Recessed lighting saves on the cost of light bulbs.
Recessed lighting allows you to hide lighting equipment and use wall and ceiling space for other design purposes. For example, in a contemporary kitchen, you want walls and ceilings to be smooth, almost minimal. Lighting hardware just gets in the way. Recess lighting is also Earth-friendly if you choose LED lights or tiny compact fluorescent lights.
Cabinet Displays
In a kitchen, use recessed lighting to illuminate dish displays inside cabinets. This option allows you to provide light in the kitchen without burning an overhead light or a stove hood light all night. Consider installing tiny LED lights inside the cabinets, even ones that absorb light energy during the day and project light when overhead lights are off.
Hallway Lighting
Some homeowners want to create transitions from room to room. RecessEd lighting on the edges of the flooring, like you would see inside a nightclub or movie theatre, might be appropriate for an intimate part of the house. For example, you might want to use floor recess lighting for the flooring edges from the bedroom into a master bath and walk-in closet. Get around your home without installing nightlights in every walkway.
Art Displays
If hanging artwork on the walls of a gallery room or foyer is your plan, you can use recessed lighting to light up the interior of any alcove. Or you can just hide ceiling lights in recessed notches in the ceiling. The subtle effects of small, individually placed light displays give each piece of art its own picture light. These lights don't need to be turned on unless you're having visitors, offering energy savings when just the family is home.
Task Lights
Over any counter or shelf, or in any hidden alcove, use recessed lights as task lights. This means you create a pool of light over an area where a task will be performed. An example is a task light over an island in the kitchen where you make a salad or your makeup shelf in the bathroom. You might also need task lighting in the hallway, laundry room, dining room, bar/buffet area or den.
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