New kitchen recessed lighting - does this look wrong?

4 years ago

Getting a new kitchen installed and they changed my recessed lighting configuration.

The new configurations seems to leave the left side of my island (near where my kitchen table will be) in shadows at night.

Is a kitchen supposed to get dimmer the closer you get to where the kitchen table is?

Would you have them add more recessed lights so that the island has lighting on both sides?

I’ve attached a picture of the lighting plan and circled where they have no recessed lights.

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

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stiley
4 years ago
I would add three can lights there. What is in the space “below” your table? Do you need a light there? Your cans should be located above your countertops though—where they are now will create a shadow when you’re at the counter working bc the light is behind you. Here’s part of our kitchen lighting plan so you can see where the cans are placed. And are they all 4” vs the old-style 6”?
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HALLETT & Co.
4 years ago
You will always be in shadow with the that light location- when you are at the counters the lights are always behind you. Not what I would do…
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kandrewspa
4 years ago
Were you planning on having a chandelier over the table? Either add more cans, or a chandelier would help. Because they're hung low they cast good general illumination across a wide area.