Good lighting has the power to transform any kitchen. While we often prioritise aspects like the colour scheme, appliances and furnishings, it’s key that lighting is not forgotten. Carefully thought-out lighting solutions can enhance the textures and colours used in your kitchen and create a brighter, more enjoyable space in which to cook and entertain.
Here are our five top tips on how to design your kitchen lighting:
So – have we piqued your interest?
1. It gives the appearance of a larger kitchen
Lighting is space enhancing and can make all rooms feel bigger. So if your kitchen or dining area is small, why not increase the sense of space by using directional spotlights angled towards the cupboards and walls? This way, the light will be reflected back into the room creating the feeling of a larger space.
2. It creates an opportunity to zone your kitchen
Who says the dining space and the preparation space needs to feel the same? By using different types of lighting to zone your kitchen you’ll be able to clearly mark the function of each space. For example, spotlights in spaces where bright light is crucial and mood lighting in the rest of the space.
3. It’s an additional way to add some serious style
While we usually think of lighting as functional, it can also provide a decorative purpose. For example, if you install lighting into a glass-fronted cabinet, or behind open shelving, it will add a touch of the wow-factor.
Work with your room. Plan your kitchen lighting around the amount of natural daylight the room receives and whether it’s south or north facing. These are very important aspects to consider and will ensure that you get the levels of lighting just right.
Consider LED under cupboard lighting. This not only ensures great visibility – useful during food preparation – the latest LED’s also have less heat output, saving you money and preventing cupboards and their contents becoming too warm.
Opt for layered lighting. If you want your kitchen to have real ambience, layering the lighting is a must. It helps you go from a bright and productive working atmosphere to relaxed dinner date feel with just a flick of a switch.
Consider spotlights in places you need the light – such as food preparation areas. Selecting directional versions also gives you added flexibility.
If you’re planning on upgrading your kitchen lighting, always remember to use a qualified electrician for advice. Alternatively, you can get in contact with us here at Kitchen Design Centre and see how we can revamp your kitchen’s style – with new furnishings, appliances and fantastic lighting.
Visit us at one of our showrooms to see our fabulous kitchen displays. We look forward to seeing you!
DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FREE QUOOKER FLEX TAP FOR YOUR KITCHEN!
Ready to revolutionise your kitchen this summer? We’ve got just the thing – we’re giving you the chance to win a FREE Quooker flex tap (worth £1250) for your dream kitchen!
With a beautiful minimalist style, the innovative Flex tap improves further on the classic Quooker design with a flexible pull-out hose, giving you access to hot, cold and filtered water on demand. That makes it the perfect appliance to transform your kitchen; no wonder it’s so popular with so many of our customers!
To be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is book a free design appointment with one of our award-winning designers. It’s just a no-obligation chat that focuses on you, and your desires for your dream kitchen.
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AWARD-WINNING KITCHENS FOR AN AWARD-WINNING DEVELOPER
As you may know if you’ve visited any of our showrooms in Manchester, Blackburn, Liverpool or Barrowford, we manage more than 250 kitchen projects each year here at Kitchen Design Centre. Many of these kitchens are for individual customers, but we also specialise in providing exceptional designer kitchens to housebuilders and developers. We have a particularly successful longstanding relationship with Candelisa, a prestigious Yorkshire-based property developer that is (like us) known for the peerless quality of its designs.
The company already has an impressive array of awards on its shelves, and its team have recently managed to secure their latest accolade: the Best High Volume New Housing Development at the prestigious LABC Awards!
In case you need a quick refresher, the LABC Awards are the largest business-to-business awards in the UK’s building control sector, aimed at celebrating and rewarding building projects, and the people behind them. The Best High Volume New Housing Development in question was Candelisa’s project at Countyfields, Embsay. Due to our strong relationship with the company (largely through Simon Thomas, the head of our Barrowford showroom), Kitchen Design Centre was chosen to deliver every kitchen at the Embsay development – and like Candelisa’s team, we’re hugely proud of the results.
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A CLASSIC SHAKER STYLE KITCHEN FOR A CHESHIRE
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When Louise and Stuart renovated and extended their Wilmslow home they visited several local kitchen companies but were keen to get exactly what they wanted and researched companies with large showrooms located slightly further afield.
Kitchen Design Centre popped up on google and they were delighted to find that were open on a Sunday and that being located at Housing Units Failsworth, they were only a 20-minute drive away.
They were amazed by the showroom and how many full-size displays there were. They were equally impressed with Designer Paul Harrington who spent a great deal of time listening to what they wanted and going through various options and designs with them.
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We’re proud to be a NEFF Master Partner at Kitchen Design Centre, so Book a Free Appointment with one of our award-winning designers today!
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Latest case study now live incase you missed it.
With a keen eye for design, Nicole knew the look she wanted and approached a local kitchen company. They came up with a range of designs but although there was nothing wrong with them, the couple felt that they would like an alternative design. They were already dealing with a lot of different companies for other rooms in the house and were reluctant to involve another but Anthony suggested they visited Rowan at Kitchen Design Centre Urmston to see if he could improve the design, and they were absolutely blown away with what he came up with.
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