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Kitchen: Tour of the New Lighting Design From "DIY Lighting Design" episode DLTD-103

In this segment, host Denise Dillon and guest interior designer Bette Raburn take you on a tour of the newly lit kitchen.

• The garden window (figure A) lets more light into the kitchen, but for privacy some personal items were placed on the glass shelf and windowsill.

• The sconces (figure B) bring more light in the room, but their best feature is that they fit flat against the cabinets. "Bringing light in from the side is a much better idea than bringing it down from above," Raburn says. "It doesn't shadow the face as much."

• The under-cabinet lighting (figure C) works well with its soft, ambient glow.

  Figure A

  Figure B

  Figure C

  
  

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• The pendant lights above the bar area (figure D) are on a dimmer and can give off bright light with their halogen bulbs. And instead of just one light, the homeowners now have three in this area. The same goes for the pendant light that was placed over the office desk.

• The glass shelving for the cabinets above the refrigerator and the rope lighting above all the cabinets (figure E) make a dramatic difference. They fill in the dark spots with an overall soft and ambient light that works perfectly for this kitchen.

• Finally, the wall art can now be seen (figure F) since an eyeball light was installed above. This was probably the darkest spot in the kitchen before the new lighting design.

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

RESOURCES :

Miscellaneous Lighting Products for Kitchen

4" recessed can hole saw
SKU: 530-814

Glass cut for cabinet doors and shelf

Sconces
USE mini-uplighter wall sconce
SKU: 659-668 (Expo)

Wall brackets
SKU: 703-358 (Expo)

Lutron Diva dimmer with toggle switch
Incandescent single pole 600-watts
SKU: 325-318

Pendant over desk
LBL amber with chrome pendant
SKU: 490-443 (Expo)

Eyeball recessed can
Halo 4" non-IC remodel housing
SKU: 523-138

Halo spot light 40-watts R-16
SKU: 352-683

White mini-eyeball trim
SKU: 797-027

Rope lighting
Hampton Bay rope lighting kit
12'
SKU: 363-150

Hampton Bay mounting clips
SKU: 405-292

Garden window
American Craftsman multipurpose garden window
9000 series
SKU: 481-139

Available at Home Depot stores

Hera Lighting Products

Cabinet left of sink
ES20WW/P (Hera 20" SlimLite with a built in ballast and a warm white fluorescent lamp)
SHWC/XL (Hera SlimLite Hardwire Connector / Box)
SCC12/XL (Hera 12" SlimLite connecting cable for plug and play)

Cabinet right of sink
ES13WW/P (Two Hera 13" SlimLites, each including built in ballast and a warm white fluorescent lamp)
SHWC/XL (Hera SlimLite Hardwire Connector / Box)
SCC12/XL (Hera 12" SlimLite connecting cable for easy plug and play connection)
SCC6/XL (Hera 6" SlimLite connecting cable for easy plug and play connection)

Cabinet with Glass Front and Glass Shelves
EH2420CH (Two Hera recessed halogen spots with MR11 lamps)
2NV6500 (Hera 20" connecting cables to connect spotlights to the transformer)
UC-60FT (Hera 60-watt premium electronic transformer with terminal block for easy plug and play)

In Cabinet Lights (Hera Puck lights used)
EH2420CH (Two Hera recessed halogen spots with MR11 lamps)
2NV6500 (20" connecting cables to connect spotlights to the transformer)
UC-60FT (60-watts premium electronic transformer with terminal block for easy plug and play)

Hera Lighting, L.P.
Websites: www.heralighting.com or www.wwhardware.com

GUESTS :

Bette Raburn
3029 Kingston Ct.
Norcross GA 30071
Phone: 770-242-2784
E-mail: interiormotive@bellsouth.net
Website: theinteriormotive.com

Jeff Hatala
Owner
Jeff Hatala Construction
Norcross, GA
Phone: 770-449-9839
E-mail: Jeffhatala@comcast.net

Steve Brown
Pat Murphy Electric, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-577-4191
Website: www.patmurphyelectric.com

Clint Clackum
Chattahoochee Glass
Website: www.chattahoocheeglass.com