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Kitchen lighting help needed

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Elizabeth
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Kitchen lighting help needed

Can anyone post pics or explain what they did as far as their kitchen lighting goes? Task lighting? Under cabinet lighting? I dont know what I need. We will have an island in addition to our regular counter space along the walls. Our renovations begin next week and I want to be ready with what I want.

Thanks

Posted 4/24/06 12:52 PM
 
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

If we updated our kitchen lighting I would want to add recesed pot lights in the ceiling. However, we have a well lit kitchen with natural light. If it was a darker kitchen I would want flush mount undercabinet task lighting.
When we moved in I changed the fixture over the kitchen table to something more our taste, so I would still do that. I would also add a light under the stove hood if you did not have one there already.

Message edited 4/24/2006 2:03:27 PM.

Posted 4/24/06 2:02 PM
 

lululu
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

I have under cabinet lighting (in addition to ceiling fixtures and highhats) and i HIGHLY recommend it. It makes it nice and bright when you are preparing food on the counter in the evening, plus, it looks pretty!

Posted 4/24/06 3:49 PM
 

Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We designed my cabinets and work spaces and then we figured out where high hats should be placed.

What I have:

larger fixture centered over table
separate highhat over laundry area
separate high hat over kitchen sink
under the cabinet lighting
5 high hats that are strategically placed so that they are in line with the cabinets.

Posted 4/24/06 4:01 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Richard

Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We ripped out the ugly looking fluorescent bar lights... and installed recessed hihats.

Looks way better! Much brighter too considering each light is a 125W bulb.

Posted 4/24/06 4:06 PM
 

julz33
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

I have a lot of lighting my kitchen.
We have recessed lighting with a dimmer switch.
A fan with a light in the center of the kitchen.
Under the cabinet lights which we also have on each shelf of our glass cabinet.
Above the cabinet lights which is a rope light.

Let me know if you want to see pics... I will have to take them.

Posted 4/24/06 6:47 PM
 

Teri
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We had hi hats installed....made a HUGE difference!!! We could have also done under-cabinet lighting, but it's not as necessarily so we decided to save the money.

We also have a ceiling fan with 3 bulbs in the center of the room.

Posted 4/24/06 8:11 PM
 

LisaW
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We have high hats, and a fixture with a dimmer over the table.

Posted 4/24/06 8:22 PM
 

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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

we have hi-hats, pendant lights over our pennisula, and under cabinet lighting.

Posted 4/24/06 10:02 PM
 

Tanaholic
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We have high hats, under cabinet lighting and lighting in the glass cabinets.

Posted 4/24/06 11:21 PM
 

Elizabeth
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

Thanks for the replies. I 'd love to see some pictures if anyone has any - Im trying to visualize the whole set up

Posted 4/25/06 10:19 AM
 

Buttafli1277
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

We don't have any under cabinet lighting. We just have high hats, and a light under our microwave that is mounted above my stove.

Posted 4/25/06 6:24 PM
 

dianne
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed

Posted by -Lisa-

we have hi-hats, pendant lights over our pennisula, and under cabinet lighting.



us too!Chat Icon

We hardly ever use the under-cabinet lights, though. I forget about them all the time, so if you need to cut costs, I would do it there, KWIM?

Posted 4/26/06 8:02 AM
 
 

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