If you have track lighting or recessed lighting aim the light toward the walls to create ambient light.
How is light interacting with the walls of the room.
Concealed light fixtures create a magical effect.
One easy way to give your room a little touch of darkness is to choose a dark stain for your floors or a dark carpet.
Accent lighting is also the best way to draw attention to a particular point in the room.
Light certainly does scatter off all sorts of different surfaces but when you got light on your ceiling that will be illuminating your walls but your walls appear bright because the light is scattering off those walls and they ll for example preferentially scatter some colours more than others.
A series of wall mounted lighting boxes arranged around a television or a contemporary fireplace is another good option which offers impact.
There are a number of fixtures you can use as accent lighting.
A lighting design can look just as good if the walls of a living room are used instead of the ceiling.
Wall sconces can create a beautiful effect as well especially if they are installed on both sides of a decorative cabinet sideboard or buffet.
Led and xenon strips can be hidden under wall mounted cabinets to cast an ethereal glow onto the floor producing a floating effect.
A single light box has the same effect in the corner of a living room.