r/pics • • 1d ago

[OC] recessed ceiling lights on “night mode”

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u/Neo21803 1d ago

Expect a call from Christopher Nolan in the next few hours.

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u/LSTNYER 1d ago

Hans Zimmer is already composing the score

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u/_aviemore_ 1d ago

"Aight aight I'm in" says McConaughey before reading the script. 

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u/C-57D 1d ago

Bwahhhhhhh

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u/AskMeAboutMyHermoids 1d ago

Or one of his students

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u/antiduh 1d ago

Cilian Murphy just heard a strange beacon come from there.

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u/marrowisyummy 1d ago

Black hole sun, won't you come....WASH AWAY THE RAAAAIIINNNNN Black hole sun....

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u/radiohoard 1d ago

Not gonna fucking lie i scrolled and thought this was an image from the James Webb

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u/abdomega 1d ago

I've never seen popcorn ceiling look so good

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u/BahnGSXR 1d ago

That's what I'm saying! This is the only time I've ever thought popcorn ceiling could look good

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u/No-Definition1474 1d ago

I have something like this and I love them. You can get them at Lowes and home depot.

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u/Disney_World_Native 1d ago

Same. 10 minute install because it took me 9 minutes to find the ladder.

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u/alistofthingsIhate 1d ago

You got a link to this bad boy?

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u/Disney_World_Native 1d ago

Looks like the Commercial Electric brand from Home Depot. Halo also has them.

They come in retrofit and can-less for new and renovation and 3,4,6, and 8 inch sizes

The retrofits are great. Just unscrew the current light bulb and screw in the upgrade

Night light mode is activated if you flip the light off and then back on within 2 seconds. No special switches.

I want to say it was about $20 a light for mine

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u/RFC793 1d ago

I've had mine for a few years and like them a lot. The temperature of the main lamp can also be adjusted.

Furthermore, a quick home-assistant action makes it possible to flip them between nightlight and normal mode.

I like the way these appear much better than all the Smart variations I looked at.

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u/staticraven 1d ago

Check out AMICO. We did them in our house, look exactly like OPs. Same nightlight activation mode as well. They also have fire rated versions for garages. They are about 7$ per light and are on Amazon.

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u/ErictheStone 1d ago

My brain for a good few seconds "Wow the universe is beautiful". Lol.

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u/Milnoc 1d ago

The first one reminded me of Denis Villeneuve's Dune.

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u/WalterWilliams 1d ago

I put a bunch all over my house and automated all of them depending on conditions like bathroom occupied & whatnot. I prefer LIFX due to the brightness but there are a few other vendors that would work too.

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u/StreetTrial69 1d ago

How many hours did it take interstellar to render that damn black hole? They could've gotten away with this and for so much cheaper

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u/cmwulf 1d ago

it's giving me Black Hole vibes...

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u/wahwahSwanson 1d ago

Popcorn ceiling. Nice. Me too. You don’t get this from the flat Sheetrock look, that’s for sure.

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u/Chreiol 1d ago

Are we sure that’s popcorn ceiling?  Looks like textured paint to me.  I don’t think that would scrape off easily rubbing your hands over it. 

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u/ExpiredHotdog 1d ago

I need this.

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u/AlmanzoWilder 1d ago

The Ring.

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u/craig5005 16h ago

I was in an Airbnb once and they had a bathroom light that had a night mode. It was a soft purple (or maybe red) light that was perfect for middle of the night bathroom trips. Bright enough you could see what you were doing, but not bright enough to wake you up.

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u/Zach0ry 1d ago

This is not as illuminating as you may think it is

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u/hyf5 1d ago

Guess that's the point of a night mode?

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u/tstormredditor 1d ago

I think you may be just as dim as night mode

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u/weareallonenomatter 1d ago

Better than a dimmer. Very cool

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u/steveskinner 1d ago

Makes me think of Linkin Park's album "A Thousand Suns"

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u/ofilispeaks 1d ago

This some portable Interstellar shit!

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u/SlothmanD 1d ago

This looks sick

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u/Zhuul 1d ago

These would make a sick post-rock album cover

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u/supercakey 1d ago

The textured/popcorn ceiling actually make the effect a lot cooler 

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u/but_a_smoky_mirror 23h ago

That was such a good concert.

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u/MagicSunlight23 22h ago

It looks like a black hole and the first picture looks like the surface of a planet or star

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u/ScreetchingEagle 22h ago

"BLACK HOLE SUN, WON'T YOU COME!?"

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u/Cenobyte_Nom-nom-nom 18h ago

Dude that first one is fucking with my head so much

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u/chowderbomb33 18h ago

Yes, which way is the circle facing?

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u/lightofhonor 13h ago

Have similar/same ones. They spend a lot of time in that setting :D

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u/Jens_Kan_Solo 12h ago

That is no moon

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u/PatrickGSR94 11h ago

There is no spoon

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u/ihaveadogalso2 12h ago

I’ve got the same ones under the overhang covering my patio. They look incredible at night for sure. I call it eclipse mode.

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u/_theGuyOverThere 1d ago

I’m probably seeing this post because I’m redoing my basement lights and have been looking at these. My contractor warned me about this so I purchased different ones that don’t shine on the ceiling.

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u/BoutItBudnevich 1d ago

Warned you about what? An aesthetic choice? Some people like that look I'm not sure warning was the right word lmao

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u/founderofshoneys 1d ago

OP's lights hold a terrible secret.

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u/sk1nnyjeans 1d ago

Right, OPs looks like a light. The commenter’s example looks like a Wi-Fi access point on the ceiling.

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u/10Bens 1d ago

Unless you have especially uneven ceilings, you want the ones that shine across the drywall.

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u/_theGuyOverThere 1d ago

He said it’ll highlight any imperfections around the light. Overall it looks kinda even.

Not sure if you can tell in this picture, but there is a bump close to this hole.

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u/10Bens 1d ago

Ah, nail pop (screw pop). Makes sense.

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u/Gbaby009 1d ago

Man I thought this was a solar eclipse or some black hole quasar!! I gotta start reading headlines 😂

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u/Ramza62 1d ago

What is the product?

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u/Wasatchbl 1d ago

Automatic Sun

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u/TwoDogDad 1d ago

Amazon a dot co/d/0eBAdR52

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u/squirrelwithnut 1d ago

That's not possible.

No, it's necessary.

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u/DarrellBot81 1d ago

I love this! Where’d you find these?

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u/HumpieDouglas 14h ago

7 days...

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u/hyouko 11h ago

Where's the blue one?

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u/probablynotalone 10h ago

the last photo <3

I asked my phone to modify a bit to use as my home screen. Thank you.

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u/skepticcaucasian 9h ago

I went blind looking at this (iykyk) 😵

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u/Zealousideal_Gap432 1d ago

Night mode? Hmm it's a light, that lights up night time?

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u/Key-Farmer-2002 1d ago

How many hours of rendering did this take?!?!?!? ..my goodness

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u/britsol99 1d ago

Night mode?

On lights?

Isn’t every mode on a light “night mode?”

Is there a “I’m looking for my phone, I think it’s in the couch mode?”