Need help with kitchen recessed lighting placement?
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Kitchen lighting plan - need help with recessed lighting layout
Comments (7)I don't know what the rule is on this, but we put our 4" cans with the edge closest to the cabinet over the edge of the counter. That way, they shine right in front of you when you are standing at the counter. A 6" would get pushed back farther if you use the edge. Stand at a counter where you would work comfortably and look up. My thought is that you want the center of the light just in front of you and hitting the counter in front of the upper cabinets. To close and they wash the cabinet more than light your work space and too far back, the center of the light will hit your head rather than toe work area. Make sense?...See MoreNeed help with recessing lighting - placement & number
Comments (4)The problem is the recessed lights. They're fashionable (have been for quite a few years now), but they tend to create shadows and require many, many units to even approach even lighting. Simple, inexpensive surface mounted or hanging lights may seem old fashioned. You don't seem them in the glossy magazines very often, except maybe the pricey period reproduction fixtures. However, because they provide indirect illumination reflecting from the ceiling and walls, they give more even light with far fewer units....See MoreNeed help with recessed lighting placement
Comments (5)Do you happen to have a floor plan showing your ideas on can placement (or even just a floor plan showing the cab/appliance placement)? I would want the pendants over the prep area and not over the heads of people sitting (down light is not flattering when it is over a head as it casts unflattering shadows). I also wonder why you are placing your cans 30 inches out from the back splash wall. That seems too far away from the back splash. I have seen experts advise either over the counter edge or fully over the counter (approx 10 inches away from backsplash. If they are 30 inches out, that will put them over your head and your head will shadow the light (plus light over a head is unflattering). You don't have to follow a grid placement. Place the ones over the islands how you want and need them (and how they fit within the i-joists). Why are you limited to "36" from the start of the cooktop". Perhaps if I see a floor plan, I will understand your dilemma with the cans over the island. I do think a room lit only with downlights (cans and downward pendants) yields a flat lighting result. To layer lighting properly you want to balance the lighting directions and use both direct and indirect lighting. In the kitchen this is tough because down light is necessary for task lighting. Ways to add up light or ambient light (light from all directions not just downwards) can be done via cove lighting over the cabs, a pair of sconces near seating, and/or an ambient ceiling fixture over the aisle. We are able to use 2 of those last 3 ideas, but our kitchen under construction is large. It is also nice to do inside cab lighting if you are planning glass on any of your cab doors. Carol...See MoreSmall galley kitchen recessed lighting need help
Comments (2)Follow up question. Will the 3000k appear yellowish? The CRI is 95. When I looked in the store it didn't seem yellowish--I just wasn't sure next to the white cabinets. Thanks!...See Morexclusive
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