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Kitchen Lighting Design Questions

1.	What are the most-often lighting layout errors made when planning kitchen lighting?
	When planning your kitchen lighting layout you want to avoid these three planning errors.
2.	What’s the best lighting layout for a kitchen sink?
	Your lighting layout should include two light sources over your kitchen sink. One light source located directly over your kitchen sink on its center line will create dark shadows every time you bend over to do tasks.
3.	How do I start planning my kitchen lighting layout? Where do I need the most light?
	Start your kitchen lighting plan by taking your cabinet layout and using it as a “base” plan to break down your lighting needs for each area.
4.	What’s a good sequence for planning a kitchen renovation?
	Lighting Layout: Ten steps for planning your kitchen renovation.
5.	We are putting in a new kitchen with cherry cabinets with stainless appliances. Our home is somewhat traditional but I do not want anything too traditional with our lighting. Any suggestions?
	For a new kitchen with cherry cabinets, contemporary stainless appliances, you have several design options. The best solution depends on your ceiling height and lighting investment budget.
6.	How do I light a kitchen with a high ceiling?
	Both downlighting and uplighting are needed for kitchens with ceilings over 9’ high.
7.	Should I use recessed lighting or pendant lights over a breakfast bar I use both as a countertop and eating area? My ceiling height is 7’- 6.”
	Because of your low ceiling height, you would favor using recessed lighting over your countertop and work top island.
8.	How do you light a kitchen with a high ceiling?
	Both downlighting and uplighting are needed for kitchens with ceilings over 9’ high.
9.	I have a center island with a curved front and would like to have some unique way to light it. The back of the center island is straight sided and has my cook top inserted into a granite top. What are some unique ways I could light my center island?
	For your center island with a curved front, consider a field bendable white track system and follow the line of your curved front to define its shape.
10.	What are some of the ways I can use light to decorate my kitchen for the holiday season?
	Depending on where you live, you might be able to use some of these holiday lighting tips all year.
11.	What‘s the easiest way to light a wide wall?
	For ease and installation expense, consider track lighting systems either mounted on the ceiling, or suspended from a rigid stem or flexible cable.
12.	How do I light a wide expanse of storage cabinets?
	Use recessed lighting. Wallwashing is an excellent way to light a wide expanse of cabinets.
13.	What is a finished floor?
	In residential construction and in new construction there is the “sub-floor” and the “finished floor”. Most height dimensions given to your contractor are from above “finished floor” (AFF)
14.	How much space do I need over the upper kitchen cabinet for indirect or cove lighting?
	For indirect or cove lighting, you will need 15” to 24” of uninterrupted between the top of the upper cabinet and the ceiling.

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