Arranging kitchen lighting is a very important element during any renovation. The kitchen is a place where we spend a lot of time; it's a space for preparing meals, cooking, baking, and of course, eating. Therefore, it really should be optimally lit, which is why it's worth paying a lot of attention to selecting the right and suitable lighting. It is particularly important to look carefully at the types of lighting available on the market for under-cabinet lighting, as this is generally the most frequently used type of light by household members.
What lighting under kitchen cabinets?
Everything depends on the vision of the people renovating the kitchen, the style of the room, and personal preferences. It's worth answering these questions when choosing kitchen cabinet lighting. What does the market offer? Of course, both classic and modern solutions. The first of these are under-cabinet fittings such as spotlights. Available in a wide range of shapes, patterns, colors, and materials from which they are made. Often they need to be installed directly in the furniture at the stage when the kitchen cabinets are being produced. Many of them are halogen lamps, which are definitely less economical than LED fittings. They provide strong, focused light on the worktop. Therefore, it's worth placing them in specific areas intended for meal preparation.
Another solution for kitchen cabinet lighting is LED strips. They are gaining incredible popularity and really have an advantage over classical solutions. This is a very flexible and very economical solution. Simple to install, many people decide to install this solution on their own. The LED strip is attached to the underside of the cabinet in a special mounting strip or even with double-sided tape. We achieve even lighting of the countertop in every part of the room. We can choose single-color diodes or those that change colors with a remote control. Additionally, this type of under-cabinet lighting can be installed in any part of our kitchen. We can light our kitchen furniture from the top and bottom, running a strip with LED diodes on top of the hanging cabinets, as well as at the bottom in the kick plates. This is an excellent way to gently highlight furniture and create an ideal ambiance.
Other important sources of light in your kitchen
We also have the option of installing over-cabinet lighting on special brackets on kitchen furniture. The light partially falls on the worktop and partially illuminates the entire room. However, this type of solution is not the most popular.
Additional lighting, which constitutes a very important point, are lamps mounted on the ceiling. Here, clients also have many different types of fittings. Ceiling-mounted kitchen lighting is a space for playing with style, giving the room a specific character. In this role, LED strips mounted in various profiles, spotlights, and beautiful, designer hanging lamps will also work great. If the kitchen design includes an island, modern hanging lamps will highlight its charm and create a unique atmosphere.
Manufacturers are racing to deliver increasingly interesting solutions to the market. Clients have the opportunity to equip their kitchen cabinets with shelf or drawer lighting, which turns on automatically when the cabinet is opened or is activated by a touch switch. Thanks to this solution, in the evenings and at night, to use a glass or mug, we do not need to use all the ceiling lighting in the kitchen. On one hand, this is an excellent way to save energy, and on the other hand, it is always important to remember that the best and most economical source of lighting in kitchen furniture is all types of LED lamps and LED strips. Only this type of kitchen furniture lighting should be chosen.