Kitchen lighting
The room where lighting does the most work. Start with the layout, then the island, then the details under the cabinets.
21 guides
Kitchen · 6 minBest colour temperature for kitchen lighting: 3000K or 4000K?Warm or cool white for each part of the kitchen, and how to mix them.
Kitchen · 7 minCottage kitchen lighting: cottage and farmhouse ideas that workWarm, layered light for cottage and farmhouse kitchens, low beams included.
Kitchen · 9 minFlicker and buzz in LED kitchen lights: causes and fixesFind out whether it's the dimmer, the bulb, the driver or the wiring.
Kitchen · 8 minGalley kitchen lighting ideas for narrow and small kitchensTwo rows, not one: lighting a narrow or small kitchen so it feels bright and wider.
Kitchen · 9 minHow high to hang kitchen island pendants, and how many you needThe height, the number and the spacing, with the checks to do before the cable is cut.
Kitchen · 8 minIndustrial kitchen lighting: track, pendants and filament bulbsBlack track, metal pendants and filament bulbs, without the glare.
Kitchen · 9 minKitchen ceiling lighting ideas: flush, track or downlightsThe four types of kitchen ceiling light, and which suits your ceiling.
Kitchen · 9 minKitchen downlight layout: how many you need and how far apartHow many, how far apart and exactly where, worked out for UK kitchens.
Kitchen · 10 minKitchen island pendant ideas and heights for UK kitchensLayouts, styles and the measurements that make island pendants look right.
Kitchen · 12 minKitchen lighting ideas: layers, layouts and what goes whereThe three layers every kitchen needs, and how to plan them.
Kitchen · 8 min10 kitchen lighting mistakes and how to fix themShadows, glare, hotspots and the rest, with the fix for each.
Kitchen · 9 minKitchen lighting by style: modern, Japandi and darkWhat changes from one kitchen style to the next, and what never does.
Kitchen · 9 minLED strip lighting in kitchens: where to put it and how brightUnder cabinets, along plinths, on shelves: where strip lighting earns its place and how bright to go.
Kitchen · 7 minLow ceiling kitchen lighting: what to fit and how to avoid glareEnough light without glare or anything hanging in your way.
Kitchen · 8 minHow many lumens for a UK kitchen? Brightness by size and zoneThe simple sum for kitchen brightness, and where the light should go.
Kitchen · 8 minOpen-plan kitchen-diner lighting: how to zone it with lightBright where you cook, softer where you eat, lowest where you sit.
Kitchen · 7 minRecessed vs surface-mounted kitchen lights: which to chooseDownlights or fittings on the ceiling: what decides it, from the ceiling up.
Kitchen · 8 minSmart kitchen lighting scenes: cook, dine, clean and late nightFour scenes that make one kitchen work all day, and the kit to run them.
Kitchen · 9 minTrack lighting in kitchens: where it works and how to set it upWhen a track beats downlights, and how to aim it so it actually lights the worktop.
Kitchen · 8 minUnder-cabinet lighting: the shadow-free setup for UK kitchensStrip, puck or linear bar, where to fix it and how bright, for worktops without shadows.
Kitchen · 7 minGU10 or integrated downlights: which should you fit?Brightness, dimming, lifespan and cost, compared the way an installer would.