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Transform Your Dining Room with LED Cove Lighting: A Comprehensive Guide and Recommended Products

Tips for Installing LED Strip Lighting in the Dining room

LED strip lighting is an increasingly popular lighting technique that can dramatically transform the mood and ambiance of a dining room. Cove lighting, a specific indirect lighting technique, utilizes LED strips hidden within a cove in the wall or ceiling to create a seamless line of light that illuminates the surrounding surfaces. Let's present the benefits and techniques of using LED cove lights in your dining room lighting design, providing you with a comprehensive guide to enhance your space.

Benefits of LED Cove Lighting in the Dining Room

LED cove lights offer numerous benefits in the dining room, including:

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LED Strip Lighting in the Bedroom

LED strip lighting in a bedroom is an excellent way to create a warm and inviting atmosphere while also providing practical illumination. LED strip lighting is flexible, energy-efficient, and can be easily installed to achieve a variety of effects.

LED strip lighting in a bedroom is an excellent way to create a warm and inviting atmosphere while also providing practical illumination. LED strip lighting is flexible, energy-efficient, and can be easily installed to achieve a variety of effects. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of using LED strip lighting in a bedroom and offer tips for installation.

Benefits of LED Strip Lighting in a Bedroom

LED strip lighting provides several advantages over traditional lighting sources, such as incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. One significant advantage is their energy efficiency. LED lights consume less energy than traditional bulbs, reducing energy costs and the environmental impact of the lighting system. LED strips also have a longer lifespan, reducing the need for frequent replacement and maintenance.

Another advantage of LED strip lighting is their flexibility in design. They can be installed in various shapes, sizes, and colors, allowing for endless possibilities in creating unique and captivating lighting designs that can be customized to meet individual preferences. LED strips also come with dimming capabilities, which allow for greater control over the intensity and mood of the light, making them ideal for creating a relaxed and cozy atmosphere in a bedroom.

Tips for Installing LED Strip Lighting in a Bedroom

When it comes to installing LED strip lighting in a bedroom, there are several factors to consider, such as the location of the LED strips, the type of LED strips to use, and the color temperature of the light. Here are some tips for installing LED strip lighting in a bedroom:

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LED Strips SERIES and PARALLEL circuit connection guide

LED Strips SERIES and PARALLEL circuit connection guide

Basic LED principles:

An LED (light-emitting diode) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. Light is energy in the form of photons that emit when electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes. 

The higher the current flow, the brighter the LED becomes. However, the circuit is not perfect and some of the current is converted to heat instead of light. When the current reaches a certain value, the heat generated is so high that the semiconductor is permanently damaged. In most LED data sheets, this important limit is specified as "Absolute Maximum Current".

Even if the LED operates below the maximum current, the heat will slowly damage the LED, causing its luminous flux (light output) to gradually decrease. The time when the LED luminous flux is only 70% of the initial value is commonly referred to as "LED life".

For LEDs to have a very long life of 50,000h or more, a current level well below the absolute maximum current is required, which is referred to as the "typical" or "recommended" current. 

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Recommended light levels for office lighting with LED systems

 Recommended light levels for office lighting

According to the standard EN 12464 Light and lighting - Lighting of workplaces -Indoor work places, the light level recommended for office work is the range 500 - 1000 lux - depending on activity. For precision and detailed works the light level may even approach 1500 - 2000 lux. For ambient lighting the minimum illuminance is 50 ulx for walls and 30 lux for ceilings.

Recommended light levels for different types of work spaces are indicated below:

Recommended light levels for different types of work spaces are indicated below:

Activity Illuminance
(lx, lumen/m2)
Areas with traffic and corridors - stairways, escalators - lifts - storage spaces 100
Working areas where visual tasks are only occasionally performed 100 - 150
Warehouses, archives, loading bays 150
Coffee break room, technical facilities, ball-mill areas, pulp plants, waiting rooms 200
Easy office work 250
Normal office work, PC work, show rooms, laboratories, check-out areas, kitchens, auditoriums 500
Mechanical workshops, office landscapes 750
Normal drawing work, detailed mechanical workshops, operation theaters 1000
Detailed drawing work, very detailed mechanical works, electronic workshops, testing and adjustments 1500 - 2000
Performance of visual tasks of low contrast  and very small size for prolonged periods of time 2000 - 5000
Performance of very prolonged and exacting visual tasks  5000 - 10000
Performance of very special visual tasks of extremely low contrast and small size 10000 - 20000

Read more about recommended lighting levels for the home in our blog article.