Kitchen is the place where we prepare food. To give a new look to your kitchen you need to upgrade. To transform kitchen look, install lightings. There might be many varieties of lights available in the market. Well don’t worry about it, below are the details about different types of lighting you can fix it in your kitchen.
Types of Light: There are three types of lighting – Ambient Accent and Task lighting.
Ambient Light
Ambient lights are the one that illuminate the whole kitchen. It is main source of light and we should add ambient light before adding any other lighting.
Kitchen requires ambient light more than others. When we walk into the kitchen we would be able to see whole kitchen with the help of ambient light. These lights are available in different fixtures and the most preferred one is Recessed Lighting.
It is one the ambient lighting which mostly used in kitchen. It illuminates lights to every gap in the kitchen. Recessed lights are also known as Cans lights or Down lights. These lights are mostly water sealed. Flush and semi mount flush, Chandelier, Pendant & Bar light and Linear Suspensions are mostly used fixtures. Use LED lights for great visibility and they are easy to install.
Accent Lighting
After installing ambient lighting, it’s time to install accent lighting. Accent lighting is mostly used to highlight artwork or any particular artifacts. We have different types of accent lights. These are mostly used inside and under cabinet to highlight.
Above Cabinet Lighting is used above the cabinets. Toe kick lights are placed at the bottom of cabinets to give extra attention on flooring. It provides extra lighting at passage. Toe lighting is produced via rope lights or LED tape. Rope lights have plastic coating and can be used even in wet locations but hard to put in tight space.
Rope lights are little expensive and available in limited colors. LED tape lights are easy to install and less cost than rope lighting. They are available in different solid colors and RGB. They also come in various color changing forms, so you can choose color according to your mood. It can be placed in small and tight spaces.
Artwork light this lights are used to highlight any specific artwork or any piece of design. These lights are less noticeable if it’s placed in the bottom of art.
Task Lighting
Task lighting is used to illuminate to accomplish certain activity. Task lights are mostly placed inside the cabinets, near sink or on the countertops. They give light to targeted area.
Task lighting comes in Pendants, Under Cabinet and Swing arm lamps. Task lighting should be free of distractive shades and glare, to improve visual clarity and prevent eye straining. Few other examples of task lights are floor, table, and desk lamps.