The colour temperature of the LEDs suit the finishes of the first kitchen, but the second kitchen , with wooden effects, needs a much warmer LED. A fine line when working in kitchens as the cooler the LED, the better the preparation light. Tough one!

How did you resolve the kitchen wall lighting in the end?? I would be really interested to know what you did and whether you are happy with the result, as I am in the process of purchasing a house with exactly the same set up on the wall where the hob is, and am wondering how best to create ambient/task lighting over that worktop.

Thanks for commenting! The kitchen design fell in place driven on the back of the fact that we really wanted to create a small area for our children at the back of the room. It was important to me that this was an uninterrupted space which we wouldn’t constantly be walking in and out of. We also didn’t want to do any building work so it made sense for the children’s area to be where it’s now marked. You can also see that that wall is full of windows, the larger one being low and mid leg height so it wasn’t the easiest place for a kitchen counter. Plus I understand gas hobs cannot be next to a window. With all that in mind the majority of the kitchen has to be on that wall. Our current kitchen goes ever so slightly over the french doors and it’s really no problem (even it becomes hazardous as the children get older we can move them if necessary). We opted for the sink to be where it is so we can comfortably get a large toddler tower for children’s messy play and hand washing in front of it without struggling to get past (I have twins). Hope this all makes sense. Kitchen is 6.1 x 3.2m The dining table isn’t to scale and I’m just showing where it will go.

It is going to look lovely, I have two thoughts - first one is something similar to that of a capiz shell cluster pendant? It would add really nice texture to the space however, you would need to be careful on size. If you want to keep with the 'moody' theme, something like this could be quite nice above the table: Good luck!