Recessed lights provide accents to room decor.
Recessed lighting, or embedded lights, offer a streamlined look in a home due to the absence of cords, lampshades or fixtures. Recessed lighting works in most kitchen designs. Depending on how the lights are arranged around the kitchen, recessed lighting can increase the amount of light in a room, accent artwork or decor and brighten spaces so they look and feel bigger.
Art Gallery
If you love art and have paintings, sculptures or portraits in your kitchen, recessed lighting is a great option for highlighting your pieces. Make sure your art is along one wall so each piece can be lit with one row of recessed lights. Install your row of recessed lights with dimmers along the wall where your art works are displayed. The straight line of recessed lights give the feel of an art gallery space. The wall containing your art will be the new focal point of the room.
Complementary Lighting
Around a chandelier or ceiling fan in your kitchen, add complementary lighting using recessed lights. Install your recessed lights at random around the room's main light source or fixture. This gives the room a bright, open look. Space the lights far enough apart that each create its own spotlight. With a main light fixture for the room already in place, your recessed lights can be up to five feet apart without interrupting the balance of light in the room.
Task Focused
Arrange your recessed lights around a kitchen island table or countertop you frequently use for food preparation to create task lighting. Recessed lights make great task lights since they function as individual spotlights over a particular area. Position a row or square of recessed lights with medium to high voltage to ensure the area is properly lit. If you have an eat-in kitchen, position several lights over the kitchen table.
