After canceling the main light: light comes from six places

A living and dining room with no main ceiling light. The center of the ceiling is clean and complete, without any light fixtures or flush-mounted lights. Instead, there are six dispersed light sources: indirect light from ceiling coves around the perimeter, wall-washers above the TV wall, a pendant light above the dining table, linear lights within bookshelf shelves, a floor lamp next to the sofa, and footlights in the hallway. Each light is responsible for a specific area and activity, with moderate brightness but precise placement. The entire space thus has clear variations in light and shadow—bright where one sits, darker where one walks, and layered walls—rather than being uniformly illuminated by a single light. The ceiling remains in a darker state.
Avoid: Adding a main light or flush-mounted light in the center of the ceiling, making the ceiling brighter than the walls, making the brightness of each area uniform, increasing the number of recessed ceiling lights.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個完全沒有天花主燈的客餐廳,天花板中央乾淨完整,沒有任何燈具或吸頂燈。取而代之的是六處分散的光源:天花周邊的燈槽間接光、電視牆上方的洗牆燈、餐桌上方的吊燈、書櫃層板內的線性燈、沙發旁的立燈、以及走道的地腳燈。每一處光都負責一個特定的區域與行為,亮度不高但位置精準。整個空間因此有明確的明暗起伏——坐的地方亮、走的地方暗、牆面有層次——而不是被一盞燈平均照亮。天花維持在較暗的狀態。避免:在天花中央加裝主燈或吸頂燈、把天花照得比牆面亮、讓各區亮度一致、增加天花嵌燈的數量。