To be totally honest, I’m not a big fan of using downlights to illuminate a room (whether LED, incandescent or fluorescent), but when I must use them, my goal is to disperse the light out as much as possible. LED versions are the most challenging because they use a narrow, uni-directional source. The first ones on the market were pretty glary. Now, there is usually a frosted or translucent diffusing lens in most recessed LED downlight fixtures. While companies like Cree and Progress make very good recessed LED fixtures, they have basically one trim style in various finishes. Juno goes one step further and offers a number of decorative trims for their LED recessed fixtures, my favorite being the Luminous Disc (#9324-SC), which helps force the downlight to act as more of an ambient light source with a decorative flair. Request a few of the trims to try out before committing to one style. It’s like dating before marriage. Here’s the big news flash: There is a new company called Recesso (www.recessolights.com) that specializes in creating trims which fit over any new or existing recessed fixture (incandescent, fluorescent and LED), turning them into a close-to-ceiling decorative fixture. That’s what I call instant gratification.