6 creative uses for LED strip lighting

Adding strip lighting to your home can add a level of coziness to your home, especially during the darker winter months. Strip can be tasteful, while also better highlighting the design of your home. Even better, LED lights use less energy than incandescent bulbs meaning that not only can it be a fun design feature, it's also a power-saving alternative.

Shelving

There is an important need to design lighting on shelves. Many bookstores add light to their bookshelves to improve books’ visibility in order to make it easier for customers to select. Some display shelves do the same. Lighting makes shelving items easy to see/highlights items while providing an overall atmosphere that is either lazy or energizing.

You can update/remodel your shelf by adding lights to the top, the inside, and the sides. Where you add lighting to the shelving depends on your personal preference.

Ceiling

Think that your flat ceiling is a little too flat? Or maybe you're looking for a way to light up a room without having to install a new lighting fixture? LED strip lighting can be added to the corners of your ceiling or any rises and dips in your ceiling to accentuate the shape of your room and provide more light. By changing the colour of the light, you can add warmth or coolness to a room or transform it entirely with a colour of your choice. This can give a lot more personality to the room without having to repaint or renovate.

TV or monitor lighting

This might be one of the most popular uses for LED strip lighting. Not only can LED strip lighting help add a little flair to your entertainment setup, but adding some bias lighting to the back of your TV or computer monitor can help with your eyesight. The darker your room, the brighter your screen appears which can cause strain on your eyes or cause headaches. With LED strip lighting providing additional glowing support, it can be a lot less work for your eyes. You can even set up types of lighting strips to respond and adjust the colour and intensity of the light to whatever you're watching.

Mirrors

Having the right lighting when getting ready in the morning is important. You don't want to be fumbling around in a dimly lit bathroom or bedroom. LED strip lighting can be added to vanities, full-length mirrors, or makeup mirrors. You'll want to make sure you are using a waterproof variety, but this will help transform any normal mirror into a deluxe light-up experience.

Drawers + cabinets

Having to turn on every light in the kitchen can be a pain when you only need to open one drawer. By adding LED strip lighting to your drawers and cabinets you can increase the efficiency of your kitchen or room by having them only turn on when in use. Open up the drawer? The light turns on. Close the drawer? The light shuts off. This can also be done for your cabinets as well!

Staircase

Navigating your house in the middle of the night can be tricky. With LED strip lighting you can set them underneath each step or outline your staircase so that even at night you can see exactly where you are going. You can even set them to a timer or add features like motion sensors so they only turn on at night or when you are about to use them.