open plan kitchen / diner lighting

3 years ago

The attached photo is a rough plan of our kitchen / dining and playroom layout. The playroom will be partially separated off with a low storage wall. How would you do the lighting?

The kitchen will have a peninsula (not an island), and we plan on having a dining table opposite the bifolds. The kitchen will have a roof lantern.

Was thinking Spotlights throughout, statement pendant lights above dining table opposite the bifolds, and maybe another pendent light in the playroom, maybe some lamps although it won’t get used in the evenings.

Thank you

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Ellie
3 years ago
If you have pendants above dining table and peninsula, with the window and bifold I don't think you need spotlights. a pendant in the playroom would be enough
minnie101
3 years ago
It’s hard to say as we can’t see your kitchen plan or furniture layout. Do you have undercabinet lighting? I would definitely add lamps and in terms of downlights, just use where they’re needed rather than a grid formation ie Make sure the worktop is lit and maybe the dividing storage wall. If that’s a wall of storage in the kitchen on the left I’d light that too unless there’s lighting inside. If there’s a table in the play room for activity or a reading spot make sure that is lit.

It‘s a good idea to wire things separately and dimmer switches for pendants etc

John Cullen lighting is a good place to look for lighting inspiration
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Sarah Woods
3 years ago
Hey, you could add LED into the ceiling lantern. There are single colour, dimmable and colour changing options available. Some LED spots in the kitchen area only around the lantern to give you task lighting. A nice pendant over the dining table and I would suggest wall lights in the play area as I imagine in time this could turn into a seating area and wall lights would be a nice feature for when this happens but still give enough lighting for the play area.
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Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you, some great ideas. I just wasn’t sure if it would look odd/not be practical enough if we didn’t have spotlights throughout the open plan area. Although we do only need it in the kitchen around the lantern. Great idea re LED strips in lantern. Thanks everyone :)
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Katie Older Lighting Design
3 years ago
Hi, I am a lighting designer if you need help designing a scheme and specifying fittings. Kind regards, Katie

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