Kitchen Lighting Tips

The kitchen is primarily a work area, but it is also a gathering place for family and friends. It is essential to have lighting that is comfortable as well as functional.

Undercabinet and Undershelf fixtures are designed to illuminate a countertop for both task and accent lighting. In a display cabinet, they show off prized possessions. They can be used in a workshop or anywhere you need lighting right at hand. Undercabinet and undershelf fixtures include LEDs, xenon lights, energy efficient fluourescents, miniature track lighting, and slim low-voltage mini-lights.

Pendants can provide both task and general lighting as well. They can be either standard, incandescent, xenon, halogen indirect or direct lighting with shades or globes to avoid glare, and are suspended from the ceiling over dinette tables, game tables, kitchen counters, or other work areas. The use of a dimmer control gives you the flexibility to vary the light to suit the occasion. The use of mini pendants has become very popular from both a good lighting perspective and to bring together the rest of the room.

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