I’m always amazed at how people will spend tens of thousands of dollars on fine cabinetry in a high-end kitchen, then automatically slap a few cheap fluorescent fixtures with cool white lamps under the upper cabinets. With today’s technology and the availability of lamps like halogen, xenon, and tri-phosphor fluorescent, we shouldn’t have to settle for the greenish flickering light that has been the trademark of undercabinet lighting since our parents were babies. Here are a few of the more popular types of fixtures, along with some advantages and disadvantages of each type. Fluorescent Strips These have been the standard of the industry for many years. I suppose the main reason is that until recently they
