Kitchen lighting 19-01

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A suspended fixture adds a sculptural element and provides specific task lighting in the double height kitchen area of this family home

Three large pendants’ have been used to support architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, cuisine classique, design, floor, flooring, furniture, granite, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, loft, property, real estate, room, table, tile, wood, wood flooring, gray

Fade pendants lift this design in two ways

Three Fade pendants match the scale of the 4.6m long island in this design, while their gold tones complement the use of stainless steel

While this kitchen renovation by architect Lenore Weiss architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, daylighting, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, laminate flooring, living room, property, real estate, room, table, window, wood, wood flooring, gray, brown

The bulkhead over this kitchen island meets several needs

This bulkhead does more than just help define a kitchen’s workspace – read the story to find out its other important roles

Soothing symmetry – the island, cooktop, tall cabinetry architecture, cabinetry, design, floor, flooring, furniture, house, interior design, kitchen, living room, Cube Dentro, Kitchen island, cabinetry

A long, linear pendant gives new meaning to task lighting in this kitchen

The island, cooktop, and tall cabinetry fixture are all perfectly balanced around a central axis in this kitchen by designer Leonie Metge. A long, minimalist pendant light accentuates the design orientation

Crisp and contemporary, this kitchen avoids fussy details such as cabinetry handles for a clean, almost sculptural aesthetic – lighting

While this kitchen avoids fussy details for a clean look, the Y Chandelier, by Douglas & Bec, offers some design swagger in its own right

A modern kitchen in a modest-sized home, this white

Maximising a sense of space and light – kitchen, lighting

This kitchen’s veined quartzite benchtops and dark brown-toned island and rear cabinetry make a material statement. Black pendants add to the two-tone decor

Pendant lights add glamour while LED strip lighting white

Light in the darkness

Pendant lights add glamour while LED strip lighting in the rear panelling offers an ethereal touch and doubles as a night light In this kitchen by William Landeros and Jed MacKenzie

Recessed track spots above this benchtop provide a architecture, kitchen, cabinetry, countertop, cupboard, timber flooring, home, house, interior design, kitchen, wood flooring, wood stain, brown, black, lighting, feature lighting, fisher & Paykel, Eliska Lewis Architects

Highlighting your best features

In this TIDA-winning kitchen design by whole-house architect Eliska Lewis, recessed track spots provide both task and mood lighting and also highlight the rich black, honed marble countertop.

Niche handles on the island cabinetry continue this architecture, home, house, interior design, loft, window, gray, white, furniture, cabinetry, Biji Architects, timber floor, skylights

Less can indeed be more

Task lighting over the island is often a must in a kitchen design but you don’t want it to detract from the wider scheme of things. Here, a long, linear pendant provides adequate lighting – assisted by the skylight –– in a design by Bijl Architects. The slender nature of the light downplays its presence, particularly in an environment that has other long metal elements, the window design included.

Given the level of detailing used in the architecture, bar stool, cabinetry, countertop, cupboard, timber flooring, furniture, hardwood, interior design, kitchen, light fixture, lighting, stool, white, wood flooring, Baahouse + Baahouse Architecture, Ceasarstone

All in the details

A traditional Hamptons aesthetic – in a slightly parred back form – was introduced ito connect with the detail-rich Queenslander home it forms part of. The pendant lighting over the island played a part in this.

Slimline Dekton benchtops with a negative detail, together architecture, lighting, kitchen, pendant, cabinetry, countertop, floor, flooring, furniture, interior design, kitchen, Dekton, Cube Dentro,

Light all round

Does your kitchen have all the different types of lighting it needs? For this kitchen, designer Leonie Metge installed specific task lighting above the island and cooktop, ambient lighting around the splashback and underbench lighting to give the island definition.

Kitchen with quite a view – this kitchen’s architecture, black-and-white, cabinetry, countertop, benchtop, design, floor, flooring, furniture, kitchen, lighting, gray, Ceasarstone, tap, Nadia Clark, Riverstone Custom Homes

Light and heavy

White and wood surfaces are matched with a substantial concrete-look benchtop and Aplomb concrete pendants by Foscarini.

The main level of this home mostly comprises architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, living room, loft, property, real estate, room, table, white, gray

Lighting display

You definitely need good task lighting on your kitchen worktops – but lighting fixtures can also play a major part in your kitchen's overall look. Here that's achieved by two oversized pendants adding to the symmetrical design of this kitchen.

A dramatic pendant draws attention to the scale apartment, architecture, ceiling, daylighting, handrail, home, house, interior design, lobby, stairs, gray

Space and light

A dramatic pendant draws attention to the scale of this double height volume, part of the wider environment for a kitchen designed by Pepper Design.

The fully integrated kitchen and scullery incorporate stunning apartment, architecture, building, ceiling, countertop, benshtop, stone top, integrated appliances, pendant lights, design, estate, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, living room, property, real estate, roof, room, table, wood flooring, gray

Make it three

Why do so many kitchen islands have three pendant lights above? It's an arrangement that gives a visual balance as well as a good spread of task lighting

In this kitchen, the pale blue tone seen architecture, home, house, interior design, living room, window, kitchen, Frans Kamermans, timber floor, ceiling, lighting, leds, pendants

Even beautiful can be improved on – light fantastic

Together with ceiling spot lights, this kitchen benefits from LED strips under the waterfall island benchtop and rear wall cabinetry. A sculptural contemporary pendant sets off the space.

Sleek new kitchen has both a clean-lined design architecture, cabinetry, countertop, cuisine classique, floor, flooring, hardwood, interior design, kitchen, laminate flooring, plywood, wood, wood flooring, brown

Full-length feature

This kitchen accentuates its long, linear nature at every turn – even with the lighting. The pendant light over the island was custom designed to length to complement the wider look.