LED kitchen lighting: why choose it and where to install it

by Jen R. Let's learn and smile

As we all know, lighting is key in any part of the home, and the kitchen was not going to be less. And not only for aesthetic reasons, in custom kitchens, in addition to design, but it also gives us functionality: light helps us cook; enjoy the colors of the products; gain a feeling of spaciousness; highlight the tones of the kitchen furniture and many other things.

To begin, we will talk about the advantages of installing LED lighting for your kitchen, the latest in lighting.

Advantages of "LED bulbs" for your kitchen

Do you know what are the main advantages of LED lighting? This type of light has multiple qualities and utilities that make it more beneficial than traditional bulbs. One of the best known is energy-saving and, consequently, the reduction in the electricity bill, but there are many more that it can contribute to your kitchen and we list them below:

They are efficient and therefore have low energy consumption.
It will make you save on the electricity bill
They are easy to install.
LEDs last longer than traditional bulbs.
The light emanating clear and bright.
They are more resistant to shocks or vibrations.
They emit little heat.
They are ecological due to their components and the way they emit light
The light intensity can be controlled by remote control.
LED lights can focus.
LED lighting allows more colors.
They are quieter.
LEDs are safer and more stable.

I've already decided on LED lighting, so ...

What type of LED lighting can I install in my kitchen?

After listing their advantages, we are clear that LEDs are the lighting of the future. What are you waiting for to add them to your kitchen? Let's now talk about the different applications of LED lighting in kitchens.

LED kitchen ceiling lighting

In the decision process to choose what type of LED lighting to install in the kitchen in each point or area, it is necessary to place a central lighting point taking into account the following observations:

The light points must ensure that shadows are not generated, especially in the most important areas such as the countertop, the main work point. For this, there is lighting on the countertop or under the kitchen furniture.
For the ceiling, downlights, tubes, or ceilings are the options, while LED strips and strips complement the other areas of the kitchen.

What to choose ceiling lights or downlights?

The LED panels are adequate if installed directly on the roof original, however, the downlights are recommended when the kitchen has a false ceiling.

Let's learn more about the downlights

The downlights have a multitude of designs: circular, square, rectangular ... with the only functional difference that the circular ones are easier to install as they are always aligned.

Downlights are gaining more and more prominence both in functional and simple kitchens as well as in the most avant-garde ones. Thanks to its qualities, in more modern and innovative kitchens we find downlights installed in the most unexpected corners, in different colors such as red, blue, or green.

Day by day, LED downlights are strong in the kitchen and are becoming the majority choice in these spaces. Whatever the choice, LED lighting has more light capacity than traditional lamps, in addition, you gain in aesthetics by being able to install them flush with the ceiling.

Let's talk now about the lights that complement the ceiling lights ...

LED lighting for kitchen furniture

LED lighting gives kitchen furniture a special aesthetic appeal and, obviously, more light when cooking and finding products and utensils. For example in cutlery drawers:

Because, although it is more aesthetic than functional, in addition to focusing on the countertop, we can illuminate the inside of the drawers. A trend that also contributes to working easily.

LED lighting under kitchen cabinets

Next, we will develop the most important use of LED lights, the lighting to the countertops using LED lighting under the kitchen cabinets.

Installing LED lighting under furniture will provide us with several advantages:

In the first place, we can illuminate specific work areas, even differentiating different environments.
In addition, this allows us to save, by needing to light only the area where you work and not the entire kitchen.
Finally, as mentioned in the general advantages, LED lights do not generate heat, thus avoiding risks of getting burned or pass heat over while cooking.

It is clear that kitchen furniture allows us a multitude of options when it comes to lighting the countertop. Now we will talk about this, the work area where it is so important to maintain good lighting.

Let's go with the countertops ...

LED lighting on kitchen countertops

The worktops are the work areas in the kitchen and, therefore, the ones that need the most light. Generally, the best option for these areas is LED lights. Why?

LED lights, as we have already repeated, do not get hot like other bulbs, thus avoiding heat while we cook, a very common problem in kitchens. In turn, the LED lighting makes it easy to hide the cables to hide them from view and focusing their light downwards, centering the focus towards the preparation area in the kitchen. Having direct light on this surface is the key.

Does the lighting vary based on the color of the countertop?

How to light white countertops with LEDs?

Traditionally, white has always been a color linked to the kitchen. It provides cleanliness, luminosity, spaciousness, and even elegance. If you choose a countertop for white kitchens, we recommend using LEDs in warm tones, so they will combine with the “cold” that white transmits.

What about LED lighting for dark countertops?

If white has been a color traditionally associated with kitchens, dark countertops are a trend. If the dark is the boss in your kitchen, we recommend installing LED lights with white tones, clear and high-brightness lighting, a very interesting contrast.