tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post7934771234101444305..comments2024-03-27T03:11:58.288-04:00Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: How to light a new (or an old) kitchenPaul Anaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-30256053128718440662009-05-07T17:06:00.000-04:002009-05-07T17:06:00.000-04:00Excellent, I'll be expecting a full report Rachele...Excellent, I'll be expecting a full report Rachele.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-24769759230785497022009-05-07T16:37:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:37:00.000-04:00Well, I've only seen it in the lighting showroom s...Well, I've only seen it in the lighting showroom so far. My kitchen is in the sheet-rocking stage. The showroom had a display with four shelves of halogen, xenon, fluorescent, and LED options. I put my hand on each counter and the heat was very prominent on the halogen and xenon (I thought xenon was cooler than that). I can't remember for sure my exact dissatisfaction with fluorescent -- either the color, or maybe it wasn't dimmable?<br /><br />I just really liked the LED light for color quality, ease of installation, and energy usage. The LED lighting (and other lighting) will go in about June or July... stay tuned!Rachelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894304450233199345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-33134057533139269792009-05-07T15:02:00.000-04:002009-05-07T15:02:00.000-04:00Thank you Melody. None of this stuff is arbitrary ...Thank you Melody. None of this stuff is arbitrary and I love the science behind it. The formulae for measuring brightness I find compelling. But then again, I can be a bit of a nerd when it comes to this sort of thing.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-50926356097737253462009-05-07T14:44:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:44:00.000-04:00honestly, Paul, each and every post of yours is li...honestly, Paul, each and every post of yours is like opening up a whole new world for me. This is one of those things about which I should have given more thought, but didn't. I find that I'm really sensitive to lighting conditions but never explored doing anything about it. Fluorescent light almost makes me cringe in pain as do harsh reading lights. <br />Yet one more thing to think about in the new house!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-66536996805415398352009-05-07T13:19:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:19:00.000-04:00Hah! How do you like it? I wrote a couple of posts...Hah! How do you like it? I wrote a couple of posts about it when it came out, but I haven't used it in a job yet.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-78024215425038843252009-05-07T13:12:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:12:00.000-04:00You'll be pleased to know that I selected Kichler ...You'll be pleased to know that I selected Kichler Pro LED for my uc lighting. :)Rachelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894304450233199345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-14527497561355177212009-05-07T13:07:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:07:00.000-04:00Brenda --thank you and I'm glad you found this to ...Brenda --thank you and I'm glad you found this to be helpful.<br /><br />Rachele --Dealing with natural light and balancing it with artificial lighting is indeed fodder for another post. This post was prompted by a client's home with a window-less kitchen. I was thinking exclusively in terms of artificial lighting when I posted the above.<br /><br />You're right too about scalloping and whether or not it's a bad thing. It doesn't bother me under usual circumstances, so long as the scallops make some kind of an intentional pattern. I am such a proponent of under cabinet lighting that I won't not put it in. It's as necessary as a counter top so far as I'm concerned. The low-heat xenons are making that whole under cabinet lighting thing easier to live with and there are even warm LEDs coming onto the market, Kichler's Pro LED comes to mind as a good example of warm LED.<br /><br />I think what's more important than any rule or any prescription of what the correct or incorrect way to light a kitchen is that someone thinks through what the options are and then applies them to how he or she plans to use the room. Under-utilized lighting that's in place simply because it's supposed to be there is every bit as bad as missing lighting in my book.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-3182873979289048522009-05-07T12:46:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:46:00.000-04:00I would also add a point about balancing artificia...I would also add a point about balancing artificial lighting with natural lighting... which is a whole 'nother post, really, as I think about it.<br /><br />Re the "scalloped" effect on uppers, I always find extremely distinct preferences between people who prefer the light centered over an aisle vs. people who prefer the light over the front edge of the counter. I actually prefer the front edge of the counter, ~20" from the wall, despite the scalloped result. A light 40" away (15" beyond counter edge) casts my shadow over the counter when I am standing there working. Yes, I can turn on undercabinet lighting to solve that, but until recently most of those options generated a lot of heat or very harsh light, either/both which I found uncomfortable.Rachelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894304450233199345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-23552031281791417472009-05-07T12:20:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:20:00.000-04:00Paul, I found this so informative that I printed i...Paul, I found this so informative that I printed it off. Hope you don't mind. -Brenda- <br /> P.S: Besides your pleasing personality :) you are such a 'wealth of information'.mrsbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490065292054880863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-37094219228217653802009-05-07T09:31:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:31:00.000-04:00I had a session of "An introduction to lighting" w...I had a session of "An introduction to lighting" with some clients yesterday and this post grew out of that. I'm always shocked that for a lot of people, "lighting" means a ceiling-mounted fixture with a 100 watt bulb in it. Ugh.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-17129862096304296882009-05-07T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:25:00.000-04:00I love dimming a lamp, it gives that warm feeling ...I love dimming a lamp, it gives that warm feeling to a room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com