Kitchen area should be bright, sufficient for cooking at night. Plus you do not need the fancy light for kitchen unless it's going to be a decorative kitchen showroom.

Have you also considered the cleaning & maintenence of those lights in the long run as well plus the overall wattage you require to brighten the area?

And there is also cool white and warm white types though.

let me dig up some photos for reference first. Okay found some for your reference. 1st picture is warm white. The rest are cool white.

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Wattage, usually in a light shop, they have display bulbs, lights and led lighting switched on for testing right? You can also see how bright the light is. And consider how many lights you want for kitchen first? For bulbs alone. The wattage is listed on the box alone. 5W, 6W, 8W etc. Go for E27 size. If there's a light testing station, you can ask the staff to test the light brightness for you.

Will 1 or 2 lights be sufficient for kitchen area? Next will be the the type of light, cool and warm white. Cool white is pure white light and Warm white is yellow light. I think for kitchen, Cool white will be good for visibility.


This post has been edited by S'aimer: Mar 9 2015, 01:17 PM

A picture that shows overall apartment light layout! As a reference

To answer your questions.

1. Is the wattage and the size E27 guidance given refers to choosing the lights for track lighting for kitchen area?

--> Wattage and Size E27 is for the brightness and size of bulbs actually. Because if for pendant lights/ceiling lights, you still need to buy bulbs right? For track lights, I understand you need a driver? I am not sure about this because I don't have any track lights at my place.

2. Many friends in the forum have suggested track lighting for kitchen area. Is there any specific reason for that? Also, is there any other light types with sufficient brightness that can be considered as well? The only reason I ask this is because I am not sure if track lights will complement with the pendant lights I bought for dining area. I am open for suggestions Any photos to support your suggestions will be helpful smile.gif.

---> Actually to me, track lighting is much better suited for cosy ambience/atmosphere areas like living room for example. Track lighting comes in multiple spot lights. I don't recommend this for kitchen partly because of maintenance. Kitchen is the most used part of the house other than the bedroom so it will be practical to have 1 or 2 pendant lights / ceiling lights so that I don't have to buy so many light bulbs for replacement whenever one light goes out.

You can mix and match with pendant lights in different shapes and color compared to ceiling lights. Easer to complement.

To give you a clearer visual. Here are some pictures for you to view and you can see that you need ALOT of track lights to brighten up a area unless you are going for low lighting area.



Here's a different picture that shows a mix of pendant and ceiling lights



This post has been edited by S'aimer: Mar 10 2015, 01:35 PM

12W is good enough for a bulb (Cool white) based on my light testing.

It's all dependent on what level of brightness you're looking at, so it's better you check the brightness of the bulb before buying

Since your dining lights are crystal, I would suggest the living room have a focal look that will match the crystal.

My preference would be like .. if crystal lights are not the blinged up typed like chandeliers for example, it would be safe to have an oversized pendant light in the living room, followed by simple ceiling lights in the kitchen.

Something like this light for living room.


Think of it as fashion sense, less is more and vice versa. *grins*

Nowdays most lights are from china, you can check out the lights at taobao

This post has been edited by S'aimer: Mar 19 2015, 01:00 PM

Mm, If using these crystal lights for living room, my biggest concern is does it match the furniture to create an harmonious cozy setting? Crystal lights can be used in living room, it's just that the furniture has to be either classy looking or smart enough to match.

Dining area is easier, all you need is a suitable dining table & dining chairs + table accessories. The lights will do the talking for a minimal setup.

Taobao is a chinese shopping site where many sellers sell their wares from small household goods to big goods, including clothes, makeup, lights, furniture etc. You can google taobao.