Lighting is important, period. However, this could be tricky especially when you don't know what light to use and your kitchen is involved. Oftentimes, your gut tells you to hire an interior designer but your pocket tells you that you can't afford it. You head to Google, type "How to choose the right lights for kitchen" then found this.
Right Lighting in the Kitchen
For the kitchen ceiling
This is the trickiest part when choosing lights for your kitchen. You need to get something that could brighten the room in the most cost-effective way possible. At the same time, the kitchen ceiling plays a major role in the overall lighting design of your kitchen. After all, the purpose of kitchen ceiling lighting is to create an ambiance while providing general illumination.
Before buying anything you think is cute, ask yourself if you want to light your kitchen as one or more room. If you want to treat it as one big room, then you have to tone down the lights for other areas. Otherwise, you should ensure that the lighting plans for the different areas in the kitchen complement and work well with each other, including the emergency lights.
For the dining area
Lighting in the dining area is dependent on how you plan to use it. If the dining area is meant for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks, then there is no need for bright lights since the window could do a good job in illuminating the room. However, if the dining area is for dinner sessions, then you will need a kitchen ceiling light that could do the task since there is no Mr. Sun who could offer a helping hand.
For the table itself, multiple kitchen pendant lighting will do a good job in lighting the area and adding more life in the kitchen. If you want to accent something in the area, then track lighting will do. It has the ability to highlight the areas or things you want to get noticed.
For the food preparation area
The food preparation area is a space that encourages interaction even while preparing food. Over the counter lights, pendant lighting and track lighting are common options for this area. These types of lighting bounce light off the ceiling, which would look good on people's faces. You could also try flush-mounted or pendant kitchen ceiling lights since it shines light around your kitchen. The problem with this is that you have to use multiple light sources and makes the room look darker.
Kitchen Lighting Integration, Tips, Tricks and Ideas
Here are some things you need to remember.
Accent lighting is excellent in integrating different areas in your kitchen. When it comes to accent lighting, make sure to integrate different areas in your kitchen so everything will blend well.
- Lights in the different areas in the kitchen should have the same light level. The more contrasting they are, the darker the room will look.
- Consider the spaces. If you want to make your kitchen look like two separate areas instead of one, then make sure the lighting for the different areas go with each other.
- The amount of light in your dining area depends on how you plan to use it in the dark.
- Under the cabinet lighting requires heavy ones, unlike kitchen ceiling lighting.
- Don't forget the task lights. It adds extra illumination especially in the evening.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. Statement lighting pieces are okay as long as it blends well with the room and the other accessories in the area.
Ideas contributed by http://www.buildingsource.com/
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