Kitchen lighting mistakes

Avoid insufficient overall lighting for flawless food preparation

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Shadow showdown

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Glaring errors

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Task lighting takeover

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Neglected nooks

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Inconsistent hues

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Fixture faux pas

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Kitchen lighting mistakes

Illuminate your kitchen right, and avoid these lighting slip-ups!

Avoid insufficient overall lighting for flawless food preparation

Dimming the flavour

Shadow showdown

Avoid poorly placed light sources that create unwanted shadows

Glaring errors

Don't hang the fixtures too high or too low to avoid unwanted glare

Task lighting takeover

Do not neglect harmoniously balancing ambient & task lighting

Neglected nooks

Do not overlook the potential of under-cabinet and pantry lighting

Inconsistent hues

Do not undermine the ambience with mismatched colour temperature

Fixture faux pas

Stay away from selecting the wrong fixtures for kitchen layout

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