1. Treat the general kitchen lighting
In a kitchen, ambient lighting should be powerful enough to illuminate uniformly throughout the volume of the room, spreading light to the work plan, but also to the walls and ceiling. It should provide an excellent visual level to facilitate the gestures and movements without fading colors or create shadows. The solution generally recommended when the kitchen is renovated, it is recessed spotlights in a false ceiling. Ideal to cover electrical wiring and make him run to the desired location.
Spots or lighting cables or on metal runners fed on very low voltage halogen lamps which are fixed can play the same role, less expensive and easier to implement. In a kitchen, you can also simply install ceiling suspension or ceiling. A valid simplest option, in small and medium sized kitchens.
Finally, if there is no power to the ceiling, indirect lighting, using wall sconces that reflect the light from the ceiling, possibly supplemented by fixed lighting above the wall units, solve the problem.
2 Provide targeted lighting
This is to clarify certain areas of the kitchen, especially the areas of preparation, such as the work plan, the cooktop and the sink. Even with efficient lighting atmosphere, shadows may exist when one stands before these positions, turning his back on the overhead lighting. If all hoods already include spot lighting, this is not true for the sink which must be topped with a light, usually spotlights.
Side furniture kitchen tops, new ranges are often pre-equipped with recessed spots in their background. If it does not, the strips or independent sconces set below closets along the sideboard, or spots that can be directed at will, do the job nicely. It is also possible that the kitchen is limited to low furniture. Suspensions or appliques that bring the light closer to make an equivalent service.
Other localized lighting may be useful within the kitchen furniture. Just then open a door or drawer to turn it on and close to turn it off. Convenient to find everything in a wink in wall units are difficult to access, in ultra deep cabinets and large sliding.
3.Juggling deco lighting
Beyond functionality, the lighting in the kitchen should help to make the room livable. It is important for it to vary the effect by mixing different types of lighting fixtures, lamps and locations. A beautiful chandelier installed above the dining area gets noticed while providing an intimate atmosphere when the lights alone. Small spots, windows and niches lit, create halos of highly decorative light.
As for the new LED Strips, integrated credenza under the worktop, on the edge of a shelf or under the baseboards, they emphasize the lines of the kitchen while providing the opportunity to vary the color of light. Finally, independent switches dedicated to each light source will change the atmosphere, according to the times and needs.
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