Recommendation for recessed lighting for a kitchen remodel?
Hi, we are currently remodeling our kitchen. The existing lighting was track lighting, and as part of the remodel we are moving to recessed lighting. I am hoping for a recommendation for what recessed lighting to choose, and I am kind of overwhelmed understanding what high quality lighting can just be chosen without a lot of back-end complications like systems etc.
I would like to spend less than ~$100 or so per light, and would be thrilled to be closer to $50, but I would rather pay what is needed to get a high quality light than save $50/fixture (we only need 5). (I have no knowledge about lighting at all so I feel like I was dropped into the deep end and seeing things like chips and drivers is just so confusing!)
I am intrigued by dim to warm, but not sure if it actually works well. Hubby is very anti any kind of dimming at all - we have struggled with lighting that flickers when dimmed. Our contractor explained that can be a mismatch between the dimmer and the light type, which I trust, and am working on hubby to accept dimming but just sharing as part of the context. But because of this, I really don't want to end up with any flickering at all.
Thank you so much for your advice!
Posted Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC