What is the best under cabinet lighting?
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lovinghusband
16 years agosjerin
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Comments (26)Going to a cooler (higher color temperature) bulb may help a little, but many people find that type of light to be sterile. If you do seek out a daylight bulb, try at least to find one with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 85 or more; this will produce a more balanced light. Your basic problem is that your backsplash is a much brighter white than your cabinets. It's probably from the GY (green-yellow) family and very low chroma, so White Dove, which is at 102 degrees in the Yellow family appears a little more yellow next to it. I suspect your countertop is also a cooler, lower-chroma white than the cabinets. The closer anything gets to actual white (or black or gray), the harder it is to tell by eye which color family it's from. This is why a trained color professional can be of help during the process. We can scan these materials to find out their scientific color properties, and more easily hone in on coordinating cabinet and wall colors. But in this case, I really wouldn't worry about it. White Dove is very compatible with the Classic Gray wall color. As you add accent colors, you can give the eye something else to focus on. Another way to downplay the differences in the two whites is by adding more white tones in decor or fabric. That makes the mixture of various whites look more intentional....See Morebest lighting for under kitchen cabinets
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16 years agoI have Sea Gull Linear lighting under my cabinets. I've been very pleased. It utilizes xenon lamps spaced along a cable that attaches to the underside of the cabinet. You can space the lamps at what ever distance you like, the cable can be cut to any length, and the lamps are dimmable.
Here is a link that might be useful: Sea Gull Linear Under-cabinet Lighting
rmkitchen
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16 years agoHere are the pictures:
these are the T4 fluorescent fixtures, mounted right behind the light rail / valance:
this is the wall which the fluorescent fixture illuminates, the lights are off in this photo:
this is the same wall with the lights on -- note the pink tinge the light casts on the brown wall (partly due to the pink pigments in the paint, but also because that's bright fluorescent):
these are the xenon line voltage (120v) puck lights:
Drywaller may come tomorrow ....
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16 years agoFound the name - they are Philips ewCove lights. They were displayed under a cabinet in the lighting store but I suppose they are meant for cove lighting. Not sure if it matters.
My kitchen is still very much a work in progress but the LED lights got installed. When I first turned them on, I freaked b/c the light was so weak. Then I realized the dimmer knob was nearly off. I turned them up and they shine nicely.
Taken without flash at night. Yes, I know I need to replace those upper cabinet shelves with glass :)Im pretty sure the xenons pucks I had in my old kitchen were brighter. But these are certainly bright enough for my purposes. They have a low profile, are adjustable so I can direct the light on the backsplash or on the countertops or somewhere in between. They are absolutely cool to touch, don't require transformers and are dimmable.
I have no clue how long these will last so thats the only question mark I have about them now.
Hope that helps.
raehelen
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16 years agoNapagirl - this isn't the worlds best photo (it was taken at dawn this morning so the light is wonky) but you can get a sense of how it looks with the backsplash and counter installed. I have a soapstone counter and an antique subway tile backsplash.
kaseki
16 years ago
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