How High Should LED Wall Lights Be in a Kitchen?

As a general guide, LED wall lights in a kitchen sit around 1.5 to 1.8 metres from the floor, measured to the centre of the fitting. Over a worktop, roughly 45 to 60 centimetres above the surface usually lights the work area well while staying below wall cabinets and clear of the kettle. In this guide, we explain why height matters more in a kitchen than in other rooms, especially with LED fittings that have a defined beam. We walk through a step by step approach: measuring the fixed points in your room, deciding whether each light is for tasks, ambience or dining, adjusting for up and down, directional, swing arm and linear designs, and testing positions with the people who actually cook. We also cover breakfast bars and seated eye level, how wall lights work alongside ceiling spotlights, colour temperature and brightness at different heights, and the common mistakes that leave worktops in shadow....