Kitchen Lighting Ideas

Kitchen Lighting Ideas

When you hear the words ‘kitchen lighting’ you immediate reaction may be to think of sconces and ceiling lights that will brighten and illuminate your kitchen. However, there are other lighting choices you can make which can highlight features of your kitchen and bring it to new dimensions you may have never even considered.

When it comes to kitchen lighting, there are three main types you must consider: task lighting (to help you work); ambient lighting (to bring warmth and life to the room); and feature lights (to create the ‘wow’ factor).

If you get the balance right, you can transform the look of your whole kitchen, but if you get it wrong, your kitchen will be a jumble of strange shadows and will most likely be very expensive.  We’ve rounded up some of the best kitchen lighting ideas for giving your kitchen that little extra something.

Task Lighting

Although task lighting helps you get your work done, it doesn’t hurt to get a little creative and turn your task lights in to a feature, too. Consider low hanging lights over a kitchen island to add another facet to the workspace while being practical at the same time. Take a look at these drop lights from the Avant Alabaster kitchen design at My Beautiful Kitchen Installations – a perfect example of functionality and feature combined.

Ambient Lighting

When it comes to making your kitchen feel cosy, under cabinet lighting and display lights are a great way to add light and shade and particular points of your kitchen to change the mood from a busy working kitchen to a softly lit room, perfect for a romantic meal.

Under cabinet lighting keeps your kitchen softly lit while still providing you within enough light to see what you’re doing, and display lights show off your favourite crystal glasses and china tea set in the best possible way!

Feature Lighting

Fancy a chandelier in the kitchen? Or even some colourful LED lights or spot lights sparkling from the floor? You can transform your kitchen in ways you’ve never imagined with feature lighting in the kitchen. If you’re considering floor lighting, you could have the outskirts of your units or an island dazzling with mini spotlights, or you could have the lights positioned at different corners of the room to brighten up without being obtrusive.

Get creative with different coloured glass and shade shapes, and you can turn your practical task lighting into a feature too.

Lanterns make great feature lights, whether you decide you hang them, place them on the floor or place them on top of counters. Both candle and gas lanterns work well in adding warmth as well as interest to your kitchen.

Free-standing lights also make a great addition to any kitchen, and they are versatile as you can move them about as and when you please. They’re great for a bare corner or for adding some extra ambience beside the kitchen table.

For more help creating your dream kitchen, call My Beautiful Kitchen today on 0141 771 3640.