Illumination of kitchen units: features selection and use

Kitchen set today is in almost every family. It is comfortable, roomy, makes kitchen work efficiently and effectively. But it is equally important that the room had good lighting: here it is particularly necessary. However, with the current realities of the high prices of electricity and poor quality bulbs make you think about the search for more effective and cheapest ways to receive it.

Their result was more widespread energy-saving lamps, as well as the use of LED lighting. Many homegrown Edison went even further: and here to save power include point sources of light, stands out some parts of the room or furniture.

Advantages backlight kitchen units and disadvantages

To create the most favorable conditions of work in the kitchen will be effective illumination of kitchen units. It allows you to create a special atmosphere for the hostess and reveals a number of factors, confirming the feasibility of its use. Among them:

• full illumination of the working area of ​​the space;
• creation of an atmosphere of comfort and attractiveness;
• opportunity to highlight not the kitchen, and only a necessary portion thereof;
• a variety of models of lamps of various shapes and ways of fixing;
• saving the family budget.

As for the drawbacks, mainly considered to be sufficiently high price for this type of product.

Types of lighting: the pros and cons of options

User experience in the kitchen not only depends on its size and the correct placement of furniture, but also on the choice of lighting devices, their quality, price and accommodations. In this regard, it is important to consider all kinds of used light sources, presenting them the advantages and disadvantages in a table.

lamp name	Positive sides	disadvantages
incandescent lamp	Variability in power from 20W to 500W. low cost	They do not differ durability Large power consumption
LED lamp	Longer life Low power consumption Security A wide range of Different color versions Effective design Energy saving is 15%	You must choose a lamp, taking into account the configuration of the cap The relatively high cost
LED tapes	Mounted in any configuration installation length and its place is not limited to	Very cheap LEDs loose brightness after a few months of operation, poor quality

On that particular look for when choosing lamps and fixtures

That the choice of light sources has been successful, it is important to take into account some of the nuances that allow to choose best quality, effectively used to illuminate the room and the kitchen furniture or a lamp lamp.

1. If the kitchen is dark, with low levels of daylight per 1 sq. m space needs the lighting unit capacity of at least 25 watts. Calculate the required amounts of energy through the use of artificial light will not be difficult: it is enough to multiply the area ratio of 25. The most appropriate accommodation is not a high power lamp and several located in different places.
2. The next point to which you should pay attention to it - energy savings. The most effective in this regard, LED lamps, which consume her nearly five times more than incandescent bulbs. In addition, and their lifespan is much longer than usual.
3. Of particular importance is the color scheme of the kitchen. Depending on the area of ​​the premises, its location and the amount of daylight, the color should be chosen lamps:

• If the kitchen is small and has little natural light, and the kitchen - dark shades, you should use white color devices, which will visually expand the space and illuminate brighter him;

• quite spacious kitchen is best to illuminate lamps of various colors; wherein the headset can be glued to the LED ribbon as top, and the bottom edge;

• very large space with high ceilings give a feeling of comfort, if placed in different areas of the warm yellow lights; highlighting the furniture is also better draw in warm colors.

1. Original color, warmth and "home" gives the room textile lampshades made of materials with a variety of colors, including contrast.

Important! Properly matched illumination of the working area or the kitchen units should be as safe, durable, economical, protected from moisture and grease.

What are the characteristics of illumination of kitchen units, and how to apply them in the interior

Highlight the furniture in the kitchen can be a variety of ways; are the most effective illumination LED lamps ribbon of LEDs. It is important to point-to highlight the most important parts of the work area and the furniture without spending a large amount of electricity. Lighting can be done using:

• recessed luminaires, providing the necessary brightness in the area of ​​working table top or near the cabinets; they do not take up much space, when properly installed organically fit into the interior;

• overhead lighting, which create an atmosphere of comfort, ease of use and are installed on the kitchen set;

• the use of LED strip emphasizes the originality of design of the room, as they can be placed in any part of the kitchen furniture, and they have different color tints, reinforced perimeter or width cabinets.

Selection and erection of their own hands

Using conventional incandescent lamps to illuminate not down the work area in the room or closet. The most convenient way to use this LED lights or tape. At the same time equip them can not only specialists: the installation can be carried out with their own hands, allowing for the installation.

1. Basic devices for illumination of the working surface and of kitchen units:

• fluorescent lamps;
• LED strip lights, and;
• other special equipment.

1. It is important to determine the type of lighting device.
2. To highlight the kitchen, you can use dot illumination, which will provide:

• the place of cooking, lighting the stove or cooktop:
• work area, where the hostess is working;
• dining area.

1. To illuminate the kitchen units will be more relevant is the tape, so you need to calculate the length of the whole product or area that will be covered.
2. To mount the LED strip need power supply, wherein the one device can be used to fifteen meters of tape. The wires must be isolated by passing them in the shrink tube.
3. To stick tape along the length of the kitchen units must be removed from the adhesive side of the protective coating.

Experts believe that the best option is the backlight provided in the form of energy-saving modern LED lamps, they are increasingly favored in comparison with other sources lighting. They evenly distribute light over the table top and at selected sites.

Selection of sizes, types of lighting depends on the importance of using a particular kitchen area.

Council. A prerequisite of success in gluing LED strip is accurate surface preparation: putty or primer, as well as degreasing.

Concluding the conversation about lighting, it is worth recalling that it is not only uzkofunktsionalnym lighting equipment work area and kitchen, but has also become a fashion trend, which brings a touch of decoration to the design of interior.

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