Kitchen Lighting

Kitchen Lights, Ceiling Lights & Spotlights

If you're looking for high quality kitchen lights, you've come to the right place. Whether you're searching for downlights or under cabinet strip lighting, we have a suitable lighting solution on-hand to complement your lighting vision. Browse our superb selection of affordable kitchen lights online.

Superior Lighting Solutions

Here at Downlights Direct, we understand that shopping for any type of lights can be stressful, and that's why we're dedicated to providing our customers with an enjoyable shopping experience. We know that our customers want high quality lights at low prices, and we're proud to offer some of the best deals online.

Shop with us for the following:

• Cornice Lighting
• Kitchen Spotlights
• Batten LED Fittings
• LED Strip Lights
• Main voltage under cabinet lights
• Colour temperature adjustable mood lighting

Kitchen Lighting To Suit Your Lifestyle

The kitchen is one of the most multi-functional rooms in any household. This means it needs to fulfil the best lighting results that are suitable for many purposes. No matter if it's cooking, working, crafting, dining or any entertaining guests, you need a well-lit and comfortable kitchen.

You'll want to be sure your kitchen lighting choices are perfect for its versatile life. Whether it's recessed downlights or some subtle under counter or under cabinet strip lighting to give the room a soft, warm glow or more clinical cool white appearance, Downlights Direct has the solution for your unique requirements.

When choosing your main lighting for a kitchen, it's recommended that the end result illuminates the room as close to daylight conditions as possible. The reason for this is so you can really see how well your food is cooking, which wouldn't be as effective if you just used under counter strip light to cook by, for example.

The use of high colour rendering (CRI) LEDs helps to reproduce colours more effectively. Many of our LED strip tapes now offer high CRI as standard, you don't always have to pay premium prices to get premium quality lighting solutions.

So Many Wonderful Kitchen Light Options Available

There are so many kitchen lighting options available. When it comes to lighting the most used space in the home, we can supply the following lighting solutions:

Cornice Lighting - Give your kitchen a subtle glow with some soft lighting around your coving.

Kitchen Downlights - An all-purpose lighting solution, great for the general lighting in any space, there are various options available such as recessed LED downlights. You'll also want to ensure you choose fire rated downlights as your kitchen will most likely have another room or floor situated above it...If in doubt fit fire rated downlights.

Kitchen Spotlights - Can be used as a supplementary light or even as the main lighting and are a great long-lasting, energy-saving option. Often used to light-up cooking areas or as a direct light source for the dining table.

LED Batten Fittings - Some carefully placed LED batten light fittings can make a considerable difference and add brightness to your room. Although a bit unsightly, they do the job and provide a consistent, homogeneous lighting effect. Modern LED batten fittings are less unsightly than the old fluorescent tube design but they will be visible on your ceiling.

LED Strip Lights - Perfect for lighting above and below your kitchen worktops for a warm or cool effect, they can be used as functional lights illuminating kitchen counters. These versatile lighting products are available in different light outputs, colour temperatures and with dimmable LED drivers.

Energy Efficient Kitchen Lighting - At Downlights Direct, we have a large selection of LED lights that make for great kitchen lighting. The upside to using LED lighting is that it has better quality than traditional incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs. With LED lights, you will improve the energy efficiency of your home.

Selecting The Right Lighting For Your Kitchen Space

It isn't just about scattering downlights or spotlights across the ceiling; using a combination of subtle lighting layers can enhance the features of the room, hide flaws and even make a small appliance seem larger or highlight key features, so you need to find the right lights for your kitchen.

One consideration is that any exposed light fittings could collect oily grime from the daily cooking tasks performed in the kitchen. A more popular option is a fitting that is recessed or semi-recessed where possible.

Once you've selected a good general or main kitchen lighting option, the next step is to decide if any other areas could benefit from some additional lighting.

Integrated LED downlights

When it comes to choosing the best kitchen downlights, you can choose between integrated (the LED bulb is built into the fitting) or GU10 (the LED bulb is a separate item and can be replaced).

Integrated LED downlights generally last longer and are brighter but if the LED fails you need to replace the entire downlight. They are available in smaller and larger sizes and do look more modern. The LED inside a GU10 downlight can be easily replaced if it fails or if you ever want to change the brightness (measured in lumens), beam angle or colour temperature.

What is the best type of kitchen light?

When it comes to the best kitchen lights, it depends on the kitchen aesthetics as well as your priorities.

For kitchen lights that are primarily for illuminating specific areas of the room then kitchen spotlights are a good solution but they can stick out as they are surface mounted onto your ceiling, whereas recessed downlights essentially perform the same task but are hidden within your ceiling.

Combining recessed ceiling lights with other kitchen lights can really enhance the aesthetics of the space. Task lighting such as under cabinet lighting will help you to cook with and kitchen plinth lights are a great option to illuminate your floors, this combination can create a layered lighting effect, where multiple lights a mixed together to create the perfect lighting recipe!

Can you replace existing downlights?

Yes. It is possible to replace your existing downlights. The way in which your current downlights have been installed will determine the existing hole sizes and difficulty of replacing them with new downlights.

If you're upgrading from halogen just measure your existing hole sizes and choose some new downlights that will fit. You can then decide if you prefer GU10 downlights or integrated LED downlights.

Are LED bulbs good for the kitchen?

100%. LED bulbs are fantastic in the kitchen as they provide an energy efficient lighting solution. To find the perfect LED light bulb for your kitchen, take a look at our LED bulbs. We stock a wide selection of cap types including GU10 which are popular in downlights as they operate on mains voltage and don't require a transformer.

Get Expert Advice For Your Dream Kitchen

Downlights Direct aims to provide only the absolute best lighting solutions for our valued customers. If you require any additional information or advice on the most appropriate lighting options for your kitchen, our experienced team is on hand to help. We're always delighted to share our knowledge of LED lighting with our customers. Browse our extensive range of strip lights, LED downlights and overhead lighting which can be purchased online.

Shop Online for Stunning Kitchen Lights

Transform your kitchen today for less with our superb selection of kitchen lighting from the UK's leading brands. Buying low energy lights online with Downlights Direct is quick and simple, so get in touch today.