Kitchen Lighting with LED As the kitchen is both a social atmosphere and a workspace, you want a mixture of ambient and task lighting. Ambient lights will set the mood with a soft glow, while task lights will focus stronger light over key work spaces such as an island or countertop. The key is balancing the two sources so the kitchen is as warm and inviting as it is functional.
Task Lighting Task lighting is important to illuminate your most used work spaces such as bench tops and islands. These lights should be considerably brighter than elsewhere in the room. Often times, this will require lighting fixtures that can be installed under wall cabinets, beneath shelving, or on the wall behind the work surface. Darker spaces such as pantries can also benefit from additional lighting, illuminating corners and making it easier to find items. Automatic sensors are a good option for these areas, with lights turning on and off as the door opens or closes.
Ambient Lighting Mood lighting allows you to change the ambience of the kitchen from a practical
Layering Light Sources The key to your kitchen lighting is layering a number of different sources of light. Multiple light sources lends a three dimensional feel and helps you to create the mood you want, with each source able to be controlled individually so that the scheme can create anything from the feeling of bright daylight to an intimate atmosphere over dinner. preparation zone to a relaxed entertaining space. Strip lighting around toe-kicks on an island unit or breakfast bar gives the illusion of floating furniture and an impressive finishing touch to your kitchen, or if you have an interesting feature that you’d like to highlight, consider accent lighting that can be used to focus on a particular area or design element in the room.
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