The kitchen ceiling light: functional lighting
Kitchen lighting is essential for better visual comfort when preparing meals. But we can also all agree that a beautiful light fixture in this living space where we spend so many family moments is essential! It is comforting and encourages great conversations.
In a living space where you prepare food and gather at the end of the day before sitting down to eat, it is essential to first opt for focused lighting. Spotlights, or a ceiling-mounted kitchen light with metal arms, are good examples. Especially if they provide a constant flow of light via LED bulbs over the drawers, sink, worktop, and the kitchen area.
Whether you want a baroque chandelier, a glass light fixture, or a modern style, we have everything you need to satisfy your desire for designer lighting!
How to light your kitchen with a unique touch?
If you think that simply having a chandelier or a ceiling pendant light in your kitchen is enough to do the job, you are mistaken. Like every room, try to put thought into how to decorate your kitchen with charm and harmony, to reflect your style. If you want a round or square ceiling light, which is as functional as it gets, with a white LED that directs its light flow onto the worktop, try to vary the decor with nice wall lights on the sides. Also a beautiful table lamp on a cabinet. This helps increase visual comfort in every square meter.
But, if you want, as we recommend, to have one or more decorative ceiling lights in this area, we will be happy to offer you from our wide range of LED light fixtures the one or those that will fit perfectly into your decor! Also, make sure to pay attention to the ceiling height in your kitchen, so as not to hinder circulation. Below 2.20m, opt for small recessed spotlights directly in the ceiling, or light fixtures that are not held by an electrical wire.
Glass ceiling lights: The base for a kitchen
Ceiling lights with a glass shade especially, are functional because they diffuse the light flow even more throughout the room. A simple halogen or LED bulb, low energy of about 10 watts and with a small base, may be more than enough. We can also mention tinted glass, which would therefore require a slightly more powerful bulb. Make sure to keep them away from the cooktops, to avoid frequent dirt.
Plastic ceiling lights: The practical and resistant choice
In addition to being very affordable, plastic ceiling lights are very easy to maintain. Practical for cleaning grease splashes or moisture! A plastic ceiling light can imitate all kinds of materials, such as metal (thanks to ABS or chrome plastic), but it can also imitate glass (thanks to acrylic and polycarbonate). Their resistance to hot/cold temperature variations in a kitchen is also very practical.
Metal ceiling lights: A vintage choice
The industrial or Nordic style par excellence! Black metal, or white metal, fits very well on the ceiling of a kitchen to illuminate. One of the main advantages of this material in a kitchen is obviously its ease of maintenance. Metal pendant lights and ceiling lamps also create a minimalist style within your kitchen lighting.
Wooden ceiling light: An exotic style!
To add a touch of Mediterranean exoticism to your interior lighting with beautiful designer chandeliers, wooden ceiling lights are ideal. Whether for a Nordic look with light wood species (birch, oak, beech) or a vintage style (aged wood like elderberry), these ceiling lights are very warm in a common living space such as a kitchen.
Ceiling lights not to be installed in the kitchen
Feather ceiling lights
Whether natural or artificial, feathers can quickly become stained with cooking oils or food. This makes cleaning very difficult afterwards. In addition, heat and smoke can damage your light fixture. However, it is also a very popular bedroom ceiling light or living room light.
Fabric ceiling lights
For the same reasons, and also moisture which can attack the fabric, ceiling lights made of materials such as linen, cotton, silk, or ribbon should not be fixed in a kitchen. Or then as a small touch, and as close to the ceiling as possible, away from the cooktops.
What lighting for the ceiling of a kitchen?
In general, we recommend opting for the purchase of a light fixture with a built-in temperature dimmer. This allows you to precisely adjust the light intensity, to quickly switch from warm white to white light, depending on the atmosphere you want to create.