Make your kitchen glow gorgeous with functional kitchen lighting ideas and designs. Pendants, spots, and all manner of shades and chandeliers will not only direct the light where you need it most, but ...

Layered lighting plans in kitchens and baths enhance health, safety and comfort. Lighting is too often an afterthought in home improvement projects. And that’s to the detriment of the room and, ...

For most of us, the kitchen truly is the heart of the home. No longer a space solely used for cooking, it’s become the room where that family gathers, kids do homework, and where the island countertop ...

From dysfunctional layouts to overdone lighting schemes, designers say these are the 10 common kitchen design mistakes to ...

Blasting everything with one bright light won’t do. Here’s how to create a multilayered lighting plan like the pros do. By Tim McKeough When you’re renovating a kitchen, it’s easy to get swept up in ...

From subtle shelf lighting to glowing cabinets, here’s how designers layer accent lighting for a kitchen that feels warm and ...

Use wide-beam recessed downlights, but don’t make them your only light source. Layer with pendants, sconces, and under-cabinet lighting for full coverage. Stick to 2700K–3000K bulbs and avoid ...