On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:13:17 GMT, "ameijers"
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:13:08 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On 16 Jan 2004 11:50:50 -0800, (Quidnunc) wrote:
I desperately need to improve the lighting in the kitchen in a rented
apartment. It is too dark to work comfortably at the stove or at the
counter next to it. [cut]

If I had convenient outlets, I'd paste up a couple little stick
fluorescents under the cupboards. They're cheap, light, and many can
simply be attached with adhesive pads. The problem with
ceiling-mounted *anything* is that when you're working at counter or
stove, you're probably shadowing the work surface.

Agreed: I put these over my stove and my sink in the kitchen,
wonderful task lighting.
Think bigger- if there is a ceiling fixture mounted in a conventional
octagonal box, take it down and mount a 4-bulb flourescent shop light. Low
current draw, doesn't weigh much, and when you move out, all you have to do
is patch a few screw holes where it was mounted to the joists, and reinstall
the old fixture.

I did this, too, and wow, what a difference. But I still also like
the flourescent tube lights over the stove and kitchen sink, plus I
leave those on when not in the kitchen, turning off the 4-bulb
overhead flourescent ceiling fixture.