How LED Flexible Strip Lights are Changing Interior Décor

LED strips inside homes are becoming an increasingly used solution as it brings significant improvements in terms of lighting within each type of room and ensures good energy savings. This article will reveal how LED flexible strips can significantly enhance the lighting in many corners of your home and enhance your home interior.

What are LED strips?

Let's start by presenting this type of lighting for those who do not yet know it. The LED strips (or LED strips) are long ribbons made up of a printed circuit, called PCB, on which the SMD LED resistors are soldered.

Generally, they are powered at 12V or 24V in direct current (but lately, you can also find 220V LED strips on the market) and are available in different sizes, both in length and width. They are therefore helpful in being placed on furniture or furnishing objects according to needs.

They can also be purchased with waterproof protections (higher than the classic IP20 protection) so that they can also be used in the most humid areas, such as the bathroom and kitchen. In addition to these features, LED lights are also available in different colors on the market to make the rooms even more unique, especially if you have to illuminate the interiors of commercial premises or you want to take advantage of more eclectic lighting inside your home.

In general, installing LED strips is quite simple, mainly if you use the so-called "plug and play" kits. At the time of purchase, it is always advisable to seek the advice of an expert and, if necessary, ask for the help of a trusted electrician for installation.

Let's see how led flexible strip lights are changing interior décor

The LED strips behind the TV

The complete darkness inside the rooms where there is a TV is not always advisable, as the eyes tend to get too tired due to the clear difference between the darkness of the room and the light emitted by the electronic device.

For this reason, the use of LED strips is very effective. Depending on how the electronic device is arranged, two different types of backlighting may be helpful.

If the TV is hung on the wall, LED flexible strips will undoubtedly be helpful to adhere directly to the rear of the device to create a uniform and radial light. Alternatively, the strips can be mounted inside the perimeter of a frame created ad hoc to be fitted around the area where the TV is positioned on the wall. Suppose the TV instead appears to be placed on its base above a piece of furniture. In that case, it could be helpful to illuminate the area close to the screen with a type of LED strip inserted inside a recessed profile, to be installed, for example, below a shelf.

The LED strip for kitchen sub-cabinets

Specifically, as regards the LED strips, it is good to remember that their use is beneficial, especially in the sink area and for worktops which are often areas hidden by the shade and by the presence of the wall units placed above the areas above. In these cases, the LED strips come to our aid as installed under the kitchen sub-cabinets; they can adequately illuminate the areas above of interest to facilitate all the typical operations that are carried out inside this environment and therefore require a certain foresight.

The LED strips for the bathroom mirror

The use of LED strips inside the bathroom is beneficial to apply to the primary mirror of the room. The bathroom mirror is the area of ​​most significant visual interest and implies more excellent lighting. Many modern solutions provide mirrors with incorporated LED strips precisely to allow the sink area to be better illuminated, facilitating all cleansing and care functions of face, beard, hair, and make-up.

If you do not have a mirror with the LED strips already incorporated, it will always be possible to install them easily. In these cases, it is also advisable to obtain support for the strips above, which acts as an anti-glare diffuser and can also protect them from any contact with water.

Strip LED for furnishing accessories

In addition to being functional, the use of LED strips can undoubtedly enrich the home environment by enhancing certain corners of our living room with great lighting. By adding the strips under shelves, sofas, or any other type of complement, the effect that will be created will undoubtedly be that of accent light, practical to bring out the details of the environment.

For a more spectacular effect, it will be possible to create plays of light for special occasions such as parties or dinners by varying the color and intensity of the light emitted thanks to a radio frequency controller. A type of use of LED strips that can instead be functional and at the same time particularly original is that, for example, suitable for stairs inside houses.

The LED light strips can be positioned, for example, under the handrail, under the edge of the steps, or laterally, to cover and define the entire geometric profile of the staircase, offering an impactful light with a proper design excellent. This type of lighting turns out to be very useful, especially during the night hours, to facilitate the passage from one floor to another, without incurring any dangers due to inappropriate lighting.

Enriching your home with light with practical LED flexible strips will undoubtedly be a way to give added value to the furnishings and the different environments inside, creating an even more welcoming home dedicated to a more pleasant stay.