Need some help/advice for kitchen lighting with beams
catinthehat
6 years ago
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Nervous about Light Situation Need Some Advice Please!
Comments (6)"In my new apartment, it is definetely a bigger kitchen however a way smaller window. The lighting is poor totally.." I see a couple of things you can do. Other than supplementing light over the plants, which is good. Overdriving lights turns out to be not that hard. One: You could build a windowbox for the kitchen window. It wouldn't necessarily be a permanent change. No tearing out walls. Just mount an extended bay window setup outside your existing window. You might not be able to use the extra space in the winter, but ironically, the bay window will help insulate your kitchen when it's cold. Two: this is outside the box. In fact, I threw out the box. If you have limited light in your kitchen, you need to squeeze all the lumens out of the available sun. So, you could look up something called Holographic Diffraction Gratings, AKA HOE, Holographic Optical Elements. This is a semi-transparent film also called a suncatcher. I'm thinking of getting some of this stuff for my greenhouse and my own kitchen window shelf. The film catches the light, and diffracts it from bright sunlight to a widespread wash of white light. No shadows. No bright light here, darkness there. Which is good, as really strong light is bad for some plants. You'd put this film in your window and it would spread out the light and redirect it to where the plants are....See MoreI really need some kitchen advice-paint, colors, etc.
Comments (10)..just to say that I really like your kitchen and its colors. The cabintets seem so alive..the color and texture remind me some animal's fur. And the counter is not non-descriptive to me, at all. I look at your kitchen-and I see something I'd like to pet. It's warm and has character. It's like forest in the fall. I didn't want to write all these silly things, but I've been looking at your kitchen all day. And today when I woke up-I started looking at it again. So here goes. It's pleasant to look at.. Of course it's not about me liking your kitchen, but you' liking your kitchen. But you said you liked it, or at least do not dislike it, you just want it to feel newer. So change of hardware is a a good thing then, and of course you can decide to change counters, add backsplash, etc. If so you wish. Appliances, in some foreseaable future.. But the easiest thing would be to change your perception of it, and since it's a kitchen open to other space(living? family?), even if you change something there, your perception of your kitchen will be diffrent. Say you decide you want to put curtains on windows (have no idea whether you want to-just an example). As you'll see them from the kitchen-the overall perception of space will change. And will feel newer, (it can be light fixture, new art added, many things). You can also put some crock you really like, in the kitchen, or any accessory like that that will be both functional but will uplift your mood. I agree you don't need anything on the top of your cabinets. Unless you are, say, an avid collector of teapots, and ran out of space, and ..along these lines:) But no, they look good empty. They don't really need anything, these cabinets. Sorry for the typos..my laptop is misbehaving more than usual today....See MoreHelp lighting a kitchen around a weird beam in the ceiling
Comments (34)Thanks for the help and suggestions with the photos. The beam will be just as low as it it now. It would just be about a third narrower. I got it about the recessed lights over the island, but I was wondering if there is any way to make this more decorative too? Also, would that be enough to light the whole kitchen (except the eating area)? Any advice on how many lights or how strong they should be? The kitchen will have a reddish brown hardwood and white cabinets. Mostly existing appliances. Also, we just put LED recessed lights in another room and they just don't dim enough. Any thoughts on lights that actually dim? Stick with incandescents or try something else? Thank you!!...See Moreplease help! kitchen lighting and fixture advice needed!
Comments (2)An electrician should be able to help you determine how many recessed / can lights you need. If you share a floor plan of your kitchen, you'll get better help from the pros on here. The brushed Champagne Bronze on Delta's website (no champagne gold listed) definitely looks like it has a pink-ish undertone on my screen. No idea what it looks like IRL. I don't think finishes necessarily have to match, but they do need to coordinate and undertones should be the same. That being said, I have unlacquered brass knobs and rails on my range and various other fixtures in my kitchen. They don't have the same names, but the undertones are all the same. I would keep looking at faucets and try to find something without the pink undertones. ETA: I know you said your island is 9' long, how wide is it?...See Morecatinthehat
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