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Use of local lighting in the kitchen. As a rule, our kitchens are illuminated by a single light source - a lampshade or chandelier hanging somewhere under the ceiling, in its middle.

Most often, such a general-purpose lamp does not illuminate the work table well - when the housewife is preparing dinner, she blocks the work area on the stove from the light.

Such a lamp is also inconvenient when the family gathers at the dining table (usually standing near a window or wall) - it illuminates not the table, but the center of the kitchen. As a result, for normal lighting of the work and dining tables, high-power lamps have to be screwed into the chandelier, which causes increased energy consumption.

Much more comfortable conditions can be created in the kitchen using local lighting. First of all, instead of a multi-arm chandelier, it makes sense to hang a lampshade in this room, placing it directly above the center of the dining table - to do this, you just need to drill a hole in the ceiling and screw a hook into it.

In this case, it is not at all necessary to ditch the ceiling and lay hidden wiring - it is enough to cover the standard hook and the wire outlet with a suitable cap (in particular, I purchased two identical white funnels for this purpose at a hardware store and cut off their narrowed parts) and connect the lamp's wires to the electrical wiring using a spiral-twisted cord.

Now you should take care of the hostess - provide her with more comfortable lighting in her work areas. To do this, you will have to purchase several fluorescent lamps and install them on the lower planes of the wall cabinets.

Local lighting in the kitchen
Classic Kitchen Lighting with General Purpose Lighting

Use of local lighting in the kitchen: A - lighting of the dining table; B - lighting of work areas; B - ceiling lighting

If the light hits not only the workspace, but also your eyes, you will have to make a so-called apron - for this you can use a suitable aluminum profile, a wooden frame, or simply a board sanded and coated with parquet varnish. Using fluorescent lamps will also reduce energy consumption in your apartment.

And one last thing. In many cases, local lighting is not needed in the kitchen - general diffused light is sufficient. You can get it by mounting several sockets with flanges under the ceiling, above the wall cabinets, and screwing lamps with mirror bulbs into them, which will brightly illuminate the ceiling, which will illuminate the kitchen itself.

Author: I.Galkin

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