Kitchen Lighting

Updating Your Kitchen Lighting

Lighting for your Kitchen

When looking for the right kitchen lighting, first decide what kind of atmosphere you want your kitchen to have.One of the most popular kitchen lighting fixtures are the ceiling lights. The best part about ceiling lights is that they are generally the most affordable kitchen lighting available.

In addition to ceiling lights, another option is hanging lights.
Besides this, you should also think about task lighting. Task kitchen lighting must be targeted and bright.

Kitchen Lighting

If there is only general lighting in your kitchen, you can see where task light is needed. If you have a kitchen island, put a few pendant lights above it as task light. ACCENT LIGHTING
To finish up, think about accent lighting for your kitchen. These are the lights that provide all the soft, non-directional light - and usually determine the 'mood' of your kitchen.

To add some fizz to your kitchen, consider installing dim lights under the toe-kick.

• To light up an island, you can use fluorescent lighting fixtures or recessed lights above the island.

• Use directional recessed lights to highlight artwork in the kitchen or collectibles displayed above the cabinets. If you have a glassed-in or open area of display shelves in your cabinets, light these with small halogen or fluorescent strip lights.

• For soft, indirect light, mount fluorescent strip lights, hidden on top of the cabinets.

• Toe kick lighting at the bottom of cabinets is becoming popular. Since recessed lights direct light down, they are a good choice over the sink.

When you consider placing the switches, you should have a switch for each type of kitchen lighting - one for the general, another for the task- and one for your accent lights. You can also segregate lighting by 'geography': the switch for the worktop's task light should be near to the worktop. Dimmer switches give you far more control over your kitchen lighting. Robert Bartow - EzineArticles.com