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Type of fixture for up lighting house

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  1. JZ83

    JZ83 New Member

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    Hi, I was looking to purchase a low voltage light fixture to up light two areas on my house as shown in pictures , currently I have a standard 120 volt fixture with a 75-100 watt equivalent LED (1 for each picture) , but wanted to replace with low voltage fixtures from volt (add on to existing low voltage system in back yard.
    ) Was debating between the top dog , fat boy or all star spotlights with 60 degree 7w bulb or 38 degree 7w bulb , which would be the best choice or would you recommend a different wattage or beam angle? Is 1 light per house section enough? On section to left of front door as shown on the picture, that section is about 10-12 ft. high by 15 - 16 ft. wide. On other section with Bay window, its about 20 ft. high x about 15 ft. wide.
     

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    For the area to the left of the front door, you could accomplish beautiful effects using 1 or 2 spotlights:
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    *Using a spotlight on either side with narrowest beam spread (15 degree) could help highlight the window bay. I'd likely go no brighter than 3W LEDs for the MR16s; 2W maybe ideal for this approach. 2700K (warm white) is the most common color temperature.

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    *Using a single spotlight with wide beam spread (110 degree) while placing the fixture within 12" of the wall to apply a grazing effect could look beautiful as well and help keep illumination less focused on the window. 3W 2700K likely ideal for this approach.

    The area to the right of the front door is a bit tricky given the angles and the overhang. If it were my home, I'd likely consider using placing 1-2 spotlights under the tree below to cast a shadowing illumination effect on the 2 story window bay.