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The most commonly and regularly used room in a home is invariably the kitchen. This is the place where the family meal is cooked, children sit down and do their homework, and where the family sits together to eat their meals together. It is place where family and close friends gather and discuss the day. A kitchen is the heart of a home. Hence, it is important that you pay close attention to lighting in this room. Having the correct lighting can do wonders for your kitchen’s appearance.

If you and your family sit down in the kitchen to eat meals, then you need flexible light in the room, so that there is ample light for cooking as well as dining. Also, the lighting should be such that it gives the room a cosy and homely look.

Generally kitchens are inclined to be under lit having just a single source of light for the entire room. However, this is not the way to go about. There is should be lighting in specific work areas too. For instance, you should have lighting near the sink, near the cooking area and near the wall cabinets. Ensure that you have a minim of 2 fluorescent tube lightings in the room that are strategically placed so that there is no issue with shadowing. Then concentrate on the specific work areas.

Have linear lighting under the wall cabinets so that you have access to proper lighting when working on the countertop. Also, you will not have to face the issue of shadowing that usually occurs in the night.

When it comes to kitchen lighting, ensure that you have ceiling lighting as well as fixtures in specific work areas. There many kinds of lighting fixtures now available that can enhance the appearance of your kitchen while ensuring that there is sufficient light to make everyone happy.