If your goal in shopping for new kitchen lighting was to support or enhance a specific theme, the information provided in this article will help. Although buying new kitchen lighting is an exciting venture, it can also be a little overwhelming. Considering that literally thousands and thousands of styles, sizes, colors, and features now exist, many homeowners become confused. However, if you have a specific style or theme in your kitchen, you could continue that with the lighting, which makes buying a much easier process.
The following are just a few recommendations that you might consider based on some of the more popular styles or themes of kitchens.
• Country – For a country kitchen, the environment is more relaxed and casual. Depending on the level of country, the kitchen may be downright rustic. For this, consider the materials of which light fixtures are made, choosing those designed with wrought iron or wood. If your country kitchen is designed with roosters, then you could go with actual rooster themed lighting or choose pendant lighting over a kitchen island that features red glass globes. Another beautiful choice would be one large light fixture made from hammered copper.
• English Tea Garden – Let us say that you had a kitchen with an English tea garden theme. In this case, you would likely have a lot of floral designs and/or tea pot/cup elements throughout the room. For kitchen lighting, again you could go with a themed light fixture, or choose something that is ornate and made with yellow, green, or white globes or lampshades.
• Spanish or Mediterranean – A kitchen that follows a theme such as this would have richly colored walls of red, terracotta, black, blue, etc. For kitchen lighting, you could consider one specific element of the room or you could focus on the room’s decorum as a whole. For instance, if the kitchen were designed with chili peppers in bright red, adding string or rope lighting above open kitchen cabinets or beneath kitchen cabinets designed with red glass in the shape of chili peppers would be ideal. On the other hand, if you wanted something a little more sophisticated, you may want to look for light fixtures that boast black wrought iron and heavier design elements.
• Mission – The perfect kitchen lighting option for a mission-style or theme would be with Tiffany lighting. Now, buying real Tiffany glass light fixtures can be expensive so if you are on a budget, consider reproduction pieces. Lighting such as this is made with colored glass, usually in uniform blocks. Hanging a Tiffany or reproduction Tiffany light over a kitchen or center island or several mini-pendants lights with Tiffany glass coverings over the bulbs would accentuate this particular look.
• Contemporary – Kitchen lighting for a contemporary style or themed kitchen would provide a huge selection of options. For this, anything made with clean lines, stainless steel or pewter would be ideal. You could install modern style track lighting over a kitchen island, one with smooth curves and unique light covers.
• Tuscany – One of the hottest trends in kitchen design today is the Tuscany theme. Tuscany, Italy is simply gorgeous, a place that is peaceful. Colors that represent a kitchen such as this include deep red, yellow, black, and touches of green and/or blue. Muted metals with Old World charm, wrought iron, or lights designed to produce a soft, amber glow would be the ultimate goal.
