Kitchen Cabinet Lights

What do you recommend as a low-heat light source for kitchen in-cabinet lighting?

We recommend an LED linear kitchen cabinet lighting fixture with a special patented festoon lamping design made only by Phantom Lighting. These light sources have been specially engineered to produce a lumen output equivalent to incandescent light sources. Phantom does not attempt to increase the lumen output of the individual LED diode, but rather uses a patented lamping configuration that combines multiple bulbs into a single festoon unit. The combined light output is comparable to xenon lamps and can complement everything from fine wood finishes, fine china and dinnerware, and sheik, contemporary interior kitchen cabinet lighting designs. These lights produce zero UV or IR radiation, so they are the ideal light source for lighting cabinets behind wooden doors with glass windows.

How attractive are these linear strip lights?

Technically speaking, the light strips themselves are never seen due to their low-profile design. The illumination they produce tends to be superior to competing models due to their forward-mounted positioning. Light is directed backward and downward from a concealed location behind the cabinet reveal. This produces a more even distribution of light along the front surfaces of cabinet contents and fills the interior with an even wash of light. When horizontal mounting is not practical, we can configure our in-cabinet display lights to mount along vertical styles to direct lighting inward from either side.

What standard fixture sizes do you carry?

Phantom Lighting does not manufacture linear strips in standard fixture sizes. We have standard mounting and conductivity options (see our cut sheets for more information) which are then customized to the precise dimensions of kitchen cabinet interiors.

What color temperatures do you have available?

Our LED in-cabinet lights can be ordered in 2700K, 3500K, and 5000K color temperatures. Many builders and interior designers prefer the 5000K when it comes to lighting the Spartan absolutes of contemporary kitchens and marble countertops. Other, more warm, and traditional interior designs look better under the near-xenon quality of the 2700K LED festoon lamp. The 3500K represents the mid-point of the color temperature range and is often used to highlight special types of glassware and china. The choice of color temperature is a highly subjective one that should be made in consultation with the homeowner. We can provide detailed photographs upon request that you can show your clients so you can be certain that the fixtures and lamps you choose work best for their personal expectations.

How well do these in-cabinet lights work with other room lights?

All of our low voltage lighting systems are dimmable, and they will work well with any type of general or overhead lighting. Our products are designed to provide high-end decorative lighting that also fulfills a functional purpose. As such, they are designed to anticipate a variety of general lighting designs and work within the boundaries of any lighting design theme.

Do you offer different options for mounting?

We can supply our LED Kitchen cabinet lighting with either a hidden or visible mounting. The hidden mount is designed to be installed from behind the cabinet and into the wall cavity, while the visible mount produces a more contemporary look when mounted along cabinets that are of equal width.

How can I see if my kitchen is a good candidate for in-cabinet lighting?

It’s easy to estimate whether your kitchen would benefit from even linear strip lighting by measuring the distance between surface-mounted cabinet door hardware and the front of the surface-mounted cabinetry. The distance between these two objects is the same as that between the mid-point of the lighting strip and the front surface of cabinet contents. Kitchen cabinets with this spacing are ideal candidates, and we would be pleased to provide you with any further information we can about our elegant linear display lights.

Tell me about Phantom Lighting’s Custom Kitchen Cabinet Light

Phantom Lighting is a pioneer, Houston-based art lighting company and low voltage lighting manufacturer established in 1981 to service the lighting and design community. Phantom Contour Projector and Phantom strip lights feature lighting technology that is completely unique, 100% proprietary, and found nowhere else in the world of lighting. Phantom’s revolutionary approach to decorative picture lighting and low voltage display, shelf, and under cabinet lighting has taken it from humble origins to the level of an international leader in lighting manufacturing on two continents.