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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think undercabinet lighting is a necessity. I often think it looks cheesy.[/quote]

You must not appreciate a well-illuminated work surface in the kitchen. Maybe you don't cook a lot? Under cabinet lighting is a matter of function, not aesthetics, so "cheesy" isn't really a criterium.[/quote]

Eh.  I don't have a lot of upper cabinets and don't use the space underneath as a work surface.

Not everyone's kitchen layout requires a lot of uppers.[/quote]

Well, so under cabinet lights are not really an option or a need in your kitchen. The point is that if you do have uppers over your counters, under cabinet lights serve an important function, no matter how “cheesy” you think they look. Any time I use my counters for anything, even if it’s just making coffee, I want the counter well lit.[/quote]

Is your home dark? Does it not have natural lighting in the kitchen? [/quote]

Yes, it does. Do you never cook after sunset? Or make breakfast before sunrise? Even with our plentiful halogen recessed lighting plus pendants, the area under the 15" deep upper cabinets isn't bright enough for my taste, especially in the early morning or evening. And even during daylight hours, as there are obviously no windows over the counters where the upper cabinets are, the counter underneath them doesn't get brightly lit enough for my taste. Sure, it's possible to live without the under cabinet lights - we didn't have any for years before we remodeled our kitchen - but I really enjoy having very good lighting on my white counters.

Obviously you are free to feel differently, but this whole discussion started because someone said under-cabinet lights "looked cheesy", which prompted me to point out that aesthetics really isn't their primary function and how they look didn't figure into our decision to install them.[/quote]

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