Kitchen Recess
sandal02
9 years ago
Anyone got some ideas what should go in the recess ...nothing?...shelves?..lighting ?
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Comments (12)Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, I suppose I should have attached an image. Here's my drawing, there has been a few adjustments but it is basically the same. The blank spot is been set aside as a family area. I appreciate the need for good light in the kitchen and I'd like to go for recessed lighting but my fear would be that there would be to many of these lights and it might look like a shop! If I were to opt for recessed lighting how many would I roughly need? Would it be best just to keep the recessed lighting in one half of the room - kitchen or family side? The large circle is a table top where we can eat and there will be a suspended light hanging over it. After reading perry525 remarks it occurred to me that I'm extremely left handed and I suppose I'd have to take that into account, Your opinions welcomed. Cara...See MoreRecessed down-lights or spotlights for kitchen?
Comments (4)For me recessed lighting allows you to specifically target certain areas of the kitchen where light is needed more easily and provides a much neater solution....See MoreOpen Plan Lighting Advice Welcomed :)
Comments (3)I agree that's you need multiple light sources. In my opinion when you are sat on the sofa of an evening you need table lamps to watch Tv and just enough of a glow from the kitchen that you can find the fridge to pour more wine. When you have guests at the dining table I think you need need an overhead decorative pendant or chandelier on a dimmer to set the right mood but you also need to be able to turn it up if you are working from home and using that table. I would only have the spots in the kitchen area- probably 6 or 8 will be plenty. Put them on a dimmer too and then add over cabinet and under cabinet light...See MoreRecessed Lights Help
Comments (6)Thanks P&P, thanks E D, that's really useful. I'm moving away from recessed lights tbh because although I've seen it done well in living rooms (on Houzz, Pinterest etc) I'm not entirely confident of getting it right myself without having lived at the property. We like the idea of wall lights but I'm concerned that the very spot we choose to put them will turn out to be the exact place we want to hang a picture. We are having downlights in the bedroom as we are having pendants either side of the bed (as well as a main pendant) and thought that it would be useful to have a focused light above purely for reading. Electrician is due to start next week, must make a decision...See More
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9 years agoFab shape to have in a kitchen. Loved @ASV Interiors idea of using a mirror to fill the space. This is a recent shaped mirror install we did, on a smaller scale. Glass would also look very effective in this area, as its highly reflective.See our photo of a duck egg blue splashback that goes to the ceiling for drama. Both glass, and mirror would need templated, but that can be done by a fitter.
Whatever you choose to do, good luck, and do it justice! :)
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