How To Plan The Perfect Kitchen Lighting For Your Showroom
How do we make our North London kitchen showroom pop? With careful, expert design and preparation. And one of the most important aspects of this design is the lighting. Excellent lighting ties the whole kitchen together, accentuating its best features. Poorly conceived lighting makes a kitchen uninviting and even confusing.
Our bespoke kitchen designers in North London, specializing in Italian kitchens, have designed a premier showroom. Our kitchens make clients imagine themselves at home, in a warm space that’s both relaxing and productivity-boosting. Kitchens are meant for welcoming and for work; pulling off this combo is tricky. Planning your kitchen showroom lighting to display what’s possible to your clients is of the utmost importance.
Here are the major types of kitchen lighting with examples of each being used in a showroom. Remember, design your showroom in a similar way you’d advise your clients in their own kitchens. Showcase the best features you have to offer and don’t be afraid to push the envelope a bit to help clients think outside the box. With our tips, hopefully, you’ll feel inspired for your own kitchen showroom design.
Lighting Style #1 – Task Lighting
Kitchens are where we spend the most time in our homes. We are likely the most productive in our kitchens, with cooking, cleaning, and washing up. Emphasize utility by showing your clients the best in task lighting. Planning the lighting scheme around where and how you work in the kitchen is the most natural way for clients to conceive of their kitchen lighting.
Kitchen Cupboard Interiors
We mentioned designing unique lighting solutions to make your clients feel more creative. One way to do this is by installing interior lights in the cupboards. This uncommon lighting technique is surprisingly intuitive and will have your clients imagining more ways to innovate their kitchen lighting.
Kitchen Drawer Interiors
Just as with cupboards, adding lighting to your kitchen showroom drawers displays a higher level of utility to your customers. Add an LED Soft Strip with a motion sensor, so the light shuts off when the drawer closes.
Countertops
Another task-oriented sector of the kitchen is the countertops. Most countertops rest underneath cupboards, so installing lighting on the bottom of the cupboards is ideal. Go for a more diffuse lighting source, though, if you’re showcasing granite or marble countertops, to reduce glare.
Over the Sink
When it comes to the sink, simple recess or accent lighting will do the job, as it’s not one of the features of showroom kitchens that clients tend to gravitate toward.
The Island
Lighting above the kitchen island could be a task or accent lighting. Either way, it’s a pivotal part of your showroom lighting design. If you want to make a bold statement, a chandelier or pendant lighting is a great way to draw attention to the island.
Lighting Style #2 – Accent Lighting
The next type of lighting to think about is accent lighting. Here we advise less of a utilitarian approach and a more imaginative one. Have fun with the accent lighting!
Above Cupboard
A common way to make the showroom appear larger is by adding above-cupboard accent lighting. This simple touch delicately heightens the ceiling in any kitchen.
Display Lighting
Use lighting in an artistic way, to display artwork on shelves or in nooks. This is where you can really sell your creativity to your clients.
Lighting Style #3 – Ambient Lighting
Finally, don’t forget about the ambient lighting. Create that warm, inviting atmosphere with ambient fixtures like those listed below.
Recessed Lighting
Recessed lighting on the ceiling is a simple but refined lighting solution that will brighten the kitchen showroom without being too overpowering. Recessed lighting is often less noticeable by clients, though, blending in seamlessly to the rest of the design.
Pendant Lighting
As we mentioned with kitchen islands, pendant lighting is a great way to make a statement. Emphasize to customers that a pendant lighting solution can let them show off some of their personality in the design.
Final Thoughts
When it comes to the ideal showroom for kitchens in North London, we are happy to offer our best practices and advice. When planning your showroom, keep all the functional attributes of a kitchen in mind. Your showroom guests want to imagine themselves in this kitchen, or a similar one, in their own homes.