On Saturday, 9 December 2017 00:32:57 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
GB wrote:
We currently have 4 x double tube 4" fluorescent light fittings (which
no longer work) in our kitchen. When they worked, they gave a lot of
light, which is great for seeing what you're doing whilst cooking. Not
so good later on when sitting down to eat in the kitchen.

It's time to change them for something more modern. I think what ideally
we need is:

1. A reasonably diffuse light source, to avoid sharp shadows.

Which means a large area of lights - like your tubes - or it bounced off a
white ceiling, etc.

2. Dimmable.

Any domestic lighting can be dimmed. Even fluorescents. Suitable LEDS with
suitable dimmers too.

3. Ideally, able to change light temperature.

That one is going to be more difficult. Unless you actually just mean to
change the colour.

4. Look nice - quite frankly most things will be an improvement.

A problem in that lights which look good may not give the sort of working
light you need.

Can anyone suggest anything suitable, please?

Really they're not difficult to achieve. Over counter lighting plus uplighting onto the ceiling. You can use dimmers or switchbank, the latter are better. A mix of cool white or daylight plus warm white on a switchbank can give you almost any mix of colour and brightness you like.


NT