Choosing semi flush kitchen light fixture
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Andrea Mason
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Comments (3)My counters and pendants won't be installed for another week. I can post pictures then. I was hoping though that others might have pictures or opinions....See MoreCeiling light fixture - flush vs. semi-flush?
Comments (2)On a flushmount fixture, the whole "rim" is touching the ceiling. There is no way for heat to escape, and you don't get any light shining straight up from the light bulb and then reflecting off of the ceiling and into the room. On a semi-flushmount, there is a stem of sorts and the "rim" is dropped down a few inches from the ceiling. Sometimes you can put a higher wattage bulb in this style because the heat can escape, and you get the bonus of bouncing light off of the ceiling. Flushmounts have the advantage of being less obtrusive; might be better in a hallway. Semi-flush might be better in a foyer or over an island....See Morehallways: recessed or semi-flush lights?
Comments (2)I love the light that recessed lights cast but nothing wrong ceiling mounts. Guess it depends on style and what really speaks to you. In my case, a ceiling mount would have been "too much" with competing nearby kitchen pendants so I did recessed in that hallway space near the kitchen and then a ceiling fixture in the second-floor hallway....See MoreSemi-flush vs. Pendant with 8' ceiling in kitchen
Comments (5)I would go with the last one. I don't see any sense in having a light hanging down and making you feel like you have to duck under it, at least not unless there's a peninsula or table under it. My ceilings are 8 feet, and my spouse and I are short, and I never even considered any hanging lights! Semiflush for sure, or even a decorative flushmount....See MoreAC inTN
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