Lighting design for screened porch

[Anonymous]

We have recessed lights on dimmers and I use them every single day. I would never build a porch w/o them (old porch had only 1 outdoor sconce and fan light and it wasn’t enough).

[Anonymous]

If you plan to string cafe lights, I would also recommend sockets above door height (in addition to 1-2 regular height sockets).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have recessed lights on dimmers and I use them every single day. I would never build a porch w/o them (old porch had only 1 outdoor sconce and fan light and it wasn’t enough).

Good to know, thanks!

[Anonymous]

We put in lots of outlets and have lamps vs overhead lighting. I like it to be cozy at night when I'm reading on the porch.

[Anonymous]

We have a big back porch with recessed lighting, two hanging fixtures and a ceiling fan with a light. The only lights we use regularly are the hanging lights. The light is much nicer than the recessed lighting, even dimmed, and if I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have bothered with the recessed lighting. I’m not sure sconces alone would be enough, depending on the size of the porch, but we have a front porch that has floor lamps and they create a wonderful ambience, so I’d do that if I didn’t have room for hanging fixtures.

[Anonymous]

Recessed lights on dimmers, and best find ever, floor lamps from Costco that get USB charged, and dont need to be charged very often!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a big back porch with recessed lighting, two hanging fixtures and a ceiling fan with a light. The only lights we use regularly are the hanging lights. The light is much nicer than the recessed lighting, even dimmed, and if I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have bothered with the recessed lighting. I’m not sure sconces alone would be enough, depending on the size of the porch, but we have a front porch that has floor lamps and they create a wonderful ambience, so I’d do that if I didn’t have room for hanging fixtures.

What do you mean by hanging lights? Like 2 pendants?