Kitchen Lighting
Lighting can completely change how your kitchen looks and feels. The right lighting is key to creating an atmosphere, feel warm and inviting, light up essential areas, essential cook meals, clean, entertain or simple just relax in.
The brightness in your kitchen is important as complex cooking demands good visibility and right kitchen lighting is vital for this.
Right lighting could be the key ingredient your space is missing or can elevate your kitchen to another level and change the look entirely.
Like any room, your kitchen needs a balance of overhead, task, accent or decorative lighting.
Task lighting is usually in the cooking or food preparation area; precise lighting directed towards these areas allows you to work safely reducing eye strain.
LED light strips are usually under cupboards, recessed lights in the pantry or above islands alongside feature hanging lights.
When planning your lighting, ensure that light will illuminate your work top and not positioned behind you. The right lighting may help avoid creating a shadow in front you.
Accent lighting is commonly used to direct attention to certain objects. In addition wall lights or track lights can be added to inside glass cupboards to illuminate contents.
Decorative lighting can complete the look of the room, so it’s important to choose the right decorative lighting to compliment your space and dominate it.
For island lighting using odd number of pendant lights 30 to 36 inches above the counter is to be considered, but this is a personal choice.
Dimmable lights can help vary light intensity depending on the occasion. Opting for the soft look creates a relaxing cosy atmosphere, or adjusting the brightness according to session or need.
Be inspired with elaborate chandeliers, pendants, spot lights and much more to add personality to your space.
From the main kitchen light, LED long strips, LED spot lights integrated into the underside of the wall cabinet to illuminate the counter tops from above; to ambient light with both warm white tones to yellowish hues help create a delicate balance in making your kitchen more inviting.
Mixing lights, using only recessed light could make the atmosphere cold or clinical, but mixing with other types of lights work well together.
Lighting is an essential factor in creating a relaxing atmosphere, making the kitchen the ultimate place to relax, enjoy a drink, prepare meals or simply relax with a hot or cold drink.
Think about function whilst aiming to create atmosphere so all the rooms integrate harmoniously with other rooms in the house.
