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Comments (5)nothing, it would function properly. the only problem is that the threads would be hot instead of the center. if the socket itself will easily come apart, open it up and see which wire is connected to center. but generally teh wire with teh ridges is neutral(or at least it is on the 2 cords i have laying next to me right now)....See MoreKitchen lighting question: how many fixtures?
Comments (9)DH is not in town right now but I'll have him install the new perimeter pendants in Sept. and then I can make a photo. This photo doesn't tell the whole story but you can see the ceiling fixtures and the fluorescents. Excuse the mess--I'm trying to move stuff around in the new space. Be patient here. Will try to explain. Our new kitchen is a 12 x 17 bumpout running the long way along the front of our house along our old 8 x 10 kitchen plus basement access, which have now morphed into a corridor and an eating nook and a closet; wrapped along the perpendicular end of the old kitchen/corridor and new kitchen is a new lobby. The Lobby and the old kitchen are really passageways--besides accessing the G-shaped kitchen through the gap in the G, the corridor-lobby has access doors to garage, front step, basement, dining room, kitchen closet, and coat closet. Not easy to understand this, but if you dig through my Flickr stuff you'll see the plan. Essentially, the halls make a T and the new kitchen cuddles into one side of the T and the dining room into the other side. So... We've put four matching 2-bulb Besa ceiling hugging fixtures along the T and two 3-bulb ones into the center of the kitchen. That means that we bought a total of 6 fixtures that all match, in order to try to homogenize the disparate parts. We'll also have matching white Quoizel pendants along the two parallel walls in the kitchen that run same direction as the stem of the T. (see a new post I made today). Are you using CFL's that were specifically designed for dimming? They ARE in the stores but I haven't tried them yet. Interesting that your kitchen code requires CFLs! I thought our community was restrictive but don't recall this requirement. The community does allow recessed cans in attics, but we chose not to do this because of energy and ice dam concerns. We are not allowed to put anything but fluorescents into closets. I have a young friend who has a 1950s kitchen that was always progressive and functional. She retained the ceiling fixture position when updating the space. She put in a large ceiling-mounted 1-foot hanging xenon? hallogen? something else? very bright mod light on her white ceiling which she feels is very sufficient for most kitchen activities. There is a light over the sink and another over the table and there is one in the range hood, but otherwise, I think that's it. She's 15 years behind me in the aging issues. Kitchen has a wall of windows. Please let us know how things progress in your project. Inquiring minds want to know. Here is a link that might be useful: note two ceiling lights and undercab fluorescents in partly finished kitchen...See MoreCrosspost from Lighting Forum - Kitchen Lighting Layout Questions
Comments (2)Is that true, FoxCrane? I was told that the benefit of placing the recessed lights right at the edge of the counter was that it wouldn't cast a shadow?...See MoreKitchen lighting question
Comments (3)I think it depends on the style of pendant lights and the type of bulbs. Our kitchen has a similar layout and our can lights are LED, as are the bulbs in our semi-opaque pendants. Our can lights are roughly in the same place as yours in the first pic and they are bright enough for working on the outer counters, but we definitely need the pendants (on a separate switch) when working at the island. I think you’ll find the first plan has enough lighting for your needs...See Moresabigabatini
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