I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole chair,
just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of light doesn't
have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a ceiling fixture
will do. Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:12:17 -0000, Bert Coules wrote:

I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole chair,
just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of light doesn't
have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a ceiling fixture
will do. Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

If the height isn't much, then a v. narrow-angle GU10 LED might do it - and
perhaps give you a choice of coulour temperature equivalent.
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Peter.
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PeterC wrote:

If the height isn't much, then a
v. narrow-angle GU10 LED might do it...

Thanks for the thought; I'll investigate.

Bert Coules wrote:

I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole chair,
just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of light doesn't
have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a ceiling fixture
will do. Any recommendations?

mother and child lamp?

On 13/03/2018 09:12, Bert Coules wrote:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole
chair, just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it.Â* The level of
light doesn't have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a
ceiling fixture will do.Â* Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

These

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-CREE-Q...IAAOSwdzVXoT4Z

give a zoom like a proper theatre spotlight with no spill at all. Can't
quantify the battery life in hours, but it is pretty good. Even if you
decide they are not suitable, at this price it's well worth having a few
scattered around in cars, sheds, toolboxes, etc.

(I'm assuming you could find something to clip it to).

Or what about a head torch?

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Bert Coules wrote:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole
chair, just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of
light doesn't have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a
ceiling fixture will do. Any recommendations?

You'd need to be more specific. Any highly directional light source will
also cast hard shadows. So if say for reading, would have to be positioned
where the head or whatever won't get in the way.

If just to light a static chair for say display purposes, some form of
framing spot would be ideal. The sort you'd use to light a picture
accurately.

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On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 09:12:20 UTC, Bert Coules wrote:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole chair,
just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of light doesn't
have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a ceiling fixture
will do. Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

PAR36 pinspot.


NT

On 13/03/2018 09:12, Bert Coules wrote:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole
chair, just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it.Â* The level of
light doesn't have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a
ceiling fixture will do.Â* Any recommendations?

Many thanks.


How tight do you want the beam , and for what purpose - reading?

Having used one at a friends house I purchased one of the following (in
light grey - not black) and have used it daily for 3 months. Ideal as a
reading light or working on a laptop. The spill will illuminate the rest
of the room but at a level approx 25% of that of my ceiling lights

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It can be positioned just above head height when seated and has two
settings - low and high brightness.

When reading the Amazon reviews for this lamp be aware that they have
lumped the reviews for various other lights from the same manufacturer
together. The lamp above is LED - some of the reviews are for other
technologies.

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On 13/03/2018 09:51, Bert Coules wrote:
PeterC wrote:

If the height isn't much, then a
v. narrow-angle GU10 LED might do it...

Thanks for the thought; I'll investigate.


You can get modern versions of the standard lamp that
have an additional light on a flexy tube for reading
the Radio Times or whatever.

Sounds like you need what they call a Task light. There are many around,
most either for a side table or floor standing some even have a magnifier.
Not cheap but usually a lot better put together than your average bog
standard light from a shed.

Brian

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"Bert Coules" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole
chair, just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of
light doesn't have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a
ceiling fixture will do. Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

"Bert Coules" Wrote in message:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole chair,
just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it. The level of light doesn't
have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a ceiling fixture
will do.

Like this?

https://goo.gl/images/bL7vfB

Any recommendations?

Pendant lamp, spot bulb + tubular shade?

Tim

Many thanks.




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On 13/03/2018 09:12, Bert Coules wrote:
I'm looking for a way to light a single armchair in a darkened room with
minimal spill to the surrounding area - actually, not even the whole
chair, just the hands and lap of someone sitting in it.Â* The level of
light doesn't have to be particularly high and either a floor lamp or a
ceiling fixture will do.Â* Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

Think outside the box - UV source and fluorescent white gloves and
waistcoat

Thanks for all the suggestions. Experiments suggest that a masked-off or
tubular shade will do what I'm after, so it's now just a question of
contriving one in the neatest and least obtrusive way.