9 spotlight ideas for your kitchen

A spotlight placed directly above the kitchen door really can make an entrance, turning an otherwise functional area into more of a feature. This can work particularly well to showcase a boldly coloured or rustic finish door, or even a beautifully tiled floor.

If you have a mirror in your kitchen, try placing some warm white spotlights directly above the space. This flattering light will not only make your guests look and feel their best when looking at their reflection, but can provide the perfect space for a spot-check as you leave the house for the evening.

If you have an island in your kitchen, then there's a good chance you'll want to show it off. Downlights can help. LED spotlights placed around the bottom of the island not only provide an easy-on-the-eye aesthetic, but can also provide a clever floating visual effect to really make it the focal point of your kitchen.

Strategically placed directional spotlights can really benefit more modest-sized kitchens, by bouncing the light from walls, cupboards or appliances back into the room to create the illusion of space.

Transform a practical surface filled with bowls, plates and or ornaments into something more inspiring with spotlights mounted under the shelf or cupboard above. When placed directly over the displayed items, the effect can be quite dramatic, and a great way to show off your kitchenware or cookbook collection.

A kitchen dining table should provide the perfect space to entertain guests and showcase your food, and dimmer spotlights provide you with an ideal solution to illuminate occasions of different moods. Turned up, they can provide a light, airy space to eat breakfast on those dark winter mornings, and set low they create ambience for a romantic or occasion meal.

A burst of light when you open your kitchen cupboard can be surprisingly uplifting, and is especially effective if the rest of the room is somewhat dimmed for a meal or occasion. Try placing some spotlights in your kitchen cupboard for a feature that works well from a design and common sense perspective.

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Spotlights are an incredibly practical way to help you get the job at hand done, and so ensuring you  get the right lighting above your kitchen counter is key to efficient food prep. Place them at the edge of either side of your counter and create a glare-free space to prepare your meals.

LED spotlights placed under your kitchen cupboards will stop shadows being cast over your worktops.

Carefully balancing the use of spotlights alongside main light fixtures in your kitchen enables you to create a more three-dimensional effect that can be altered depending on the type of ambience required. This layering of light can lend itself well to a dim, shadowy effect all the way through to a brightly-lit room and everything in-between.

By considering the areas of your kitchen you wish to enhance with spotlights, you can achieve a seemingly endless number of visual effects that highlight its best bits, thus making the heart of your home a talking point amongst guests.