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Comments (2)Okay, figured out how to show my kitchen diagram Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreRecessed Lighting plan - how do you figure it out?
Comments (6)I spent days in the Lighting forum. And on google trying to fill in any gaps. Then I made my own plan and posted for feedback, as well as took it to the local lighting place where I planned to purchase most of the components. One of the experts in Lighting was gracious enough to help me out with a bunch of questions I had. Ultimately, I was pretty close with what I originally came up with, so I felt pretty good about that! Start with the 35 lumens/sf for a rough estimate of how many recessed cans/fixtures. Then decide which lights you want (consensus seems to be the Cree Ecosmart are a good choice for quality and value, but others are just fine too). Spacing will be determined by fixture size and layout. Then add task lighting, usually under cabinet lights. Here's a late draft of mine, some things moved a tad, and the switches are a little different....See MoreLooking for advice on recessed lighting kitchen plan
Comments (1)The lights at the range end could be eliminated (or moved down) since the hood will have lighting and there is UCL. I guess you've seen the following link? led recessed lighting guide...See MoreHelp with Kitchen Recessed Light Plan
Comments (18)A typical formula for figuring our your size of recessed lights is ceiling height divided by 2; so at 9'/2= 4.5". 4" recessed lights are a bit more modern than the larger ones. 6" would be overkill definitely, and there is zero reason to mix your sizes or to have 16 in that small of an area. Typically, recessed lights are installed 18" from cabinets (under cabinet lighting should be a part of your lighting plan to give good task lighting). Corners should have lights 3' from where the walls meet (space all other lights based on your corners) A good idea is to figure out about how much light (watts) you will need in the kitchen (Length of room multiplied by width of room, multiplied by 1.5 --> (L*W)*1.5, then divide this by the approximate wattage of bulbs you would use. So a 22.75' by 16' room would need about 546 watts of light. If I were to use 60 watt (or LED equivalent) I would need about 9 lights. (22.75*16)*1.5 = 546; 546/60 = 9.1 Then, determine if you will have any other lighting (pendant over sink, over island etc). Say you are going to have 1 light over the sink area, 3-4 lights over island, then you would need 4-5 recessed lights. At that point, figuring spacing should be fairly easy. Put your recessed lights on dimmers, get some lights 2700-4000k color temp. Not a pro, you can find a lot of good information about planning out recessed lighting if you google it (some of it is helpful, some not so much, and a lot of redundancy but there are good articles out there)...See MoreGray Space Interior Design
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