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Are There Alternatives To Cove Light Concept That Provide The Same Effect?

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hope can seek some advice here

wife likes the idea of cove lights at curtain area....that illuminates the curtains a little....to provide some ambiance.

I am thinking whether it is a good idea

my main considerations are

1) lights will be near window. it means insect magnet?

2) the L-shaped area will become dusty after sometime right? any solutions to prevent this?

I googled for alternatives....

found this

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but definitely not cheap....

so wondering if anyone here managed to do something to have the cove lighting effect but without cove lights? dunno if my question makes sense :dunno:

 

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one solution is to install the curtain inside a recess and install the lights above the curtain firing downwards. The box conceals the light source and you get similar effect to covelight at that area. No dust & insect problem at all.

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one solution is to install the curtain inside a recess and install the lights above the curtain firing downwards. The box conceals the light source and you get similar effect to covelight at that area. No dust & insect problem at all.

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wah very cheem....cannot picture it.....but how to chang the curtain in future?

 

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wah very cheem....cannot picture it.....but how to chang the curtain in future?

he means u need leave a gap but also means u cant install the tack onto the ceiling since u install light above the ceiling u can still change curtains but change light mafan nia .. hehe .. nunless u leave big big gap for recess area ..

light install first then curtains tacks .. must leave ample space for the light and curtain

 

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sorry for the caveman illustration. Basically it is just a bult box above the curtain that houses the light, the light can be either cornice light or shining down on the curtain or both.

 

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in my previous house, the ex-owner do the L-box and put those old type of light bulb (those long tube type) in the L-box, and have some small lights below the L-box, the cost should not be expensive. But, frankly, i do not like that. Most of the time we just on the tube light, and not on all as want to save electricity. As the light is in the L-box for reflection, the light is not strong enough. As for those small yellow light bulbs around, we didn't on at all as very heaty. I would advise you to be practical and use downlight, which is cheap, save electricity, nice, and better:

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On 9/21/2011 at 11:20 AM, collins said:

one solution is to install the curtain inside a recess and install the lights above the curtain firing downwards. The box conceals the light source and you get similar effect to covelight at that area. No dust & insect problem at all.

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