First of all, we determine the s.f of the kitchen (or area) we're working on.
Then we multiply the square footage of the area by 1.5. This gives us the total required wattage for the space. Example-a 400 s.f. kitchen needs 600 watts of can lighting.
A typical recessed light uses a 60-watt bulb. We divide the required wattage (600) by the bulb wattage (600 watts divided by 60 = 10 cans).
Sometimes Brigitte opts to use a few more cans and drop the bulb wattage down to 40 watts in some of them.
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