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Kitchen
Lighting Design
Kitchen
Lighting
Lighting can change the way you feel in a particular place; it
can change the entire ambience of a room and can make you feel
better in a place. Kitchen being one of the most important places
of a home, it requires a special treatment. As far as lighting
goes, it should gel with the interior so chosen for the room.
It can enhance the feel of a god kitchen. An ideal kitchen is
brightly lit without any shadows. It should be ambient and at
the same tie should solve every purpose. This is general lighting
prescription for all types of living and working environments.
Some
tips
Te best way to light your kitchen is to use fluorescent tubes
as they have a large surface area and provide with higher amount
of light. It is advisable to have a fixture close to the task
area of the kitchen and also on the upper side of the counters,
sinks, and tables in the kitchen. In case there is an island or
maybe a peninsula over the task area, hanging lights can be used
to solve the purpose. Another option can be incandescent lamps
with either tracked or even recessed fixtures. The most common
types of these incandescent lamps are the halogen lamps. These
halogen lamps are available in different patterns of the beam.
However, the fact that they cast heavy shadows can make them a
poor choice for the task areas of the kitchen. However, the halogen
PAR30 lamp is a better choice for task lighting as compared to
its counterparts. It has a high aesthetic value and doesnít
require transformers like the 12V MR16.
Ambient
lighting
It is a kind of lighting that fills in shadows, reduces the contrast,
and lights up surfaces to give the space a brighter look. If in
case your kitchen interior is light in color with a number of
windows, then plenty of natural light is required and hence, ambient
lighting is the best option. Since kitchens are also used in mornings
and around dusk, fluorescent tubes are supposed to be the best
option.
Just a few
thoughts as you are outfitting your kitchen. There are many more
kitchen articles in our kitchen
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
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