It does little good being precise in choosing and assembling the many elements of a kitchen and then not providing for the display of them in their best possible light. 

There are three types of lighting in a kitchen: 

• General lighting is lighting to illuminate your kitchen space and usually involves focusing on ceiling lighting.  Today recessed lighting is often the preferred type of ceiling lighting as it gives even lighting for your kitchen and yet is completely unobtrusive.  This ceiling lighting makes your kitchen seem larger as the eye is not distracted with a low hanging ceiling fixture that dominates the space but may not give off much light.
  
  

• Task lighting is lighting for over your countertops and your kitchen sink.  A single ceiling mounted or recessed lighting fixture is usually installed over the kitchen sink.  And undercabinet lighting is installed below your upper wall cabinets to provide even lighting of your countertop food preparation area.  Lighting installed on a hood over your cooking appliance also provides task lighting for that important area.
   

• Accent lighting brings a touch of drama and interest to your kitchen.  It can take many forms.  Pendant lighting over a peninsula is popular.  Or instead you may specifically place a pair of maybe smaller sized recessed cans over that area so as to give it focus. The light over the breakfast room table is also often chosen for architectural effect.  And even today’s Kitchler brand undercabinet lighting with its dimmable and rather cool xenon bulb allows you to use that product as a lighting accent.
  
  

The combination of your lighting choices and the contrast they provide can be functional and can add an additional touch of interest to your kitchen.  Having general lighting at the level of your ceiling, task lighting at a level below your kitchen wall cabinets and pendant lighting at different levels over your peninsula and breakfast table add architectural interest and a visual richness to the kitchen surfaces which they illuminate.  And different lighting fixtures being on or off and being dimmed or brightened will bathe your kitchen in a variety of lighting effects.

Yours will be an exciting kitchen!

Dimmers are installed at every switch where they are helpful.

Screws on switch plates and outlet plates are turned vertical to match throughout the bath.

All switch plates and outlet plates are the same size.  Using larger ones to cover a larger existing hole is not allowed. We simply reduce the size of the hole such that there is uniformity of all switch plates and outlet plates.

All switch plates and outlet plates are aligned on a level plane.  Those installed on the backsplash are placed at exactly the same distance from the finished vanity top.  If at all possible they are aligned symmetrically left to right from the kitchen sink.

We attempt to maintain the consistency of switch plate styles and color from your kitchen throughout the remainder of your home for eye pleasing consistency.


Please call for a free kitchen design consultation plus remodeling pricing.