Post #782964 by Piddersthecat on Mon, Jan 8, 2018 6:02 PM

Please forgive me if this has been asked elsewhere. I did try to search (I'm probably not using the right criteria).

I've made a shell lamp, and now I'm trying to mount it above my bar. The whole point is that it would shine light down onto the bar surface without lighting up the whole room. I am using an led 7 watt nightlight bulb. It is the lowest one that I could find, but to my eyes it still shines too much light out into the room. Now it is not a large room 8x10 and because of the closet, the bar is pretty far out into the room (we work with what we've got no?)

This is how the area looks with the flash on. The light that I am trying to control is the one hanging above the bar.

This is how it looks with just the light turned on. I couldn't think of another way to show it.

Although you can't really see it, that little light throws light out instead of just down. I want a glow from the light out, but to have at least enough light to see pointing down. The shells are glued to an actual glass pendant lamp shade that can be completely removed from the actual electrics. I was thinking I might be able to spray or paint the inside of the glass shade to dull the light. Or I was thinking about buying some transparent paper at the craft store in a gold/yellow colour to block out some of the light. I don't think that I need to be concerned with heat buildup as the led doesn't get warm at all.

Does anyone have any idea about a good way of going about fixing my issue. I actually made two of these lights, but I've now discovered that both of them together would just be too bright. I'll probably use the same treatment on the second one and mount it in a corner.

Any help or insight that anyone could give would be much appreciated.