What light fixture do I use to replace kitchen fluorescent light???
I am needing to replace the harsh fluorescent light fixture that the builders placed in my kitchen, but have no idea what kind of light to use. Ceilings are about 8 feet, so nothing that hangs too low. We are adding small can lights around the kitchen to help with overall lighting as well. Nothing to modern, we have a very traditional home. As for the picture, keep in mind we are at the beginning of our remodel. Cabinets are being painted white/cream, stainless appliances. Granite is new. Walls will be painted a light color and creamy backsplash.
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Comments (2)Hi Jean, Love your mock up and to be honest most people struggle to visualise so you definitely aren't alone. To answer your questions: Do I 1. go different lights each area because ceiling and wise they are different areas. 2. Match the kitchen and dining areas, 3. match all three Personally I would ensure that all three are consistent in style. For example if this is going to be a modern living space, then I would stick with modern lighting (you can break the rules with one show-off pendant, perhaps over the dining table, but it would be a feature). Over the bar, due to the hob area, it isn't very practical to have pendants. You could have a surface mounted piece to make use of the fitting you have, but in this case I would consider lowering the ceiling throughout the kitchen to add downlights and use the hood as a source of lighting too. If that option is just too expensive (I totally understand) and you have to use what you have got, then a long or double strip of track lights which you can angle in directions for cooking would be my choice. It will also give you the output and practical lighting you are looking for. Another take but less expensive would be to just lower the ceiling above the bar (around the beam - extending either side). If you did lower the ceiling to add downlights I would extend it past the beam, just enough to fit a row in for the bar, this side of the beam. Many people are afraid of lowering the ceiling as they feel it will make the space "darker". In this case I feel like you read the height lower anyway, due to the location of the beam. Having a clean / neat / functional lighting solution would be my priority / preference here. That means you are pretty free to do what you want around the rest of the areas too and the change in ceiling height will add to a more theatrical wow when walking into the dining space from the kitchen, especially if you hang one or two focal pendants above the dining table. When it comes to the seating / living area around the corner, make use of floor standing lamps (in the same style, ie, country, modern, traditional as the other areas). They don't have to be the same colour, each space can have its own mood, but I would consider whether in each case you want to make the lighting a "feature" or not. So blend it in if you don't want it to stand out, and contrasting colour or shape for "look at me". I hope that helped you Jean, good luck and definitely let us know what you came up with in the end! Jo...See More
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8 years agoYour three main choices are:
1) be sure you have enough cans that you are covered for both ambient and task lighting without a central fixture.
2) put a track light in the center to provide ambient light and back-up task lighting
3) add a new flushmount fixture to give ambient light and rely on the new cans to give your task lighting.
If you want to do #3, you just want something bright (usually the equivalent of 3 60-W bulbs will do it) and low-profile. Closed helps keep it clean...
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoAccording to your description, your kitchen is warmer. You can install some kitchen lights that harmonize with warm colors. Make them look harmonious. Since your ceilings are about 8 feet, and you don't want it to be hanged too low. So I think this kitchen track light is suitable for you.
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