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Kitchen Lighting Designs |
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Since there
are many tasks performed in the kitchen
your lighting should be functional
first, and then decorative. Bright,
well-diffused, evenly spaced lighting
sources from the ceiling are a
dependable way to make sure all open
spaces are free of annoying shadows or
glare. The ceiling light should also
illuminate the inside of the kitchen
cabinets. Be careful to space your
recessed lighting to provide lighting on
the cabinets and counters. Work areas
need task lighting. Under cabinet
fixtures make great task lights. You can
also use recess or surface spot lights
over sinks, range tops and breakfast
bars. Low profile fluorescents can be
used for selected task areas such as a
menu-planning desk. Kitchens used for
dining and snacking can use more
decorative lighting to carry out the
theme. You might want the overhead
general light and the decorative
chain-hung for the eating area to be of
the same family of lights. |
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