Changing the lighting depends on the room use. You don’t need down lights in a bedroom. A central light, either flush mounted or pendant, with bedside lamps is sufficient. A large family, dining, kitchen combined area can benefit from down lights. Especially a kitchen where you need task lighting. If your house has separate rooms and not open plan, I would update to good ceiling flush lighting or similar to what you have now. Always with LED globes. You also have to have good roof space access if you are going to cut into the ceiling to install LED down lights, as the electrician has to install the necessary cables for new electrical supply power points for LED down lights, in your roof space.

thank you @dreamer.. the rooms are about 4mx3m (and smaller) and the living is 5mx5m which connects to dining and kitchen. Like your idea to keep the larger areas with downlights but also have a combo of flush lightings in other places.

Would you have any recommendations of places to check flush mounted lights. I was checking Beacon Lightning and so far nothing has caught my eye.

@dreamer - also the hallway and passage would be flushed lightings rather than downlights I take..

Yes, a hallway needs interest if seeing from the front entrance. Add flush ceiling lighting. Any lighting store can help you. Google search for lighting stores in your area. Where I am in Western Australia, there are numerous large retail shops like beacon lighting, and there are also small independent shops. And I would go into the shop, then you can see lights properly and not just photos. Makes a big difference regarding size, true colour etc etc.

Close to ceiling, flush, semi flush, oyster, batten… there are a lot of names for this type of lighting, and imo would be better options than Dow lights from your description. If you’re not having any luck with your local lighting stores, try IKEA, Temple & Webster or Bunnings. The range has improved and grown in the last few years. Do however show a considerable amount of caution purchasing on line unless the store is Australia focused. Good luck

Mint Lighting on Instagram have some great information on their page and talk about the issues you are facing. My house has downlights in the bedrooms (not installed by us) and they are very bright and stark - would not recommend

Agree with comments that bedrooms don’t need downlights. Downlights have their place but they can be overused (I left my electrician unsupervised and my kitchen is lit up like a runway, luckily on separate switches). Depending where you live consider a ceiling fan with light combo. For local suppliers, depending on your style, have a look at Fat Shack Vintage, slightly less common styles and have been around for decades.

@Camilla Rocks - thank you ! Will check out their page.

Hello all, liked couple and thought of checking if these will look good. Thinking of the flush ones on the hallway and the semi-flush (hanging) one in the bedrooms. Or would it look good the other way round..

Or I could have one flush light at the entrance hallway and use something like a track light in the longer strip? Will that look good.

Hallway is L shaped = from the main door its a 4.2 (L) x 1.4 (W) and then 8m (L) x 1.1m (W).The longer section is the common hallway for all the bedrooms and bathroom. Height is 2.5m.

I had similar to the bottom one in a lounge years ago and it caught a lot of dust and insects. Do the lights suit the style of house?

@bigreader - it's an old 60's house, the second one might suit, first one may look a bit new for the setting. I'm yet to check out in store, hopefully this week. Thank you for taking the time to check :)