Where to Use LED Strips in the Kitchen, Bathroom, and Garage
The strips available on the market can be used both for home lighting—to illuminate rooms, furniture, suspended ceilings, and decorative wall elements—as well as for lighting various specialized offices, production halls, or public utility rooms.
LED Lighting – Where to Install It
The installation location for a strip depends on its parameters, first and foremost its water resistance level. This parameter is defined by the IP rating; the higher its value, the greater the water resistance of the LED strip. When installing strips in areas exposed to water, you should use strips with at least an IP65 rating. A silicone layer provides protection from water, which is why the strip’s effectiveness decreases slightly as the level of protection increases. To maintain high effectiveness and a high degree of water protection, you can choose Heat Shrink strips with a thinner IP protective layer.
LED Strips in the Kitchen
Lighting the kitchen workspace is extremely important. Properly selected lighting can significantly improve your work. The most common place to use LED lighting is the space under cabinets. Often, this is exactly where the countertop is located. Due to the presence of cabinets, access to main light is limited, which makes additional lighting necessary. For the best visual effect, it is worth using LED lighting profiles. They allow for aesthetic installation of the strip and provide additional protection against factors such as water vapor.
LED Lighting in a Suspended Kitchen Ceiling
A suspended ceiling is still a common feature in homes and apartments. It’s no surprise—such a structure not only positively affects aesthetic qualities but also provides space to hide power supplies or cables. Installing strips in this location is exceptionally simple due to the ability to conceal the power supply.
LED Strips in the Bathroom
Despite the fact that elements in a bathroom are exposed to water, LED strips can be successfully used in this room. It is important for the strips to have an appropriate water resistance rating. However, you don’t have to limit yourself to standard solutions such as lighting a mirror or a suspended ceiling. A strip mounted with a LUMINES TERRA profile can even be placed on a shower wall.
* To increase the profile’s IP rating, it is necessary to install it with a dedicated cover. The profile is not completely waterproof and cannot be exposed to prolonged contact with standing water.
How to Install LED Strips in Furniture?
LUMINES aluminum profiles make it possible to install LED strips in furniture. Among the wide range of profiles, you can find those dedicated for use in furniture—furniture profiles. The profile can be placed in a pre-milled recess or, with the help of mounting brackets, attached to the surface. An interesting solution is using COSMO profiles as a clothes rail in a wardrobe, complete with an open-door sensor.
LED Lighting for Stores
When lighting large-scale spaces, such as stores, the obvious choice is to use LED panels. However, there are many more possibilities. The installation of LED strips is not limited to homes and apartments. When an LED strip is mounted in an aluminum profile, the application possibilities are almost endless and can be used, for example, to light store countertops and shelves.
LED Lighting for Garages
A garage is another room where the use of LED strips is an unconventional solution, but with the right LED profile, it is possible to create even the main lighting in a room with no access to sunlight.
LED Strips Under the Ceiling
Backlighting a suspended ceiling with LED strips is relatively simple. But what if creating such an element is impossible? LUMINES CONVA and LUMINES LOGI profiles can help. Thanks to the possibility of installing long sections of profiles, it is possible to achieve a line of light around the entire ceiling, which is a modern alternative to traditional ceiling molding.