Complementing Your Luxury Kitchen with the Best Lighting

In any room, the right lighting is vital to your ability to enjoy the space. Lighting can make a good interior great. When you are setting up a luxury kitchen, you can find plenty of attractive fixtures in different styles. Here are some of the best types for a new kitchen with high end features.

• Pedestal lighting: the unending appeal of pendant lighting has much to do with the intricate designs available. It helps to add balance to a kitchen area that has other types of lighting. They hang low, but they will not obstruct your line of sight. It adds visual interest and ambience, making it perfect for dining and for use over kitchen islands.
• Recessed lighting: in a luxury kitchen shadows can detract from the look of the space. The use of recessed lights allows improved coverage and helps to eliminate shadows and dark areas. You can put them in any spot where they are needed, and you can control them to illuminate specific areas of the kitchen.
• Under cabinet lighting: this is an attractive design element, but it is also a functional lighting choice. Adding lighting under the cabinets puts all items on the countertops in full view. This helps with meal preparation as well. Use LED lights since they are cooler and brighter than other types.
• Task lighting: this is essential for any type of kitchen. You will have an easier time finding exactly what you need and working in the kitchen will go smoothly. Task lighting can take different forms. The important thing is to place it in the areas where you will be working.

Even in a large kitchen, a central light source is still widely used. Many homeowners and interior designers prefer to avoid them due to the shadows they can cast. You can balance this out with other, strategically placed lighting fixtures.

For a luxury kitchen, you should be aware of not just the attractiveness of the fixtures. Durability and quality are important features as well, and will ensure that you get value for your investment. Be consistent with brightness to illuminate effectively and prevent eye fatigue, especially you and your family members spend a lot of time in this space. If you have a large kitchen, make sure that it is adequately covered to make the space inviting.

Call us at 404-378-6962 if you’re in Decatur or the surrounding areas and would like to discuss remodeling your kitchen in 2017. Our designers will schedule an appointment with you to start hashing out the details based on your desires.