Right lighting for kitchen - Key to healthy living
Choosing the right lighting for kitchen may represent some challenges due to various existing options, including LED ceiling lights, uplights and downlights. A correct selection of lighting for kitchen, the heart of the home, will ensure a healthy living space.
Give it sufficient light
Good lighting is essential in kitchen, the busiest area at home, as it effectively assists food preparation and safe cleaning. Good lighting also gives the space its own character and can quickly turn the kitchen atmosphere into a cozy place.
Right planning
Changing the lighting system after everything is installed in the kitchen can cost a lot because of re-installing power lines and repainting. It's best to carefully plan the lighting as early as in the design stage.
The first priority is to provide enough light for safe and efficient preparations, cooking and cleaning. This can be achieved with task lighting, involving LED strip lights or a tracking light system, which produces a lovely light, without shadows or heat, just right below the kitchen cabinet. Make sure the light reaches the food preparation area without being blocked. The best way to avoid shadows is to install the task light in front or above the cook’s position, rather than behind.
Light should be sufficient for cooking and cleaning
Soft, enveloping lights will create a warm and welcoming ambience. For consideration, either a drop-ceiling light installed just above the kitchen counter could be selected, or sets of downlights around the perimeter of the room, or even a decorative ceiling light installed in the center of the room.
In order to draw attention to special features like wall tiles, accent lighting is the idea. Installing strip lights under a cabinet or the counter is a great way to achieve this. The accent lighting can also be added to an open glass cabinet or the shelf to highlight items on display
Don’t hesitate to call a specialists
When it comes to choosing the right lighting for kitchen, get advice from architects or designers to match the lighting styles for the rest of the house. Choosing a similar style (or at least having a unified theme) will create a feeling throughout the space. This is especially important in open-plan kitchens - leading directly to the living room or the dining area.
Among decorative lighting trends, the Scandinavian style is still quite popular thanks to its simplicity, with natural wood, and black and white metal furniture.
A kitchen following the Scandinavian style makes a cozy place thanks to the wooden details.
The light control system allows you to change the lighting for kitchen, and thus, the atmosphere of the room. A dimmer, for example, can help switch from bright light for cooking to warm light during the meal. Being able to adjust the lighting scheme in separate areas offers many benefits to the family.
Another issue is that size does matter: if the lamp is too big, it looks as if it takes over the small kitchen, while a small lamp gives the feeling of getting lost in a large space. Hang the ceiling light at the appropriate height to eliminate the risk of being hit on the head. In general, it should be about 80 cm (31 inches) above a table or a counter
The ceiling light should be about 80cm taller than a table
Don't make any steps before gathering sufficient information and knowledge. If you are not a skilled electrician, please contact a specialist to make the kitchen lighting planning.
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