Tips To Help You Find The Perfect Kitchen Island Lights

A kitchen island is an important place in a home. It is used for several different purposes such as a breakfast area, a cooking space, a full dining area, casual chitchat, and a food preparation space.

Due to the versatility of the space, it becomes important to choose the right lighting fixture for the kitchen. In this article, we will tell you some important ways to choose the right lighting product/fixture to meet your daily kitchen needs.

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Overhead Pendants

When choosing an overhead pendant form of lighting, you should take its number, and size into consideration. A large kitchen island would require a bigger or higher number of pendant lights and vice versa.

Get a projected size of the kitchen island. Compute the length and width of the space. Ideally, you would need approx. 30 Lumens per square foot to get adequate lighting. You can bring one bright pendant light or various less bright pendant lights that give you the desired brightness.

Recessed Lighting

Recessed lighting gives you a cleaner appearance while preserving the functionality o the kitchen space. This type of light is perfect for low ceilings. To install this lighting fixture, you would need to consider its housing that holds the trim, and bulb.

You can choose from different types of housing available in the market such as new construction housing, shallow ceiling housing, slope ceiling housing, airtight housing, etc. Also choose the right trim from available choices such as eyeball trim, wall wash trim, and ribbed trim. Small 3- or 5-inch recessed lights are ideal to offer focused lighting.

Chandeliers

When planning to install a chandelier, you should ensure that the design should match the overall decoration of your room. Do not overpower the key areas of the kitchen island such as the kitchen island, the hood, and the backsplash. The next big consideration when choosing a chandelier is its size.

It should not be very large or too small compared to the size of your kitchen. Chandelier lighting fixture comes in numerous styles and features. The one you choose should be attractive and complement the style of your existing kitchen.

Under-cabinet LEDs

This is the perfect lighting fixture if you are looking for ambient lighting. Such type of lighting comes in the form of LED panels or strips that cast a soft light throughout the kitchen island. The purpose of these lights is to keep the area illuminated when not in use. 

The right places to install these lighting fixtures are below the kitchen island counter or kitchen cabinets that lies near to the floor.

Conclusion

Regardless of the lighting option, you select, it should effectively meet your needs such as cooking, food preparation, dining, and anything else. Also, the lighting fixture you select should maintain the aesthetics of your kitchen island and complements its overall decor.