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Suggestions for recessed lights for kitchen .. thinking of going 4"
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:22 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:22 am
I think the 6"form is just too obnoxious.
Our kitchen and dining area is going to have an absolute ton of lighting and right now the plans call for 12 lights..6ea in 2 rows 48" apart. We have 8ft ceilings.
We pre-ran the romex in the right locations before we put in a new ceiling and now it looks so good I'm not sure I want to cut 12 holes in it.
We will also have a light over the sink, under cabinet floor lighting, lighting under the uppers, hood lights, pendant light over the island and light fixture above where the dining table will go.
We also have a box window behind the sink and 2 sets of French doors. In addition we opened a wall into the hall about 84" that also lets in lighting from the hall.
Ok that's a lot to digest; right now it's just a huge open rectangle.
Thoughts? Is that overkill on the lights or will I regret not going ahead and adding them now?
Our kitchen and dining area is going to have an absolute ton of lighting and right now the plans call for 12 lights..6ea in 2 rows 48" apart. We have 8ft ceilings.
We pre-ran the romex in the right locations before we put in a new ceiling and now it looks so good I'm not sure I want to cut 12 holes in it.
We will also have a light over the sink, under cabinet floor lighting, lighting under the uppers, hood lights, pendant light over the island and light fixture above where the dining table will go.
We also have a box window behind the sink and 2 sets of French doors. In addition we opened a wall into the hall about 84" that also lets in lighting from the hall.
Ok that's a lot to digest; right now it's just a huge open rectangle.
Thoughts? Is that overkill on the lights or will I regret not going ahead and adding them now?
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:25 am to CAD703X
We built a few years ago.
Almost all of the recess lights in our house are 4"
Looks much cleaner and the loss of light is negligible
ETA: with 8' ceilings I think 12 lights is overkill
I think 8 would be plenty
Almost all of the recess lights in our house are 4"
Looks much cleaner and the loss of light is negligible
ETA: with 8' ceilings I think 12 lights is overkill
I think 8 would be plenty
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 9:28 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:08 am to CAD703X
There is a massive difference between 4" & 6" lighting. How wide is your room?
Rule of thumb is that for every inch of recessed lighting diameter, you want a foot of separation between lighting/walls. Also, if your ceiling is 8' high, you'll want no less than 4' of separation. 4" fixtures would be fine.
We did 6" fixtures but in a straight line across the kitchen and it looks fine. It adds enough light without any overkill.
Do you have pics right now? This feels like A LOT of lighting for what might not be necessary.
I will still say that 4" lighting is the better way to go but I do not know how many you will need. Dimensions of the room if possible?
Rule of thumb is that for every inch of recessed lighting diameter, you want a foot of separation between lighting/walls. Also, if your ceiling is 8' high, you'll want no less than 4' of separation. 4" fixtures would be fine.
We did 6" fixtures but in a straight line across the kitchen and it looks fine. It adds enough light without any overkill.
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We will also have a light over the sink, under cabinet floor lighting, lighting under the uppers, hood lights, pendant light over the island and light fixture above where the dining table will go.
Do you have pics right now? This feels like A LOT of lighting for what might not be necessary.
I will still say that 4" lighting is the better way to go but I do not know how many you will need. Dimensions of the room if possible?
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
We did 4" in our entire house when we built 4 years ago. More of a clean modern look. With LED these days, 4" lights have similar lumen and shine angles to 6" lights. So you don't necessarily need more 4" to get the same lighting as 6". Unless you are going for a super bright look, 4" will be fine. With all the other lighting sources you mention, 6" definitely isn't necessary.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:29 pm to CAD703X
Halo makes a 3” canless trim that puts out like 740 lumens or so, that’s what I would use
ETA: I’m partial to the ones that are still slightly recessed over the flat wafers
ETA: I’m partial to the ones that are still slightly recessed over the flat wafers
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 8:31 pm
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