Garage Mahal

[Dangerous Doug]

Short of owning a Cobra project and in preparation for the Cobra of my future, I turn my attention to a garage remodel, dubbed "Garage Mahal".

So far I've installed 16' of countertop and cabinet space, complete with a stainless steel sink, and hot water heater. I've built a mobile work bench (designed to fit a Jag IRS for a rebuild) that I can move around or in and out of the garage as needed. I've installed rubber moulding along the baseboards, and am now turning my attention to the ceiling, which I am framing in for sheetrock.

The center of the ceiling will have cabinet doors that open upward and latch with magnetic latches so I can access the rafter space for storage. The rest of the ceiling will be sheetrocked, taped and textured. After, of course, I install the lighting. Which brings me to the question that I have for this thread.

I have two different types of lighting in mind:
One is to use recessed lighting in the form of the round recessed light fixtures you often see in houses. I could put either incandescent bulbs or fluorescent bulbs into these fixtures. I have this type of lighting in our family room, and it looks classy and provides perfect lighting for inside a house. Not sure how well this will work for a garage/shop.
Alternatively, I'm considering recessed fluorescent tube lights, similar to what you would find in an office building. These recessed lights consist of four fluorescent tubes in parallel in a recessed fixture, with a plastic cover even with the ceiling to help disperse the light. These would provide a great deal of light, but I'm concerned that they'd look "dated" since modern offices are moving to indirect fluorescent lighting.

So, I'm interested in what some of you other Garage Mahal types have done with your garages in terms of lighting.

Anyone care to post any pictures or offer some advice on the lighting choice?

Dangerous Doug