Plinth Lights to Brighten Your Kitchen

If you're looking for a way to brighten up your kitchen with a little style consider plinth lights. They are easy to install and stylish lights that you can place under your existing kitchen cabinets. While these lights are fairly new in kitchen lighting, and decorative lighting in general, they are starting gain in popularity. These lights are easy to install, and come in a variety a shapes, sizes, and colors.

First, take a look at your kitchen space. Examine the line under your cabinets and decide what kind of a look you want. Perhaps you would like a conservative row a small lights to see better when you get that late night snack, or something that's more an expression of your style. Strip lights are the most common and can be easily installed in a hidden fashion to hug the corners of your cabinets closely. Strip lights come in a variety of shapes and sizes, so finding the right one for you cabinet should be an easy task. Puck lights are individual round or oval lights that are easy to install but more difficult to hide. Puck lights add spots of light that are useful for areas that need concentrated, rather than distributed light from a strip.

Recessed lights are similar to pucks in most respects, but are designed to fit into a recess. They can be more difficult to install, as you must be concerned with the back of the light interfering with the cabinet space, but they offer a pleasing, streamlined look from the outside. There are several types of bulbs used for this type of lighting, fluorescent, halogen, Xenon, and LED. The LED lights are the most versatile and are energy efficient, but the xenon bulbs are also a good choice due to the fact they are as bright as halogen but do not burn as hot and have a longer life.

The next thing to consider is installation. Obviously, anything involving your homes electrical system you want handled correctly the first time, plinth light kits are inexpensive, but an improper installation can lead to much larger problems, and expenses, you didn't plan for. If you're not sure of your ability to do it correctly, the cost of a professional installation will be well worth it. These lights can be installed on the top or bottom of cabinets, and most are water resistant so there's little concern about putting them in an area where they might get wet.

All things considered installing this type of lighting is an inexpensive way to improve the value and look of your kitchen. Simple easy to install strip lighting or stylish professionally installed puck lights, or recessed lights are a cost effective way to raise the value, and improve the look of your home.