It would’ve been more interesting but, Canada

I did skim coat in kitchen and when I was done I was like, damn-I should have just replaced the drywall. I even had drywall 🤦‍♂️

I just went through this and couldn’t be happier with the results.

First, it helps a lot if you have a light meter. I didn’t, but I downloaded an app that works well enough with my phone camera and the required diffuser (a piece of printer paper as instructed by the app)

Second, look up recommended lux for a kitchen. Lots of sites like https://www.archtoolbox.com/recommended-lighting-levels/

You can figure how many linens you need for your space based on distance from lights to surfaces, lighted sq ft, etc. I had to have a friend do this-I couldn’t grasp the formulas which are also out there in abundance

I ended up with 12 recessed LED lights on a dimmer that put out around 840 Lm each, for a 200-ish sq ft kitchen, which gives me 500+ lux on all surfaces, if that serves as any kind of reference at all