Not Sure How to Light Your Kitchen Properly? Watch for These LAYOUT Errors!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มี.ค. 2024
- Kitchen lighting plans can make or break all of the fixtures, appliances, countertops, flooring, cabinetry, and hardware that you have chosen.
Make sure that they are done correctly!
In this video I'm going to go through a set of kitchen lighting plans to show you what's wrong with the layout, function and how to fix them.
This kitchen has problems with the recessed cans. Don't they all? Let's see why and what to do instead.
It's a problem that starts with the layout, so if you want to see how I broke down why this kitchen doesn't work, you can go check out the video where I went through the layout of the this kitchen, here’s the link, • Do Your Kitchen Plans ...
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This was a really helpful video. Thank you.
I’m glad you found it helpful!🙏
My wife and I really enjoy your content, and love your cheeky attitude. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and insight! Your insights on lighting are especially fantastic, and will help us out next month when we install our kitchen lights.
In fairness to the microwave and fridge, this circuit represents luminaries and the SACs, with "noise" thrown in--stuff like WiFi and Sonos speakers, and I find elect-chickens will jockey GFCI's where needed, or shift to a GFCI/AFCI breaker. The fridge and dishwashers can be on their own circuits, set apart from the Small Appliance Circuits, according to code. The codes for islands and peninsulas are changing, something I'm glad for. I'd prefer my microwave on its own too, because sometimes I like to use it and the airfryer together, but the current draw is too much. Thankfully our new energy efficient fridge draws only amps... I can't do another home run in our old townhouse without running conduit on an outside wall.
Fair points. I was in a kitchen Karen mood🤣 thanks for watching🙏
@@lizbiancoismydesignsherpaYou're spot on though! No shame in being honest and upfront, and helping people to see both how to look at things from the user's perspective. We kowtow too quickly to so-called experts, and usually suffer silently when they're wrong and we have to pay!
Better to cry once, engage in the discomfort of confrontation, and make them do things right; than to cry a little every day with a kitchen you aren't happy with.
Can’t wait to see recommended layout changes to this kitchen!
I’ll work on that! Anything in particular you’re curious about?
@@lizbiancoismydesignsherpaI was thinking the same thing. I'm currently working on a kitchen with a high-slanted vaulted ceiling. I'm uncertain of the difference in wattage to achieve uniform lighting throughout the kitchen without filling it up with high-wattage pot lights everywhere. A sample of how you would light a kitchen (even this one from the video) would be a great help. LOve your videos! Thank you!
I’ll see what I can do!
@@lizbiancoismydesignsherpaAhh, thank you so much!!! 😃
I have a similar layout but with vaulted ceilings- 13 ft at 1 end of island to 14 and 1/2 ft high at the other end. I have can lights above walkway between island and upper cabinets. I have a ceiling fan with light kit over island (Arizona desert, we need air circulation! ) How can I avoid the strobe affect from fan and still have air circulation in kitchen and light over island? Pendants seem funny hanging down to island with such a tall ceiling but fan light isn't enough light. I'm just starting planning for reno. Thks for your thoughts. @@lizbiancoismydesignsherpa
Eek! This was posted 5 days ago? How did I miss it?! Must've been busy! I always learn so much from you! Everything you said made complete sense. I didn't realize undercab lighting isn’t enough to work by and you need the overhead "pot" lights above the work space, too. Like, even if you use nice bright undercab lighting? Or should we not be using bright light in that area? It seems like the overhead pot lights would have to be strategically placed so they're not shining on your head or behind it. My ceilings arent even 8 ft. though... more like 7.25 (I know, sad!) If I have 24" deep lower cabs and 14" deep upper cabs, and I'm standing right in front of the lower cabs working, where should they be placed?
I hope these people took/are taking your advice! I think they'll have big regrets if they don't/didn't. 😬
If you get good quality under cabinet strips and good coverage, it’s enough to work. But, it’s always nice to have some supplemental light when you can (and to highlight the uppers!) Hit that notification button and get on my list! That way, you miss nothing and there’s goodies in the emails🙏
@@lizbiancoismydesignsherpa 👍🏻
Yeah, I'm on your list and I got the email... I was just late checking my email, lol! I only have about 3,000 unread ones! 😁
I wish I were kidding... 😮💨
If I'm not getting my dang kitchen island, than I'm making sure i at least get my way with the light switches😅!
Yes 💪
Thanks for the great videos. Is there a layout or design program you suggest, that has the symbols for lighting?
These are CAD drawings that I upload to Canva to make it clear with color coding. I’m not sure if the home planner type softwares for homeowners include electrical. I stick with Autocad, but that’s in no way friendly 🤣
@@lizbiancoismydesignsherpa Thanks. I use QCAD/AutoCAD and Sketchup. I'll look into Canva.
@@stevesf28 then you’re golden! Canva is easy to upload the pdf’s of the cad files and play!
What's your rates for kitchen plans?
You can email me @ liz@mydesignsherpa.com
What software are you using?
For the lighting to illustrate, Canva! Easy with existing cad drawings or even hand drawn sketches to visualize and free.99🤣
Can you show your actual kitchen and dining room with measurements? Thank you please
This kitchen? It’s not mine, but 12’ x22’