Minimum distance (between ceiling & cabinet) for lighting 2
August 27th, 2008 | Published in Lighting Design
If the cabinets need to be close to the ceiling it would be best to stay with lower wattage to minimize hot spots. If your entire kitchen is to be high efficiency lighting then you can use warm color LED above the cabinets for a soft glow. Not all LED is Title 24 approved. Much is not all that efficient for general lighting applications. If you are trying to hide enough fluorescent to get some incandescent then you’ll want to stick with fluorescent on top of the cabinets and lower the cabinets so it looks nicer. There are low profile fixtures available to help hide behind crown molding.
