If you have a lot of lighting down lower in the room should not notice it as much. You can over power about any situation with bright enough lights. Most basements do not have enough natural sunlight via windows anyway. Kick up the wattage of lights as part of the upgrade. Put more in various locations.
All depends on what turns you on and how you want to decorate.
We and the government don't get to tell you what to do, not quite yet. Might be coming in the future.
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