When planning kitchen lighting, you must ensure that the entire space is
adequately illuminated. Remember that you need to use risky tools such as
knives or scissors in the kitchen. LED strips are a great choice for accent
lighting. The slim design of these lighting elements allows them to be
installed in corners and on the edges of kitchen cabinets, thus creating
additional depth to your space. Once you have sufficient lighting in your
kitchen, you can think about decorative lighting. Decorative lighting in the
kitchen adds style and ambiance.
LEDs4 recommends that you follow the rules below:
Kitchen size
Did you know that warm light can make your kitchen look small? So,
yellowish-orange lighting is not an ideal choice if you have a small kitchen.
The space will look cramped and smaller. In this case, bright lighting with a
CCT of 4000K or higher will work perfectly. The hue of such an LED strip gives
your kitchen a neat look, making your space appear larger. But if you have a
large kitchen and you don't have to worry about space, you can choose warm or
cool lighting tones as you prefer.
Type of kitchen
A kitchen can have several styles, such as traditional and modern. If
your kitchen is traditional, warm lighting is best. You can choose a luminaire
with a colour temperature of 3000K to 4000K. But for a modern kitchen, it's
better to use cooler, whiter coloured lights. In this case, choose luminaires
with a CCT in the range of 4000K to 5000K. With these lamps, you will make your
kitchen brighter and avoid unexpected incidents.
Types of cabinets in the kitchen
You need to choose appropriate colours for different kitchen cabinets.
For example, warm lighting with yellow tones is best for your wooden cabinets.
With this kind of light, you can make your kitchen more cosy and create a
personalised atmosphere. This light will also look best if your cabinets are
warm colours, such as red, yellow, orange or brown. Alternatively, use a cool
white light if you have cabinets in blue, grey or other cool colours. In
addition, cold lights also look good on black cabinets. However, don't forget
to use high-brightness lighting for black cabinets as they absorb light.
The amount of natural light in the kitchen
If your kitchen has plenty of natural light, you'll get plenty of
daylight without the need for any artificial lights. Now, when it comes to
night lighting, choose what tone of light you prefer. If you want a natural
light effect at night, choose luminaires between 5000K and 6000K. These CCT
ranges provide the natural colour of daylight. Thus, you will get a daylight
atmosphere in your kitchen even when working at night.
The most popular models of LEDs4 for kitchen shadow lighting on the
ceiling:
So, the most popular LEDs4 models for kitchen surface lighting:
LED, strip, COB
