Kitchen Pendant Lights | Kitchen Island Lighting
Kitchen pendant lights are the finishing touch to any modern or traditional kitchen. They are attractive, functional and stylish and are particularly suited to installation over areas such as worktops, islands, breakfast bars or dining areas, Kitchen Shoppe reveals how to get the right light for preparing food and setting the mood in your kitchen.
No more grids
Forget grids of downlights; use light only where it is required. Work surfaces need good task lighting, whether it is from downlights or pendants.
As well as adding impact and visual interest, a row of pendants over an island will help provide a visual divide between the dining and kitchen areas.
Don’t block your worktop
Under-cupboard lighting is usually best for task lighting because it is well hidden and stops your shadow obscuring the worktop. The latest LED products have less heat output, which saves money and prevents cupboards and food becoming too warm.
Using a continuous Contour LED strip or individual fittings of only two watts is an easy way to create practical and attractive lighting.
Get creative
Use more than one light
Layer the light. I’ve mentioned general and task lighting, but also add some accent and ambient lighting. Using a number of different sources lends a more ‘three-dimensional’ feel and so helps you create the mood you want.
Each source should be controlled individually so that the scheme can create anything from the feeling of bright daylight to an intimate atmosphere over dinner.
Go for warm lights
The latest developments of LEDs means the most recent downlights are only eight or 10W rather than 50W. A large kitchen with 14 downlights and under-cupboard lighting can now be lit with only 200 watts.
Be sure to check the packaging for a color temperature of around 2,700 Kelvin and a CRI (Color Rendition Index) over 90 to ensure you end up with a warm, attractive light.
Manipulate the space
Keep lights close to the wall
Try to ensure that lights fitted near hobs fit flush to the wall or ceiling – making them easy to wipe clean. Using fittings with a covered glass is ideal.
Consider the eye
If using track lights, the key is to position the track so that spotlights never shine in your eye. Too often the track is located in the centre of a kitchen, meaning a central island may be lit effectively but people sitting to one side are in danger of being either in shadow or full glare.
Get flexible
Where to Buy
The question asked us after the kitchen is completed, is that where to buy the Kitchen Pendant Lights from. There’s no simple answer to that, However, where I personally buy lights for my customers;
- ePorta (Only Dealers)
- Amazon
- Home Sense
- Wayfair
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