Under cabinet lights can be quite functional by providing very good and sometimes badly needed task lighting in a given situation such as under cabinet kitchen lighting, desk lighting, or even bookshelf lighting. The light provided by an under cabinet light can also be used to light an attractive vase, sculpture, framed photo, piece of china, curio, or crystal.
Where Can Under Cabinet Lighting Be Used?
Because of its small size an under cabinet light simply cannot
provide good ambient lighting for a large space. At night,
however, it can provide good “mood lighting” for a space or
enough light to safely see when all the other lights are turned
off. Under cabinet lighting can be used very successfully
wherever there are cabinets and a need for good task lighting or
accent lighting in a confined space: under kitchen cabinets, in
bookcases in studies or libraries, in display cases in
restaurants, in wall nooks along hallways or stairways, in
dining room hutches, in living room shelving, and family room
entertainment centers.