Alternately we can light wall b using a technique called grazing.
Wall grazing lighting distance.
Mount 10 degree beam spread wall grazing fixtures directly against the wall.
You can also check recessed lighting placement to know how to space the recessed lights for task and accent lighting layers.
For an eight foot ceiling mount wall washing fixtures 18 24 from the wall at a 30 degree angle.
Both techniques light vertical walls to make a space feel larger brighter.
Mounting a light less than 2 feet away from a wall will produce a grazing effect whereas a distance over 2 5 feet will widen the angle of the light beam and wash a wall out.
Both techniques will draw people s eyes to a wall but which technique is right will depend on the material of the wall and the effect you want to create.
Nor is it grazing when you use super bright fixtures that are meant to light a wall from a distance this washes out the texture of the wall when so close.
While wall washing reveals the smooth surface of wall a it would wash out the rich stone texture of wall b.
In some spaces 2 5 3 feet might be suitable.
Mounting distance spacing distance never more than 12 inches.
The distance between the wall and the first light unit is the same as the distance between the wall and the last recessed light unit and is half the space between the recessed light fixtures.
The wall wash lights should be mounted at a sufficient distance from the wall so that light falls on the wall at a wider angle.
Avoid unsightly wall textures or badly taped drywall or walls.
Three rules of wall grazing.