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If you consider the Led lighting for the most important stylization of your kitchen interior, the maximum focus that needs to be put up at the under cabinet region. Led lights are generally implied by its name with the lighting style at the under cabinet zone to get the most effective illumination for a comfortable performance there over the counter top. But you may think about some other kinds of lighting like incandescent, xenon, fluorescent for that of under cabinet lighting.
One very good and excellent choice of lighting that is recently used is the under cabinet puck lighting. This is one type of track lighting. The puck lights are of very small in size and the lights can be directed upon a specific object or item of interest. Another type of popular lighting used for the creation of accent at the cabinet area is strip lighting, those are made of modern LED technology and these lights are very easy to install there on such places where people normally use the incandescent and fluorescent lights. The strip lights are now designed very innovatively and there are several positive and favorable facts those made these lights the most popular in the lighting designing world.
The best option for the under cabinet lights so far I have found is the fluorescent lights. This lights have some negative factors, though I would like to prefer these lights mostly for the middle earning people. Fluorescent lights do not produce shadow and always gives a pleasant glow. There are a group of different grades of fluorescent fixtures from which you can choose the right one for your own kitchen. Those are T5, T8 and T12 standards. The word T' stands for the tubular length and the number refers to the diameter. In between these three the T8 is the most recommended type for getting the best result.
Advantages of fluorescent lights:
The fluorescent lights are cheaper by 66% than all other regular lighting but provide the same brightness. As a result you can save a lot of money if you consider the 2/3rd of the whole interior lighting by this light.
Fluorescent lights always last longer. On average, a fluorescent tube lasts six times longer than a regular incandescent bulb.
They do not give off heat, and so never bother the person working near the source in feeling uncomfortable.
Disadvantages of fluorescent lights:
Generally the initial cost is three times higher than other types of bulbs. One may see this as meaning that fluorescent lighting is more expensive, but the truth is quite the opposite, since fluorescent lights last longer and save money in the long run. So people who are thinking to invest a little amount cannot afford these lights at the beginning.
Fluorescent lighting flicker noticeably and produce an uneven light that may bother some users. Once the flicking becomes obvious to the eye, there is no choice but to replace the lamp. Humming sound generates from the transformer is also a disappointing thing. To avoid this, people use electronic ballasts but the result is not always satisfactory.
However, every light has both plus and minus sides. Despite of all these, still these lights are popular in most of the house owners. The manufacturers deliver the accessories such as reflector, transformer, lamp and others with the package and everything else you need in one unit. Moreover you can also use a combination of other lights with the fluorescent such as xenon and halogen lamps.
Just remember, a proper planning of your kitchen under cabinet lighting will give you the best effective result.
