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Recessed Lighting Spacing: A Room-by-Room Guide

Planning Your Recessed Lighting Layout

Recessed lighting planning requires more than picking fixtures and hoping for the best. The difference between properly spaced LED recessed lighting and a poorly planned recessed lighting design shows up immediately: dark corners, spotlight effects on walls, or excessive glare from too-bright fixtures placed too close together. Whether you’re planning a kitchen recessed lighting layout or determining bathroom recessed lighting placement, the calculations matter for accurate recessed lighting spacing.

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Kitchen Island Outlet Code: 3 NEC Changes You Need to Know

If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, kitchen island outlet code is the rule most likely to catch you out. It has changed twice in the last two cycles, and the version your electrician learned may not be the version your inspector is working from.

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Under Cabinet Lighting is Made Easy with the New DALS 2-in-1 Mini Puck

Improve your kitchen, cabinets, countertops, shelving and more with DALS’ new 2-in-1 LED Mini Pucks! Complete flexibility is available with these versatile, directional LED puck lights that can be recessed, surface mounted or direct-wired to create your desired lighting effect — making them suitable for a wide range of applications, including kitchen under cabinet lighting. This collection of 2-in-1 LED Mini Pucks are an easy-to-install, reliable, and energy-efficient solution for many projects. The DALS 2-in-1 LED Mini Puck provides superior LED performance and lifespan, excellent color rendering, and warm white light output that fits discreetly under cabinets and other furniture, emitting a single point of bright light exactly where you need it.

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Contractor’s Choice: AFX’s Koren Series LED Under Cabinet Lighting

Discover affordable LED under cabinet lighting with the Koren series from AFX Lighting. The AFX Koren series has quickly become a contractor favorite at PROLIGHTING due in part by its quality construction and hassle-free installation. With its low profile design, the Koren series of LED under cabinet lights by AFX are an excellent choice to provide long lasting, energy efficient LED illumination for your under cabinet, study / task area or display case application. Available in five lengths and two finishes, these fixtures allow the user to select between three different white light color temperatures to find the perfect light output to suit your needs.

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NSL’s Best Selling LED Products Get the CCT Technology Upgrade

America’s trusted source for architectural and specialty lighting solutions, National Specialty Lighting (NSL), has released two new LED products featuring CCT adjustable technology. Versatile, affordable, and now CCT tunable, NSL introduces the updated generation of Thin Line LED Downlights, available to order at PROLIGHTING. With its slim profile and five adjustable color temperatures, the Thin Line LED Downlight is the perfect choice for countless commercial and residential applications.

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Under Cabinet Outlets: 3-Step Angled Power Strip Guide

Under cabinet outlets are one of the cleanest ways to add convenient power to kitchens, islands, offices, and other finished spaces without cutting standard receptacles into tile or cabinetry. Task Lighting & Power’s Angled Power Strips mount beneath cabinets and countertops, keeping outlets accessible while preserving the look of your backsplash or work surface.

Available in four finish options and standard lengths from 9″ to 72″, these power strips can include single or duplex receptacles, USB-A/C fast charging, and integrated switches for lighting or appliances. This guide compares the APT, APT-USB, TR, and TRS Series and walks you through choosing the right under cabinet outlet solution for your project.

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Under Cabinet Lighting: Types, Spacing & Power Guide

Last updated September 2026

Under cabinet lighting adds focused illumination beneath cabinets, making kitchens, workspaces, and other areas brighter and easier to use. It is especially popular in kitchens, where additional task lighting can improve visibility for food preparation, reading recipes, and everyday countertop tasks.

Choosing the right under cabinet lighting depends on the fixture type, available space, power source, and desired light output. In this guide, we’ll compare LED puck lights, linear fixtures, and tape light, along with recommended spacing, power options, drivers, and installation considerations.

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AFX: Next Evolution Lighting Lands at PROLIGHTING

Introducing AFX

Imagine a world with better lighting with AFX — the latest brand to land here at PROLIGHTING. Expanding our decorative fixture category, we are thrilled to bring you products from AFX — a leader in luxurious, indoor and outdoor light fixtures, perfect for styling every part of the modern home. Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, the company’s award-winnning products are used in a variety of applications, from commercial buildings, hotels and restaurants, to multi-family, assisted-living and single-family residences, and more.

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Angled Power Strip: Task Lighting’s Under Cabinet Solution

An angled power strip is one of the cleanest ways to add convenient power beneath cabinets, countertops, shelves, and islands without cutting standard outlets into finished surfaces. Task Lighting and Power’s patented Angled Power Strip gives homeowners, contractors, designers, and architects a flexible way to hide power while keeping receptacles easy to access.

At PROLIGHTING, we carry a wide selection of Task Lighting and Power products, including Angled Power Strips, Lighted Power Strips, and professionally installed LED lighting solutions.