#How to Light a Kitchen: Track vs Recessed Lighting (Reviews

Invariably, the decision will be track vs recessed lighting when lighting a kitchen. Track and Recessed lighting are two of the most common types of task lighting used for lighting up a space. In every application, task lighting is necessary if you want to achieve proper lighting. It's like the skeleton of the body, whereas the other elements of lighting design: decorative, accent and ambient provide the affects or personality of the room.

The two are so different, with track being pronounced and recessed being invisible, and as you can imagine, there are huge differences.

Track Lighting

When people hear the word “Track Lighting” they instantly think of big, bulky, ugly track heads. Those days are gone. There are 100’s of decorative track heads available for different types of tracks. There are 3 systems of track lighting.

You have your basic standard track which mounts flush against your ceiling. Monorail or a single steel rail is the more updated and decorative version. Cable, or two steel wires is cool, but more popular in commercial settings.

All of these can have decorative heads instead of your ordinary “big ugly” track heads. Track heads are available in LED, Incandescent, low voltage Halogen, and even Fluorescent. Below are examples of track lighting, but you can really personalize track with any color and style.

Yale's Showroom is all LED track, because we are always moving products and displays. Track is flexible, adaptable and easier to install than recessed. Also, for post and beam construction or shallow ceilings, track is your only choice.