Under Cabinet Lighting is a type of lighting installed underneath cabinets and other surfaces to provide light in small, dark spots and under cabinet lighting has become valued by designers, home owners and display manufacturers. The purpose of under cabinet lighting is to illuminate the work area below with fixture installed on the underside of the cabinet. Ideally, the fixture(s) used in under cabinet lighting should minimize their physical presence and conceal physical wiring as much as possible. Slim designs, ease of wiring and ease of installation are major considerations in the selection of a fixture.
Bar lights offer the widest light distribution and are available as plug-in or hardwired fixtures. They can be mounted individually or grouped. Choose from halogen, xenon, or fluorescent lamp sources. Halogen lights are very bright, intense and excellent for under cabinet task lighting. Whereas, Fluorescent lights are probably the most cost effective under-cabinet units to install and use. But, Xenon lighting units are more expensive than fluorescent or halogen lights as they last up to five times as long as halogen bulbs, while giving natural cool light. Today, better circuit designs and superior fixtures have since made it possible to use incandescent and LED replacement bulbs in under cabinet lighting fixtures. For more information on under cabinet lighting systems, please contact us at Lighting-Systems.net. |
