Kitchens | Kitchen Design | Kitchens Ireland | Bespoke Kitchens » kitchen lighting http://www.woodaledesigns.ie Kitchens, Kitchen design in Carlow, Kilkenny and Dublin Ireland. kitchen designers in Ireland since 1987. Bespoke kitchens at affordable prices. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:01:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Kitchen Lighting, Led lighting http://www.woodaledesigns.ie/kitchen-lighting-led-lighting/ http://www.woodaledesigns.ie/kitchen-lighting-led-lighting/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:27:40 +0000 Keith Fennelly http://www.woodaledesigns.ie/kitchen-lighting-led-lighting/ Led (Light-emitting diode) lighting is relatively new to the market although they have been around since 1962. Early versions of led had low light emittance but in recent years has improved in both quality and brightness. The lighting effect from led is called electroluminescent and the energy gap of the semiconductor determines the colour of the lighting.

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The main advantages of led lighting are low energy consumption and a large lifetime of up to 60,000 hours. One of the disadvantages I see with led’s are that they are not very effective during the daytime when lighting is sometimes needed in the kitchen.
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So where do you need to add lighting to your kitchen design? Well definitely under the wall cabinets lighting the worktops area. There is nothing worse than preparing food in the kitchen with a shadow from you on the work area caused by ceiling lights. Under wall cabinet lighting solves this problem for you. If you have glass display units then lighting is a must and gives a beautiful effect to your kitchen in the evening time. Plinth lighting is also a beautiful feature for your new kitchen design. The come in both blue and white light and are water resistant which helps when washing floors.

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