep in this four-foot monstrosities in Hotels or whatever
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