Lise Simms: Hi! I’m Lise Simms here with five facts you need to know about kitchen lighting.
Kitchen lighting it’s one of the most overlook and easiest ways to change the look
and function of your room. And the single bulb in the middle of your ceiling just
thus not cut it anymore. You know a well light kitchen can actually make it easier
and faster to cook. Yeah, and you can completely change the mode of your room
so there are three types of kitchen lighting, task, ambient and accent. A well light
kitchen is a mix of all three.
Okay fact number one, task lighting. Task lighting is a directed beam of light that
illuminate the kitchen work area or chore and each work area needs its own
designated lighting so wherever you read your recipes you need a light. Where
you’re chopping vegetables, you need a light. And one great option for task
lighting is to install under cabinet lights. Halogens which are a very clean white
glow and fluorescents are very energy efficient. You also have resist down
lighting which you could put over a stove or sink that will produce adequate task
lighting for any cooking and cleaning that needs to be done.
Fact number two, on be out lighting. On be out lighting, it creates the general
lighting around your broom. You are looking for a functional fixture that will give
you a soft diffuse light to move around the room safely, to look in your cabinets
and doors and to perform any chores that you may need. Which takes us two facts
number three accent lighting, accent lighting creates a focal point emphasizing
any architectural features you may have. This is a great place to use some of the
energy efficient designs, monitor track lights slow voltage, linear lights that kind
of thing. One area you might know and how about lighting above your cabinet
tray? If you have tall ceilings it can create a beautiful spacious look and after all
we do on a highlight all the great details of your new kitchen don’t we?
Fact number four dimmers, installing dimmers is a must in my book. It is a great
way to control the amount of light you want depending on the activity or the time
of that. Put the dim light over your table or your isle on a dimmer and bang, you
instantly change the mood of the room. Something else you might want to
consider put each type of lighting on a separate circuit and in that way you have
one touch control at your fingertips. And five number five, don’t over do it. Be
settling with lighting, choose your focal points to tasks areas and the places that
need overall lighting and then use some mix. In this case too much of a good
thing can just be too much. And again do your research, wherein from the
kitchens we loved, friends houses and magazines or maybe on TV so now you
know and next time you need five facts to make your dream kitchen of reality I’ll
be right here. I’m Lise Simms, I’ll see you next time.