Need some help/advice for kitchen lighting with beams
Hi all! I've been working since April, mainly on my own, in a full kitchen remodel, everything will be new down to and including the wall studs and floor joists. I am just about ready in my kitchen remodel to start the lighting/electrical, and cannot end up deciding on the final layout for the overhead recessed lights. My plan is to incorporate faux wood beams into my ceiling design, so the placement of the beams goes hand in hand with my overhead lighting. My question to those with more experience than I, what are your thoughts on my attached lighting layout as it stands? This must be the 5th iteration I've gone through on paper! Some additional details not included in the drawing:
- there is a soffit that goes around the
kitchen area, minus the location where the hood will be. I am removing the soffit there to make way for a pyramid style hood.
- recessed lighting will be 4" LEDs
- recessed lighting (3 of them) for the kitchen sink counters will be the same 4" LEDs but installed into the soffit overhead, rather than the 8' ceiling.
Thanks all! I am also including some drawings of the kitchen from different angles for an idea of the final look. All drawings done in CAD, I don't know how to use any of the 3D software unfortunately =(.
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catinthehat
6 years agoMore photos because I couldn't upload them all in my first post?
Photo below of the island, looking at the fridge side of the kitchen:
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Comments (9)I'd cross post this in the Kitchen forum for some ideas on layout. You have a lot of space to work with. A larger version of your plan with readable measurements or individual sections will help. 450 footcandles at the counter for work surfaces is good to shoot for. Under cabinet lights can help. You have a lot of pendants over that slim island. Those Liteline fixtures are used in RVs and boats where there isn't any space above the ceiling. But they do put out light at up to 600 lumens for 9w. If you want to see them in action visit an RV dealer. A 5th wheel like a Montana or Jayco Pinnacle will also give you a feel for a slim island. For ambient light you can use 6" recessed IC fixtures and regular A19 bulb configuration leds. These are maybe $4ea in dimmable at Costco. They use 15w and produce 1100 lumens in a flood pattern that lights up a large area....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 Morecatinthehat
6 years agoHi benjesbride,
Thanks a bunch for the advice/insight from your experience. I thought about it last evening and revised my plan based on some of your suggestions. More spacing between lights, removed the one close to the range hood, and was able to eliminate several based on the revised spacing. I will brainstorm something else for getting the corners of the pyramid hood lit, maybe some simple accent lighting. I think this new plan is 10x better!
dan1888
6 years agocatinthehat
6 years ago
PRODebbi Washburn
6 years agoYou can look for families of lights...
You will have pendants, flush mounts and wall lights all coordinated....
And you can keep the soffits if they style nicely like these:
Or tear them out and put lighting on top of them if you don't want the taller cabinets to go to the ceiling with crown:
Are you working with a kitchen designer? They should be able to put the plans into their design program so you can see the space 3 D. This is important - there are a few changes I would make to the plan... I would strongly urge you to get a full 36" lazy susan in the corner. I have seen the 33" ones and they are not great. Most garbage units are 21" wide ( there are a few 24s) - you don't need t balance the lower cabinets when you turn a corner on each side of the stove - just balance the uppers - the island blocks that visual anyway. Your wall cabinet all the way left of the hood and the pantry right of the ref. will need to have a filler next to them or an odd overlay on the door or extended style - the contractor needs some forgiveness to install level. Even though you are doing a counter depth ref. you should do panels on each side. or the pantries need to be 27" deep....
Just some suggestions!
Good luck! Looks great so far!
catinthehat thanked Debbi Washburncatinthehat
6 years ago
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