Being inspired by pieces of art and adding a number of key finishing touches during renovation or design projects can add a certain something to the kitchen.This is according to a leading US kitchen expert known as Dallas Alice, who has recalled how she incorporated one of her favourite works of art as a centrepiece around which her kitchen was themedWriting in her column for the Examiner, Dallas Alice writes Dont forget the ceiling as another way to make the kitchen shine. Start by changing out old fluorescent light fixtures for multiple light fixtures that allow you to aim each light where you need light most. Add pendant lights over the sink or a kitchen island.Illuminating a sink, either to the side of a kitchen on a second unit located in a floating island, can be made all the more effective with a granite sink, with the natural crystals sparkling under certain types of light and giving a unique and upmarket glamour to this often functional item.