Lighting for sinks not placed under a window

roxy2007

16 years ago

Hi all,

We are looking to place our kitchen sink underneath cabinets instead of under a window to gain a larger section of prep space between the sink and range.

Any suggestion on lighting for above the sink? If you just do recessed, would you find that the section underneath the cabinets seem dark? Would the solution be undercabinet lighting, shorter upper cabs or just no cab at all?

Any insights would be appreciated!!

Thanks everyone!

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numbersjunkie
16 years ago
I'm probably going to have my sink on a wall with no window as well, and have been on the lookout for displays and pics to get ideas for what to do overhead. I really liked one of the displays I saw in a local kitchen showroom where they had a cabinets that were raised and no as deep as the surrpunding cabinets, and also not very tall. Over the cabinets there was a lighted shelf opening that was a very nice display area. The shelf area made the section over the sink look open and bright. There was probably undercabinet lighting on the cabinets below also.

I thought the small cabinets there would be very useful for medicines and/or cleaning supplies that come in small containers (silver cleaner, etc).

Sorry I don't have a picture to share.
roxy2007
Original Author
16 years ago
numbersjunkie, thanks for the ideas!
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