Archive for November, 2008
A Bright Idea For The Cooking Area!
I’m sure you know that proper illumination is essential to enhance your work efficiency. That’s why you have a study lamp right on your desk or work-table. In the same way you should have proper lighting in the kitchen. You may not notice it, but the dim atmosphere adds to the bother of cooking four meals day in and day out.
More often than not, the kitchen is not properly illuminated. Ceiling lights are often obstructed by the overhang of the cabinets over the cooking counter. Consequently the actual cooking area is comparatively dark.
Your kitchen needs to be cheery and bright. Otherwise cooking will be a drag. Modern kitchen furniture has recognized this fact by manufacturing cabinet units which have recessed lighting fixtures. Leaf through a kitchen furniture catalog for ideas so that you can renovate the kitchen with these ready made articles.
Maybe you’re good at ‘house improvement’ yourself. Or your spouse is. Anyway, it’s a good, clean, easy and fun project! You may want to play safe and get a regular electrical contractor in to do the wiring.
Fresh wiring is a costly affair. You can try out alternative lighting systems which are readily available. Way lighting especially designed for children’s rooms is an ideal solution. These are battery-operated and require no wiring. All you need to do is to pull off the backing strip and press-fit these dinky devices against the lower surface of the cabinets over the kitchen counter. When you need them, just give them a tap and they’re on. Another tap makes them go off! They are the least expensive lighting system on the market.
Their appearance is not very important since the lights are concealed under the cabinets. You’ll only notice them when they are switched on.
If you usually send out for your meals then putting up these lights is not a top-priority project for you. But if you do like to cook and do spend a lot of time in the kitchen, then you will really appreciate the extra light. To keep the project budget down to the bare minimum you should try the touch lights described above.
Once you appreciate the difference these additional lights make to the kitchen work area, you’ll quickly realize that there are many other areas in the house which could be brightened up with under cabinet lighting. So, what’s holding you back?