Help with kitchen lighting

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

I'll do my best to explain. The drawing is just the first electrical plan we have been given and we still have to go through and make changes so the lights can move if need be.

The house is a log cabin which is just being built. Footers poured and they just started concrete block. My kitchen will expand through 2 different roof systems.

The ceiling is vaulted front to back on the right side. The dotted line that crosses over island is a ceiling break that is at 9ft and the ceiling then slopes up from there to the left. The other dotted lines are beams at 9 ft. Any ideas of how to handle lighting in the kitchen?

I was thinking to put 2 lights in this style over the island:

Fixtures like this over the windows:

We will have under cabinet lights. I don't know how to handle additional lights. Do I do pendants being that there are different ceiling heights and if so what style do you suggest?

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vinmarks
Original Author
9 years ago
Anyone have any ideas?
townlakecakes
9 years ago
Do you have a finished or unfinished ceiling inside?
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vinmarks
Original Author
9 years ago
The ceiling will be tongue and groove pine. It will look like this:
townlakecakes
9 years ago
If you either can't or don't want to add recessed lights, it seems the most frequent choice is to add track lights. They're adjustable and can be pointed down for task lighting and up to reflect off the varnished ceiling for ambient light.
vinmarks
Original Author
9 years ago
We can do recessed lighting but with the different sloped ceilings-one like in the picture I provided that slopes up from kitchen towards dining room and then the ceiling between island and fridge slopes up toward the entry and has beams running across it I can't do recessed lights throughout because the beams would cast shadows. The recessed lights can't go on the beams. I'm not a huge fan of track lighting and would prefer not to use it unless absolutely necessary. I'm trying to find a cohesive look without having all different lighting types in the different kitchen areas. I am not sure if there are single fixtures that offer directional lighting that would work.