It is necessary to think over the idea of organizing kitchen lighting at the planning stage for repairs. To lay all the necessary cables and hide them under the finish, you need to accurately represent exactly where and what will be in the kitchen fixtures.
Basic principles of lighting the kitchen
Even a small kitchen requires competent lighting planning. The luminaires should be more than one, they should be not only on the ceiling, but also in other parts of the kitchen, so that it could illuminate the working, dining area. One central ceiling hanging from the ceiling will not solve all these problems.
The upper lighting in the kitchen, represented by point ceiling lights and hanging lamps on the rod or without it, serves as the general lighting of the room. It can be used both independently and simultaneously with other types of illumination.
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Illumination of the working area in the kitchen is usually trusted by wall mounted on the apron or in the hanging cabinets lights or hanging lights above the island, if any. At the same time, the work area requires the most intensive lighting, preferably with a neutral spectrum of lamps, so as not to distort the natural look of the products being prepared.
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To illuminate the dining area in the kitchen, lamps above the table are needed. It is important to create a special atmosphere for a pleasant meal, and the placement of the lamp largely depends on the location of the table. If the dining table is at the wall, you can light it with a sconce at a height of about a meter above the countertop. It is convenient to use kitchen fixtures on the spring to be able to direct the flow of light in the desired direction. If the table stands apart, it is most convenient to hang a pendant chandelier over it.
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Design of lighting fixtures in the kitchen
In addition to functional lighting, designers suggest using a decorative backlight designed to decorate and create a good mood and atmosphere. For example, with the help of LED lamps you can distinguish in the kitchen individual furniture elements, columns, multi-tier ceilings.
Effectively look LED profiles along the bottom edge of the cabinets or on the edge of the table top. The decorative lighting of cabinets with glass facades is also appropriate. In addition, it looks amazing, this solution allows you to search for the right things on the shelves even without the need to turn on the general lighting.