When you are adding ingredients to a recipe, it is understood that every little detail counts. Every ingredient is equally important. When they all work together in harmony, the results are fantastic, but when one of them is substandard or of poor quality, the entire dish collapses. The same is true when it comes to home décor and renovations. When designing a modern kitchen, everything from the counters to the lines to the choice of materials is equally important, but there is one thing that is frequently forgotten among the swatches of wallpaper and the comparison charts of appliances. That secret ingredient, so often forgotten, is the lighting.

Lighting in a kitchen, particularly a small one, is one of the most often overlooked aspects of kitchen design. Many people feel that as long as you can see what you’re doing and where you’re going, the actual method of lighting doesn’t matter. This is far from the truth. Any film director can tell you that any scene is only as good as its lighting, and if you are going to be putting money into a small kitchen remodel, it’s definitely something to pay attention to.

Bright lights can make small spaces seem larger than they are, so you will want to go with a combination of natural and artificial lighting sources. Also, one of the precepts of modern design involves shiny surfaces and hard corners. The best way to emphasize these is through the use of spot lighting or track lighting to call attention to whatever you wish, especially all those shiny stainless steel and chrome appliances.

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