Enhancing Your Kitchen and Bathroom with Lighting
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We remodel building spaces like kitchens and bathrooms for different reasons: to transform the area, making them more aesthetically pleasant, more functional, energy-efficient, and sometimes for all of these reasons. Lighting alone has the power to control all these factors, while creating a space of your dreams.
Since lighting is a major part to consider while in your kitchen and washroom areas, it’s important to know how much lighting affects the remodeling, what types of lighting you should use, and other basic information to make your remodeling more effective. Let’s get to know them all from this article.
Lighting has the power to change the vibe and workability of your kitchen and bathroom, no matter how much you try to remodel them in a better way. Let’s get to know how lighting influences kitchen and bathroom remodeling:
If the remodeled kitchen or bathroom doesn’t have proper lighting, the visibility of workspaces will greatly reduce and so will the functionality of these spaces. There will be more shadows and dark spots, and it’ll be harder to perform various tasks like food preparation, cooking, cleaning, etc in the kitchen; and grooming, shaving, makeup or other tasks in the bathroom.
But when the remodeled kitchen and bathroom areas are properly lit up, it will make the spaces more beautiful and productive. Sometimes you’ll only need to remodel the lighting part of these spaces, and it’ll turn out extraordinary.
Some elements in your kitchen and bathroom need to be focused by being well-illuminated. For example, the cooking space, and mirror must have proper lighting to do things easily and effectively. Also, decorative items in these spaces can be focused by lighting to enhance the visual interest and aesthetic appeal. Otherwise, everything will seem dull and exhausting.
Proper lighting is essential for the safety of both bathroom and kitchen areas. There can be unexpected accidents like fire hazards from stoves, cutting your hands while trying to prepare food, etc. For inadequate lighting in the bathroom, you can hurt yourself from razor, slip, or fall, specifically at nighttime.
If you can’t remodel the bathroom and kitchen properly, or if the lighting isn’t adequate, it will lead to more energy consumption to make the spaces functional. Also, if you can manage to remodel in a way that puts more natural lights in, or install lights that consume less energy to save your bills.
Improper lighting in your kitchen and bathroom areas can have negative health effects in long-term exposure. The spaces will feel more damp and the eyesight can worsen. Even the spaces can feel suffocating and make people unsettled. However, proper lighting will negate all the bad effects while stimulating more activity.
You can play with lights while kitchen and bathroom remodeling to personalize and customize the area that goes well with your lifestyle, theme, and preferences. You can also put different types of light for switching through different themes and presence. Also, a dimmer can be used to control the intensity and light type. Customization will make the space suited for everyone and every occasion, whether it’s a party, kids play, spa or relaxing ambient.
Both kitchen and bathroom are places that potential buyers and renters pay more attention to while choosing the right one for them. And even if your house is aesthetically remodeled but has unifitting lighting, the property value will be reduced significantly.
There are usually 3 types of lighting based on the functionality. The ‘ambient lighting’ is used to lighten up the overall space. For focusing on the task and illuminating the working area for different purposes, ‘task lighting’ is used.‘Decorative lighting’ is used to light up certain areas for decorative purposes.
All of these 3 functions use many different types of lights for specific works and areas. Some of the most common lights are:
Inside the cabinets or shelves in your kitchen and bathroom, you can install small lights to illuminate the continents within to find items more easily.
Usually, kitchens or washrooms have cabinets above different fixtures like washbasins, stoves, countertops, etc. You can install lights directly beneath the cabinets to illuminate the below area to work effectively. This type of lighting is very popular as it reduces shadows, and glare and keeps a low profile.
Pendant lights hang from the ceiling like pendants over a kitchen island or dining area usually to help focus the task.
Some adjustable light fixtures mounted on a track in a series are called track lighting. You can adjust the angles of the lights to highlight different areas whenever you need.
The lights mounted directly onto the ceiling are usually called flush mount fixtures. It’s usually suited for a kitchen or bathroom with lower ceilings.
Enhancing Your Kitchen and Bathroom with Lighting is often done with Recessed lights. Recessed lighting is installed into the false slab to illuminate the kitchen or bathroom area evenly when placed strategically.
You can install lights around the mirrors, on any side or backlit mirror lights to improve the style and visibility. You can also use vanity lights like sconces, bar lights, or strip lights on top of the mirror or sideways to help in even illumination for tasks like shaving, makeup and styles.
If your bathroom has enclosed showers, you can install waterproof lighting fixtures within to provide adequate lights inside the shower area. These types of lights and fixtures are specifically designed to withstand humidity for a long span.
Always contact a professional while changing the layouts or lighting type in your remodelings process as even if you think some options are best now, it can be problematic later. A professional can suggest you many alternative designs and you can choose from them. Also, finish the lighting remodeling utilizing professionals as this is not an easy task for DIYers. If you’re ready to begin your dream bathroom or kitchen remodel, reach out to Wineteer for award-winning design and precisions. Begin by completing this form!