Transform Your Kitchen With Under Cabinet Lighting
Is your kitchen looking dark? Under cabinet lighting can solve that. Without proper lighting, your lovely counter tops and backsplash just face into the background. Having the right lighting for your kitchen counters makes the most important room in your home look more inviting.
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Under cabinet lighting is the hidden asset in any kitchen. These sleek fixtures that are tucked out of sight, running horizontally below your kitchen cabinets or kitchen cupboards, make a big difference in how your kitchen looks and works.
Yes, works. They provide much needed task lighting that you will appreciate every time you are reading a cookbook or chopping away on your cutting board. What most of us are drawn to, however, is the ambient lighting that brightens a kitchen.
You know you want to add under cabinet lighting to your kitchen, but you may not know what to look for. Your selection will depend on your taste, the level of brightness you require, and of course your budget. This lighting may be installed when you are installing your kitchen cabinets or can easily be added at any point afterwards. Here is some information that will help you to find the lights that are best for you.
Under cabinet lighting bulb types
There are three types of bulbs that are favored for under cabinet lighting. Fluorescent is one. It is an energy-efficient lamp that produces light through the activation of the phosphor coating on the inside surface of a glass envelope. They have a long life, are dimmable, and have a warmer-toned light. Incandescent bulbs are the second type. They are the most "traditional" type of bulb and produce light through a glowing filament. The third type is the Halogen or xenon. This is a type of incandescent lamp that contains halogen or xenon gas. This will cause these bulbs to burn hotter and brighter than a standard incandescent lamp. The down side is that their high heat can adversely affect food stored in the cabinets above because your cabinets are no longer a cool, dry place. For example, the head can melt baking chocolate, and dry out herbs and spices.
Under cabinet lighting fixture styles
There are two traditional types of light fixtures for under cabinet lighting. Strip lights were the first on the scene and are the most common. They are long linear bulbs or a string of lights contained in a single fixture. They come in standard lengths ranging from 12 to 36 inches, and you can use any of the three types of bulbs. The other type are "Puck" lights. As their name indicates, they are shaped like hockey pucks. They are very shallow (one inch deep) low-voltage fixtures that are usually run in series under the cabinets. They provide more flexibility than the more traditional strip lights. This is certainly the case where nonstandard
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