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Elizabeth
Mom of Three
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Name: "MOMMY!!!"
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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
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Posted 4/24/06 12:52 PM |
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Name: L
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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.
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Posted 4/24/06 2:02 PM |
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lululu
LIF Adult
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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!
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Posted 4/24/06 3:49 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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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.
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Posted 4/24/06 4:01 PM |
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DjPiLL
Member since 5/05 3664 total posts
Name: Richard
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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.
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Posted 4/24/06 4:06 PM |
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julz33
i run for bacon
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Name: julz
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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.
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Posted 4/24/06 6:47 PM |
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Teri
my girls!
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Name: 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.
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Posted 4/24/06 8:11 PM |
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LisaW
Time for me to FLY!
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed
We have high hats, and a fixture with a dimmer over the table.
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Posted 4/24/06 8:22 PM |
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-Lisa-
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Name: Lisa
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed
we have hi-hats, pendant lights over our pennisula, and under cabinet lighting.
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Posted 4/24/06 10:02 PM |
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Tanaholic
My Big Boy!
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Re: Kitchen lighting help needed
We have high hats, under cabinet lighting and lighting in the glass cabinets.
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Posted 4/24/06 11:21 PM |
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Elizabeth
Mom of Three
Member since 9/05 7900 total posts
Name: "MOMMY!!!"
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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
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Posted 4/25/06 10:19 AM |
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Buttafli1277
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Member since 8/05 2638 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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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.
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Posted 4/25/06 6:24 PM |
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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!
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?
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Posted 4/26/06 8:02 AM |
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