It can provide task lighting for countertop food preparation and accent lighting to highlight your countertops and backsplash.Installing LED cabinet lights in your kitchen has many benefits. Under cabinet lighting uses low-voltage bulbs to make tasks easier and safer by delivering directed light to a specific area. Under cabinet lighting can provide two functions in your kitchen. Although under cabinet is also useful in workshops, garages, and basements, here we will focus on the kitchen.
Benefits of LED cabinet lights: Energy efficient - Can save energy by eliminating the need to light up an entire room. Variety of bulbs - Energy efficient lights bulbs are most often used for under-the-cabinet lighting fixtures. Common under cabinet light bulbs include fluorescent, halogen, LED, and xenon bulbs. Eliminate shadows - Under cabinet lighting reduces the shadows created by wall cabinets and overhead ceiling lighting. Proper spacing of under cabinet lighting eliminates the dark shadows under your countertops. To eliminate shadows, install one light for every 20-30 inches of counter space. Add unique style and distinction to your kitchen - Many kitchen countertops are made from granite or marble. A kitchen under cabinet light can make your stone countertops shine. Simple installation - Many DIYers can install under cabinet lighting in just a few hours.
Types of LED cabinet lights: Strip Lights, Puck Lights, Linear Lights.Strip Lights: These are rectangular shaped fixtures and they work well with fluorescent bulbs. They are great for providing diffused light to the kitchen.uck Lights: These are round fixtures that got their name from their round, hockey puck- like size and appearance. These lights are best for highlighting countertops and backsplashes. Puck lights work with LED, halogen and xenon bulbs. Puck lights can be mounted in different positions to either aim downward or at the backsplash. As an alternative, puck lights can usually be recessed into cabinets.Linear lights: Linear lights are often used with fluorescent bulbs. They are the most popular types of fluorescent under cabinet kitchen lighting because they are thin, which allow them to be concealed behind the cabinet trim.
Tips for Successful LED cabinet lights:One 12-inch lighting fixture or 3-puck light fixture should be installed for every 4 ft . of countertop.Install the lights toward the front of the cabinet so that they will highlight the surface best.Marcy Tate is a home improvement writer with over a decade of experience in the electric field.
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