I wanted to add my experience with the LR6. I have a 22' x 14' family room where I installed nine 3500-degree LR6s. The layout was a row of four lights down each side of the room, about 4' from the wall and about 4.5' apart, with one additional light in the center widthwise at the far end of the room (over a fireplace), essentially like this: :* *: : : :* *: : : :* *: : : :* * *: --------- The front four lights are controlled by one dimmer, and the back five by another. I used the Cree-recommended Cooper commercial dimmer switch and, while it doesn't dim as low as an incandescent, does go to 20% or so (in my estimation) without any flicker. We are thrilled with both the quality and the amount of light these give off. Before our "re-do" of this space, our family room had dark paneling and beams and was a challenge to keep adequately light, even during the day. We have remodeled the room in a contemporary style and the lighting really complements the new look.

I think your paying too much attention to it as it was installed today. Once all the rest of your kitchen is there.... You'll have so much more to see and won't seem so big of a deal. Wait a while to see if after your space is done and everything is back in place if you even notice it.

Thank you for the feedback everyone! We are still undecided if we can justify the cost, but if we do move forward with the under-cabinet lights: What kind of lighting should we be ensuring we get? Is there a certain 'level' or wattage we should be asking for? We definitely want the lights to be a warm, inviting light (think white holiday lights), not a bright white harsh light. If it helps, we have chosen a speckled white quartz (Iced White), gray cabinets, and a matte white subway tile backsplash with Silverado grout in a herringbone pattern.

I have found that my color preference is similar to Lars -- a bit either side of 3000K, but it can be hardest to find bulbs in that range. I can find 2700K more often and I will not go lower than that and I won't go over 3500k. When we walk the dogs at night, it surprises me how many houses have lights on in such different colors through their house. It would drive me bonkers, but I know I see color differently and it has been a thing for me ever since we started getting so many different kinds of bulbs. One has a dining room that is so cold it seems creepy to me, but I guess others don't see it? Bbstx, I would go higher in lumens or watt equivalence rather than color temperature if you want better light at the kitchen sink, You don't have to have that blue white light to get better or brighter light. ETA: we changed nearly all of our bulbs to LEDs years ago. We started with changing to enclosed can replacements (no dark gaps around the bulbs) in our family room because we needed to get new bulbs for a couple anyway and the trim rings were starting to break. At the time, one store had those for $50-60 each. We pulled the trigger when we found another store had the same exact units for $24. Not only did we notice a drop in the electric bill, we noticed a drop in the temperature in the room during the summer.