Good lighting is everything. It is not by chance that realtors as well as interior designers tout the lighting features of every one of the houses and apartments they want to sell.
In the kitchen, lighting is not only a feature that can set the atmosphere, but also a necessity for those who cook and bake. Here are some Awesome Kitchen Lighting Ideas.
White Kitchen with Good Light
This kitchen combines natural lighting from a vintage-style, arched window, which is great for cooking or hanging out by day, but also a striking chandelier over the island, complemented by matching torch lights placed strategically in the corners for function and mood setting. via atouchofsoutherngrace
Orbit Pendant from CLC Lighting Design over Kitchcen Island
These orbit pendant lights not only give great, powerful lighting over the island, but they also look very cool thanks to their unusual, unique design which makes them a feature in this kitchen. via housetrends
Gorgeous Lighting Under Wood Ceiling Beams
These lights are quite unusual not only because of their own design, but also their placement, as they literally emerge from the wooden ceiling beams to light up the island in style. via unskinnyboppy
Modern White Kitchen with Global Penants
The global, exposed pendant lights are the perfect complement for a modern kitchen, providing as much light over the island at night as the large window does by day. via athomearkansas
Modern Steel Chisholm Hall Lights over a Kitchen
Modern and futuristic, these cage-like, Chisholm Hall Lights are a perfect choice to create moody, yet powerful light over a striking kitchen design. via urbanelectricco
Copper Pendant Lights over the Kitchen Island
Simple, yet attention grabbing, these pendant lights are perfect to light up a simple kitchen design and give a copper glow over the island during supper. via bloesem
Orleans Pendant for Kitchen Inspired by Sleek Industrial Lighting of a Parisian Brasserie
Chrome and industrial inspired, these pendant lamps make a statement in their simplicity, while still adding very good lighting over the counter thanks to their semi-open design. Constructed of steel with a brushed nickel finish and clear textured glass. Inspired by Sleek Industrial Lighting of a Parisian Brasserie. via dearlillieblog
Glass Hanging Lamps for Kitchen Decorating
These glass hanging lamps take kitchen lighting fully into the field of decoration thanks to their intricate design. They may be somewhat fragile, but the transparency of the glass allows them to be functional and actually provide good lighting. via houseandgarden
Traditional Kitchen with Industrial Chic Lights
These industrial, chrome lights give the traditional kitchen an edgy vibe it wouldn’t have otherwise, while managing not to look out of place and to serve their functional purpose. via tidbitsandtwine
Modern White Kitchen with Wooden Pendants
There’s no better way to add a homey feeling to a modern, all-white kitchen than to add an accent of wood. These lamps do just that in a practical way, while focusing the light, which is complemented by bulbs on the ceiling, over the kitchen island. Photo via athoughtfulplaceblog. You can buy the wooden pendants via worldmarket.
Glass Global Pendants for Kitchen
These beautiful, artistic pendant lights are quite a different, striking choice as far as kitchen lighting goes, but they are only suitable for smaller islands or tables, as they give out quite a focused light. They do, however, work very nicely with natural light or ceiling lights. via remodelandolacasa
Pendant Light For Kitchen
Pendant lights always look good in a kitchen, whether they’re more functional or decorative. These manage to be both, thanks to their transparent half, which allows for light diffusion, and their scattered disposition in the middle of the L shaped design, which allows light to spread evenly. via theidearoom
Stunning Lantern Style Kitchen Pendant Lighting Over Island
Lantern style chandeliers add a vintage, elegant element to any kitchen décor, while still providing good light. These are no exception, and they match the dark, traditional chairs at the island to perfection.
