I'm slowly (ok, think molasses in January in Maine) getting back in to the whole remodeling thing. In particular, trying to finish the kitchen. Once of the things that I wanted to do was install task and cove lighting. But, I was adamant that it wouldn't be done until Larry decided what he wanted to do with the cabinets. After all, I wasn't going to spend the money and time installing stuff that would be ripped out withing a year, or less.
Fast forward to today. It's now all totally my problem/decision/opportunity to screw it up. There is a large, heavy shelf on one wall that is close to 7 feet off of the floor. Currently, it's used for miscellaneous stuff like a jar blender, immersion stick blender, various bottles of homemade syrups/glazes like apple cider and balsamic. The plan at one point was to clear all of that stuff off and use it for things like cookbooks. I had also planned to hang various pots from the underside, both stainless steel and copper (which has yet to be opened). I was going to put lighting both above to back light the books, and below to highlight the pans. Now, I'm not so sure.
Another thing that I am sure about is that I'm going to cover the shelf with copper, to go with the copper back splash. But, the more I think about putting cookbooks above and pans below, I can't help but think of the extra work that will be needed to remove kitchen grease build-up from the stuff. I suppose I could actually enclose the top with glass or plexiglas and put in sliding doors or something that will keep things a bit cleaner above.
As far as the stuff hanging below, though, I've just about talked myself out of that. I'd still put some sort of soft lighting in, but the question then would be "Why is there lighting here? It's just an empty wall."
Thoughts?
