The fixture schedule
All 25 entries below. The circuit column is the one to argue about with your electrician — it is what makes layered lighting actually work.
| Room | Layer | Fixture type | Qty | Lumens each | CCT | Circuit / control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living | Ambient | Cove LED strip, 14 W per metre | 18 m | 1,100 / m | 3000K | C1, dimmable |
| Living | Task | Recessed spot, 7 W, 36 degree | 8 | 700 | 3000K | C2 |
| Living | Accent | Adjustable spot on the art wall, 5 W, 24 degree | 3 | 480 | 3000K | C3 |
| Living | Decorative | Floor lamp on a switched socket | 1 | 800 | 2700K | Socket, switched |
| Dining | Ambient | Cove LED strip | 9 m | 1,100 / m | 3000K | C1 |
| Dining | Task | Pendant over the table, centred | 1 | 1,400 | 2700K | C4, dimmable |
| Kitchen | Ambient | Recessed panel or spots | 6 | 900 | 4000K | C5 |
| Kitchen | Task | Under-cabinet strip, 10 W per metre | 3.5 m | 900 / m | 4000K | C6, separate switch |
| Kitchen | Task | Spot over the hob and the sink | 2 | 700 | 4000K | C5 |
| Master bed | Ambient | Cove LED strip | 13 m | 1,000 / m | 3000K | C7, dimmable |
| Master bed | Task | Reading light, wall-mounted, both sides | 2 | 450 | 3000K | C8, two-way at bedside |
| Master bed | Accent | Spot wash on the bed back panel | 3 | 480 | 3000K | C9 |
| Master bed | Night | Skirting night light on a sensor | 2 | 80 | 2200K | Sensor, no switch |
| Wardrobe | Task | Internal strip on a door sensor | 4 m | 700 / m | 4000K | Sensor |
| Master bath | Ambient | IP44 recessed spot | 4 | 700 | 4000K | C10 |
| Master bath | Task | Mirror light, vertical both sides | 2 | 600 | 4000K | C11 |
| Master bath | Accent | Niche strip in the shower | 1.2 m | 700 / m | 3000K | C11 |
| Bedroom 2 | Ambient | Cove strip or surface panel | 10 m | 1,000 / m | 3000K | C12, dimmable |
| Bedroom 2 | Task | Desk light on a switched socket | 1 | 500 | 4000K | Socket |
| Study / WFH | Task | Linear over the desk, glare-controlled | 1 | 1,800 | 4000K | C13 |
| Passage | Ambient | Recessed spot | 3 | 600 | 3000K | C14, two-way both ends |
| Foyer | Accent | Spot on the entrance unit | 2 | 480 | 3000K | C15 |
| Pooja | Accent | Warm spot, no cool source | 2 | 350 | 2700K | C16, own switch |
| Balcony | Ambient | IP65 wall light | 2 | 600 | 3000K | C17 |
| Utility | Ambient | Surface LED panel | 1 | 1,200 | 4000K | C18 |
Specify in lumens, not watts. CCT is colour temperature; never mix two temperatures in one sightline.
How to use it
- Fill it in before first fix, because every circuit is a wire and every wire is buried.
- Separate the layers onto different circuits. Cove, spots and task lighting on one switch is the most common lighting mistake in Indian flats.
- Fix colour temperature per room and stick to it. A 3000K cove and a 4000K downlight in the same room look like a fault.
- Plan driver access. A cove driver above a fixed ceiling with no access panel means cutting the ceiling to change it.
Three lighting mistakes it prevents
- One ceiling light per room. It produces a flat, shadowless room and you work in your own shadow at every counter.
- 4000K in a bedroom. Technically brighter, and nobody can relax in it.
- No night-light circuit. A 1 W skirting light on a sensor is the cheapest quality-of-life item in the whole plan.
Size the fixtures with the lumens calculator and the downlights calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How many lumens does a room need?+
Roughly 250 to 300 lumens per square foot of ambient light in living and sleeping areas, and 400 to 500 lux at a work surface. A 130 sq ft bedroom therefore wants about 35,000 lumens of installed capacity across its layers, most of which will be dimmed most of the time.
What colour temperature should I use?+
3000K in living rooms, bedrooms and dining; 4000K in kitchens, bathrooms, utility and work areas; 2700K in a pooja space and for decorative fittings. Never mix two temperatures within one sightline — it reads as a fault, not as a design choice.
Why do I need so many circuits?+
Because layers only work if they switch independently. Eighteen circuits in a 2BHK sounds excessive until you want the cove on and the spots off while watching television. Each additional circuit costs a few hundred rupees at first fix and is effectively impossible to add later.
Are downlights alone enough?+
No. A grid of downlights gives even, flat, shadowless light that makes a room look like an office. Cove or indirect light provides the ambient layer, downlights and spots handle task and accent, and lamps do the work after dark. All three layers, or the room only ever has one mood.
What CRI should I specify?+
Above 80 everywhere and above 90 in dressing areas, kitchens, bathrooms and anywhere colour is judged. Low-CRI LEDs make skin tones look grey and make a carefully chosen palette look wrong, which is a frustrating way to lose the value of everything else you specified.