100
by Rebecca Watt
Lighting for Kitchens and Bathrooms
W
hen lighting functional spaces such as kitchens and bathrooms, you need to really think about positioning your lighting around your
everyday routine. If you’re renovating, think about your current routine – do you have to travel more than two or three steps from your oven to the worktop with hot dishes? Is your towel heater more than a few feet away from the shower? This is the time to rectify old design flaws. If you’re planning a new build, take your lighting designer along to meet your interior designers. Most bathroom and kitchen designers will be the first to admit they don’t know a lot about lighting and so will be happy to leave that aspect of their designs to us. If you’re not going down the route of getting a lighting designer, you need to carefully consider every possible scenario before selecting any products:
What shape is the room? Any sloping ceilings?
Will there be a dining table in the kitchen?
What about an island? What will the island be used for?
Are there any interesting features in the room?
Where will the bath/shower/ sink/toilet be located?
There are some lighting
techniques which will work well in both spaces. 1 watt floor washers built into the kickboard
create great low level light. This works as a subtle effect for entertaining in the kitchen or creating a relaxing atmosphere in the bathroom. They’re functional as well as effective – excellent for night time visits to the bathroom when your eyes are accustomed to darkness. The addition of a PIR means no more stumbling around for a light switch – just walking into the room will activate the sensor. LED tape is another good option if your budget will
allow. This creates a great wash of light and is especially good underneath cupboards. In kitchens it allows for completely shadow free task lighting while in bathrooms it can make a real feature of beautiful tiles. Always ensure any tape you buy comes with aluminium backing as this will act as a heatsink. Also look for the tape with a diffuser, otherwise you’ll end up with a dot effect rather than a wash of light.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148