I'm trying to light a wide fireplace in a 200 year old house. I need 3 bulbs to do it. The ceiling has exposed beams that run perpindicular (not parallel)to the fireplace. Between the dark wood beams there is white plaster with about 3" of void between the ceiling and the 2nd floor.

There is really no room in the ceiling for even the shallowest recessed lights. Has anyone ever build a box for a recessed light, so part of it lives in the ceiling, and the protruding (bulb) part is housed in a 5x5x5 inch box mounted alongside the beam?

This is the only placement I can think of, unless someone makes a primitive looking single tracklight fixture. We do have tin fixtures in the room.

thanks