An important part of your kitchen planning relates to your lighting
scheme. The choices you make to light your kitchen can enhance
or diminish your kitchen layout, even you kitchen style. Want an
example? It's probably not a good idea to add a Victorian
chandelier in a post-modern styled kitchen. Talk about a kitchen
style faux pas! But if you think that's a rare occurrence, you'd
be wrong. Many homeowners mix and match elements pertaining
to different styles and periods. While purists might find
this completely unacceptable, a growing trend in transitional
kitchen style has led to some of the most aethetically looking
kitchens around.
Despite the fact that kitchen lighting is usually an afterthought, all of these important considerations also apply. One of the key reasons of the importance of kitchen lighting is that your kitchen is the most important room in the house, and it contains some of the most visually appealing elements in your home, whose looks can be dramatically accentuated when properly lit. Lighting can also create different effects, such as creating a layered look, expanding the size of your kitchen, or highlighting decorative wall fixtures. When considering your kitchen lighting plan, consider the following lighting options:
Ceiling Lighting, which includes chandeliers, recessed lighting, swag lighting or pendant lighting and track lighting.
Wall Lighting, which includes wall sconces.
Lamps, which include kitchen accent lamps.
Specialty Lighting, which includes undercounter lighting, or task lighting, ambient lighting and accent lighting.
Consider This
Since there are many different types of activities that occur in the kitchen, it is important to consider these in your lighting plan. For instance, you may want to light your kitchen differently when doing end-of-day cleaning versus an intimate after-hours snack with your spouse or friend.
If you have the space, and feel that your kitchen plan requires it, floor lamps may be an option to consider.
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