bizzibee

My husband is building me a quilt studio in our unfinished basement. There is no natural lighting so I am wondering what the best way to light it would be. I was thinking about an overall fluorescent light with track lighting over my work areas. Would you recommend that or is there a better option?

Deb watkins

I have the overhead florescent lighting - the 92 inch double bulbs. It works very well for me!

Feathers-N-Fur

I put track lighting with halogen bulbs in my room. The light is great, but it puts off way too much heat in the summer with no air conditioning.

quilter1

I am just setting up my basement studio too, it has 1 mid grade window so not much light either. My DH is going to put in ceiling mounted LED lights- the long ones in a unit that looks like fluorescent units. They are available at Home Depot. They give off good light, cost little to run and are not hot like the halogen bulbs. My room is 16' x 18' with a Tin Lizzie on one side, my sewing table, cutting center and an ironing area. He thinks we will need 4 units spaced around the room to give me good light. Two will be over the longarm, one over my sewing table and the other over the cutting station.

Crqltr

I agree, I sew in basement also and I have to watch which lights I use. Some make it way to hot. Most of lighting is floresent but a few track lights that get hot.

PenniF

May i suggest pendant lights...the kind that have retractable cords that allow you to raise and lower the pendant. That way you can bring them closer to your work surface when you need more intense/task lighting...raise them when you don't. Sadly, every year we need more "watts" just to see the same as the year before!!!

gale

I'm totally off fluorescent lighting. I'm even going to get rid of my ott light and daylight lamp. I'm going all LED or incandescent.

ManiacQuilter2

You want something cool. You might not know but Ott bulbs come in florescent tubes. VERY expensive. Go into Home Depot and look for good florescent lighting. Stay away from those halogens and others because you will be sweating like a pig in the summer.

gale

LED lights are cooler than fluorescent.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20...ed-lightbulbs/

pw6

i use only natural lite in my sewing room.. they are the bulbs that circle around the bulb.. and says daylight on th package. they give you natural lite and really makes a difference..