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Kitchen Track Lighting For Easier Cooking - Articles Surfing

Kitchen track lighting can be used to brighten up areas of your kitchen that would otherwise be in shadow. Track lighting also gives your kitchen a fashionable look. If you are considering this type of lighting, you will find that it has more advantages than disadvantages.

Track lighting serves several purposes. First, it focuses light on areas where you would otherwise be working in your own shadow. These are areas that may be under the shadow of the kitchen cabinets. You might need light to wash up and clean vegetables at the sink, for example. You will need illumination to cook. You will need to see well enough for you and your family to eat. You or your kids may even do work at the kitchen table. The lights can be focused on those areas to help. This is called task lighting.

Kitchen Track Lighting May Need Several Layers of Light

One complaint against track lighting is that it does not cover the entire kitchen. You probably need several layers of light, especially if you have a larger kitchen. You may need a fixture that will put out a more diffused light to cover the entire kitchen area with ambient light. Then you can have under-counter lights, and your well-focused track lights. Another source of light you might consider is over-counter lights, where you put track lighting above kitchen cabinets and below the ceiling. This gives a warm glow to the room and makes its ceiling seem higher.

To place the track lighting properly, you need to be aware of the bright and dark spots in your kitchen. Light will almost seem to disappear against dark surfaces if you do not light them adequately. On the other hand, a very light or white surface may cause glare if you over-illuminate it.

Use the Same Company for All the Parts of a Single Fixture

There are two different kinds of track lighting. On free form tracks, the number of light cans and where they are situated on the track can be easily changed. You can add more heads if you need more light. You can also change out the heads for a different color when you redecorate. One word of caution is that you need to use the same company for all the parts of a single fixture. They will not work on other brands' products. With fixed form tracks, you can only turn the heads around; they are fixed permanently to the track. However, the fixed form variety is the most popular form.

Track lighting is easy to install. You just need the contents of the lighting kit and access to a junction box. Sometimes this problem can be solved by installing them in the place of old light fixtures. The lights are not heavy, but you may need someone to help you hold them in place, especially if they are fairly long tracks. A dimmer switch is a good idea on any kitchen light fixture.

Kitchen track lighting is a good choice if you want flexibility in your lighting fixtures. You can change the direction so that the lights shine on different surfaces and areas. In fact, you can change them at a moments notice. They can easily brighten up areas that are quite a distance away from the light. For all these reasons, track lighting for your kitchen is a great idea.

Submitted by:

Ernest Jarquio

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