Appreciate any help. Was originally thinking I'd need 10 or 11 Fat Boy spots to highlight my front façade. 3 for that stone wall on left, 1 on each column (4 total) and 3 or 4 mounted on 2nd story gutter to light up those peaks. But now I'm not sure. Spots seem right for the columns, but would floods be better for the walls? If so, what would work best in the gutter mount? Thanks!
If I did use floods for the 2nd story, could I use a gentle splash on the right peak and a big splash on the left? Or is it better to not mix them? And I guess if I stick with the Fat Boys, I could customize the bulb.to a 60 degree beam spread or similar to get the same affect...
Hey Randy, Beautiful house! For the stone wall on the left, 2 MR16 spotlights (like the Fat Boy) or 2 floodlights could do the trick - both provide ideal uplighting and could look beautiful. With the level of beam spread options available for MR16 bulbs (in addition to filter options like frosted lenses), you can essentially get floodlight type output from a spotlight if desired. Floodlights may be more ideal for highlighting a wider area of the stone wall with less add-on customization needed though. The Gentle Splash Flood Light & Wall Wash would be ideal to consider for the easily interchangeable/customizable bulb and the additional lenses include (frosted, hex, and clear). Given the large windows and stone wall, I'd likely recommend considering applying a "grazing" lighting effect to help highlight the texture of the stone while preventing too much illumination from being focused directly on the windows. To accomplish this, you'd essentially install the fixtures within 12" of the wall. Spotlights could certainly look beautiful on the columns - 15 degree beam spread for the bulbs would be ideal for keeping the illumination focused on the column. For gutter mounted lights, I typically recommend mini LED spotlights given the low-profile designs; the more concealed the light sources are in areas like this the better. A mini spotlight would certainly be ideal for the right side of the second story, but given the height of the peak on the left side, a MR16 fixture like you mentioned may be more ideal. A 2W or 3W MR16 bulb with a 110-degree beam spread would likely be most ideal.