Modern White and Gray Kitchen with Lanterns
Lantern pendant lights may not seem like an obvious choice for a modern kitchen, but they add a charming touch to the otherwise impersonal design. These are placed quite high, which allows for better light diffusion, since the light inside isn’t very powerful. via styleestate
DIY Pendant Cage Light with a Wooden Box Above the Sink
These DIY lights look beautifully charming suspending from the window alcove above the sink, and they are definitely different from everything you’re used to. via twofeetfirst
White Kitchen with Lamps
These lamps are beautifully intricate, and they match the white kitchen perfectly. Their semi-opaque covers slightly dim the lights for a moody effect over the island. via homebunch
Coastal Kitchen with Bell Jar Lantern Pendants
Bell jar lanterns are not only beautiful, but they are also perfectly matched to a coastal or nautical inspired kitchen. The design is also functional as it allows for optimal light diffusion even beyond the island. via homebunch
Mini Kitchen Remodel with the 6-light Decorative Track Lights
Track lights are quite beautifully different, and they are perfect for an all-wood toned, moody kitchen, as they only add to the woodsy atmosphere. In this case, they are helped by some ceiling lights, which ensure all corners are illuminated. via momendeavors
Stunning Rustic Kitchen Featuring Beautiful Clear Glass Pendant Lights
Glass lights can look both quite modern or vintage. These look perfectly at home among the rustic kitchen furniture and they also provide great lighting over the dinner table. via wegotlites
Modern Kitchen with a pair of Glass Lanterns
These lanterns not only look modern, but they are modern, and look perfect in this equally modern kitchen. Their high placement and clear design not only add interest but provide some good lighting over the modern island. via houseofturquoise
Crisp White Kitchen with A Pair of Glass Pendant Lignts
These chrome-accented, glass pendants add interest to the kitchen’s centerpiece, the island, while also providing good lighting for cooking and eating. via homebunch
Pretty Cottage Kitchen with a String Of Lights Draped Around The Window
String or fairy lights have transcended holiday décor and become a beautiful, decorative accent. They aren’t great as a lighting system by themselves, but they provide a beautiful frame for this window. via babble
Contemporary Kitchen With Soft Grey Metal Shaded Pendant Light Fixtures
Modern lights for a modern kitchen design. These metal pendants will give a lightly shaded atmospheric light to this comfortable and cozy corner dining table. via homedit
White Shaker Style Kitchen with Steel Pendant Lighting
These geometric pendant lights are a great match for the island chairs and, paired with the ceiling highlights, they diffuse the light from the island outwards. via homebunch
Vintage Kitchen Design with Glass Iron Pendant Lights
The unusual glass and steel pendants are a good, yet unusual choice to provide lighting for such a long dinner table. While you can’t miss the boxy pendants, the candle-like bulbs inside will be more noticeable when they are on and thus highlighted.
Small Hicks Pendants over a Walnut Stained Kitchen Island
The Small Hicks Pendants give a different, almost industrial accent to the mostly rustic appeal of the kitchen. Over the walnut stained island, they provide both a style contrast as well as good lighting for early and late meals. via decorpad
Traditional Kitchen with A Pair of Glass Pendant Lanterns
Lanterns always give a somewhat rustic, vintage style to the kitchen, and that touch really works in this traditional design, where they act as an interest piece as well as lighting. via shineyourlightblog
Rustic Kitchen with Industrial Steel Pendants
It doesn’t get any more contrasting than rustic woods, brick and industrial steel, but these unusual, intricate steel spotlight pendants add interest to the rustic decoration while providing direct lighting over the island table.
Stylish Glass Global Kitchen Lighting
This single pendant chandelier is both edgy and artistic, while also functional. The Intricate base is a decorative piece in itself, while the metallic supporting pieces are quite striking. The globes are not only beautiful, but they will also provide beautiful light for the whole room. via houseandhome
Large White Kitchen with Skylights
This beautiful, spacious kitchen benefits from a lot of natural light from its several windows, as well as skylight, through where both sun and moon can shine. The pendants over the island provide an accent to the center piece as well as some additional lighting at night.
Industrial Style Kitchen with the Gorgeous and Stylish Pendants
These beautiful, antique-like pendants not only add class and charm to the industrial-style kitchen, but also a stunning, patterned light filtered by the many intricacies of their design, reflected in the ceiling and floor. via linlydesigns
Gray Kitchen with Stylish Mini Chandeliers
These mini-chandeliers add a classic touch to the kitchen décor and some mood lighting to the meals served on the kitchen island. via decoholic
Ultimate California Beach Kitchen with Global Modern Lighting
Modern pendant lights for a large, modern beach kitchen. These pendants not only offer great highlights over the island, but they complement the modern and beach inspired aspects of the kitchen, as they almost emulate torches or the moon itself.
Rustic Kitchen with Soft Glow Glass Pendant Lights
Soft lights are a great match for a rustic kitchen, and these are exactly that. The design of the pendants themselves only adds to the charming, rustic feel of the room. via housebeautiful
Country Industrial Pendant with Glass Shades
These pendants look great in this modern kitchen, matching both the white and industrial aspects of the décor. They also provide an added spotlight in the island area, which complements the house’s continuous ceiling lighting system. via decorpad
White Kitchen with Two Goodman Hanging Lamps in Antique Brass
These Goodman hanging lamps have quite a traditional design, which is updated by the choice of the material. They provide a focused light as well as a touch of color and interest to the overall white kitchen. decorpad
Lux Kitchen says
Great article. I will try second last. It is unique and attractive.