Comments on: Thinking About : Kitchen Lighting

By: jessica

jessica — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:43:04 +0000

Do number 5. It is awesome.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:36:04 +0000

In reply to Scoops. I love #5 in aquas! I think with the shallower shades and three bulbs plus the cabinet lighting you'll be all set! Can't wait to see the final look!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:03:10 +0000

I think #3 or #4 are great options and for me it would come down to size and scale in the space available, and whether to go standard or bit oversize to make a statement.
I would LOVE new lighting in my kitchen and have been coveting these (Im in Australia)…
http://www.cocoflip.com.au/products/coco-pendant
… But the credit card just can’t take anymore!
Great point about the directional vs spot lighting. Still, we can dream!!!

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:45:49 +0000

In reply to Lindy.

Hey Lindy! Yeah, you are right, Erin is right, I’m totally wrong – but in love. I think I need something that can give off more light too, I am seriously crushing on #5 currently – it is the front runner for me right now

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:42:16 +0000

In reply to Laura. Laura! I so love these new lights, how did I miss them when I was at Ikea last week. I guess that's what happens when you shop with a mission. I totally want the floor lamp for my living room, and I think this pendant is the dreamiest.

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:41:21 +0000

In reply to Erin.

Roonz you are right, these are all things I didn’t think about. I don’t mind the more dramatic lighting, but I know it already is driving Jeff crazy. I am also installing under cabinet lighting too, so work spaces will be illuminated! I am thinking hard about option #5 in aqua!! It can handle 3 – 100 watt bulbs too. I think I might install a dimmer switch for the more moodier times in life. Thanks for your wisdom!

By: Lindy

Lindy — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:50:27 +0000

I second Erin’s comment about the directional nature of these lights, shining down and not all around. I love the enamel trend, but haven’t been able to use it in my house due to a lack of other ambient light. And this girl hates shadows! But some of the shallower fixtures like #5 and #6 might not have the same problem.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:25:57 +0000

I don’t know if the pendant (#1) is in yet, but they have the desk/task lamp of that line in at the Mpls Ikea and I saw it last week and it is everything beautiful and magical and wonderous…White enamel/brass accents/black and white cloth cord=my perfect sewing machine table lamp.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:31:38 +0000

Sccops, Jordan and I finally rpelaced the light in our kitchen after a ridiculous amount of time with just bare bulbs. One thing we found out was that (at least in our kitchen) we had to have a light that shone in all directions. I tried one like you have above, but since the light gets directed down in one direction, it was more like a spotlight than anything else and it left the rest of the kitchen shadowy. Since it is the only llight in there besides the pendant over the sink it just didn’t work. Could also just be our weird angled ceiling making things more difficult as well. The other thing that took some time was finding a light with at least 300W (of incandescent bulb power), as anything less was too dark. Good luck light shopping, can’t wait to see what you get!