Lights over kitchen sink?
Corinne Muñoz
2 years ago
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Comments (10)This is one of those things I never gave any thought to. My saved kitchen inspiration photos all have different styles. I suppose I'll need to go through more pics to figure this out. Fun2be - I did think about a can light as it seemed like a simple solution, but I don't have any other can lighting and don't want to start adding a bunch (I'll have to make more decisions where to put them, lol). This project has already morphed into something bigger than I planned, IYKWIM. Would one can light, or two smaller, look strange above the sink if they were the only ones? Oakely - I need to look up the placement guidelines for lighting above the sink. I'm finding out there are some pendant styles I don't care for and other styles that just won't look right in my house. I also need to take my other lighting into consideration. I've been thinking of changing those out too, but can't justify it. I don't think that's going to happen unless I stumble upon something second hand I fall in love with. Ah, decisions! Annie - Thanks for posting those photos! Looks good!...See MoreWall light or bar light over kitchen sink??
Comments (1)I think I agree with you. I wouldn't want a wall light or a bar light either. Trailrunner has a wall light over her sink, but she is doing a very specific look, an 1890s kitchen...See MoreLIght over kitchen sink - ideas?
Comments (21)missindie, I'll express what I am sure is not the consensus opinion, but I would keep the original trim detail over your sink! I think its wonderful that these details are still intact in your kitchen. Part of why we bought the house we did, was due to how many original details were still in tact in this house. We love the 100 yrs of history our home has. When we remodeled our kitchen we made a point to keep an old wall of open shelves with (what some would see as "dated" or "out of fashion") hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind mill work, as well as the wood details/arch over/around the sink area. I vote that you embrace the history, and make if a feature! It is the original detail we preserved that everyone always gushes about in our house. (apologies for poor lighting in photos, ...I just quickly snapped a few phone-photos without any "staging" of our kitchen)...See MoreVanity light over kitchen sink?
Comments (11)Over a sink by a window it would be fine; over an island it would look silly because the fixtures are one-sided, so they wouldn't really light the space below correctly. In the absenco of photos or drawings, we all picture different things. Agree that several bulbs could look fine in your setting, if it works with the rest of the room. Another option is to do a shallow soffit over the sink and use a couple of small cans there to really focus some light on the sink area... a little like this:...See MoreConnecticut Yankeeeee
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