Should spots be more over peninsula & directly above sink?
Oh So Kel
5 years ago
Are they a bit too far over? Although think designer has done it so the spot is central by the door into kitchen?
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5 years agoThe only thing i do notice, is that you have no spots over the dining area, which unless you put the pendant on, would be dark. I'd have a couple of spots there and have the pendant on a separate switch, so that you have both options, spots on, spots off, pendant on etc. You can also have directional lighting as LED strips under the units ( colour choices are great ), which you could then put on and turn the spots off to create a gentle accent with the pendant on over the table. Thus when you switch the spots off in the kitchen, you will still have 'mood lighting' on and your pendant over the table.
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5 years agoI'm thinking I may need a couple in front of the bifolds and one in front of the fridge freezer dog-leg bit of the kitchen too?
Think I'm going for 2 small pendants over peninsula & 1 large over dining table.
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