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RE: Recessed lighting ?s - need decision by tomorrow (Follow-Up #2)
posted by: lee676 on 01.04.2012 at 12:19 am in Kitchens Forum I usually go with the 6" cans to take advantage of the excellent Cree CR6 LED lamps that use only 10 watts each, put out good quality light, and last just about forever. They're sold at Home Depot under the Ecosmart brand for $40 each (or 4 for $150 on their website), and that price includes the built-in trim rings which saves about $12 that separate trim kits usually cost, so it's like the bulbs are more like $28 each, about what you'd spend for two or three 65-watt halogen floodlamps that the LED will still outlast.
I start them about 12" from the wall cabinets, about 6 feet apart. If you like 4" cans surrounding the cabinets, HD sells a 4" version of the aforementioned LED modules for $50; alternatively for lower cost you could go with 5" cans with PAR30 halogen floodlamp bulbs, or 3 to 4" cans with low-voltage MR16 bulbs if you like the really small ones; space these slightly closer together. Halogen MR16 bulbs have excellent color rendering, although they use more electricity and don't last as long as LEDs. NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 01.04.2012 at 02:03 am last updated on: 01.04.2012 at 02:03 am
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I Finished my White Zen Kitchen!
posted by: celineike on 07.10.2011 at 05:17 pm in Kitchens Forum Ahhhh, it's good to be done.
What fun this whole process has been! Here's the low down. We had a slab leak in February. The entire downstairs had wood floors and water had been leaking into them for weeks/months? we don't know. But long enough that the walls and cabinets were wet as well. So they gutted and we got to work.
I had always known that if we changed the kitchen it would be to white. I know people say timeless doesn't exist in kitchens... but every decade I can think of has had white as an option. So I never thought of this a trendy thing. -til i got here, lol.
Details...
Counters.... Qortstone perimeters in Cemento
Befores...
and after...
Fridge wall, Appliance garage on right and coffee station on left
Island with BB and Rubbish/Recycling Bins/drawers - love these!
Bluestar tee hee
At one point, I had chosen everything and had a huge set back of worry that the whole thing would be boring instead of calm and bright and peaceful. Thank you all for your encouragement and opinions on various choices and ideas. This is such great forum with wonderful people.
xo NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 10.15.2011 at 02:49 am last updated on: 10.15.2011 at 02:49 am
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RE: Mirrored 'splash like Candice Olson and lighting conundrum (Follow-Up #17)
posted by: lavender_lass on 03.28.2011 at 11:40 am in Kitchens Forum Breezy- If you do want pendant lights over the island, I think you have plenty of room. There are many 'flat ceiling' kitchens on the web, with pendant lights :)
These pendant lights are not what I had in mind, but I really wanted you to see the kitchen!
These are some beautiful, smaller pendants, that might be nice possiblities...and a link at the bottom to an article, where I found a few of them. Just some ideas... :)
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to article NOTES: Love the Carrara subway tile all the way to the ceiling and the pendants.
clipped on: 03.29.2011 at 05:16 pm last updated on: 03.29.2011 at 05:18 pm
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RE: Mirrored 'splash like Candice Olson and lighting conundrum (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: histokitch on 03.27.2011 at 09:46 pm in Kitchens Forum 
Here's my mirrored backsplash on my bar. It is old glass and slightly antiqued in the silvering. It adds light to a dark part of my kitchen. I have xenon lights above and can't see them. NOTES: Antiqued silver mirror backsplash at bar
clipped on: 03.29.2011 at 05:15 pm last updated on: 03.29.2011 at 05:16 pm
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