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Comment bien éclairer sa cuisine ?

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Summary — How to Properly Light a Kitchen (Tips & Highlights)

Priorities for Kitchen Lighting

  • Keep it very bright and highly functional
  • Avoid harsh “bad/incorrect” lighting that makes colors look wrong

Use 3 Lighting Types Together

Combine different layers of lighting to cover both mood and tasks:

  • General lighting: sets the overall mood/atmosphere
  • Functional lighting: illuminates work zones (e.g., worktop, cooking area)
  • Accent/area lighting: highlights specific zones and adds depth/volume
    • Examples: under-cabinet lighting, small LED strips

Worktop Lighting (Most Important for Daily Tasks)

  • Ensure bright and even lighting along the entire worktop
  • Place lights as close as possible to “natural” light conditions
  • Aim for high color rendering (target mentioned: near 100)
  • Tip: Position lights bidirectionally/all along the worktop for consistency
  • Rationale: avoid color-shifting light that makes food look unnatural
    • Example: blue light can make steak/food look wrong

Dining Area Lighting

  • Use lighting different from the worktop
  • Install a dimmer switch so intensity can change depending on:
    • cooking/preparing meals
    • hosting/entertaining family or friends
  • Lighting flexibility creates different moods at different times of day

Pendant Lights Trend (XXL Pendants)

  • Use oversized pendant lights
  • Suggested placement: about 1.6 meters from the table
  • Hang them high enough so you don’t hit your head

Central Island Lighting

  • Similar approach to the dining area: use larger pendant lights
  • Use a dimmer again for control and flexibility

Color-Changing LED Strips (Budget-Friendly Decor Tool)

  • Install small, inexpensive color-changing strips
  • They can change the look of fixtures (example mentioned: blue-green)
  • Easy to stick/install almost anywhere
  • Add fun “depth” effects using colors (mentioned: red, blue, yellow)

Use Lighting to Make the Kitchen Feel Bigger

  • Transparent/see-through cabinets plus lighting can create visual volume
  • Even if the kitchen isn’t physically larger, the lighting makes it appear larger

Notable Locations / Products / Speakers (As Mentioned)

  • Speaker: Jean Savard (future topic mentioned: lighting and furniture)
  • Location reference: “by the lakes” (kitchen described as the heart of a home near a lake)
  • Channel/subscribe mention: “Mâcher Tu” (subscription prompt)

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