LED Home Lighting Shift
There is a Major Move in illumination and Artifical Room
lighting
LED home lighting is
about a shift in lighting culture. It spans
from not-enough
to just-enough.
From everywhere to just-there
and -
with the help of mechanics or sensors - to just-in-time.
?? What is really motivating about using LED lights at home?
There is a lot to home
lighting in a new and considered way. And there
is a lot to how LEDs can be applied to it.
Actually, the
shift that LED homelighting means for home lighting is, I
am convinced, is part of a growing lighting culture that is about "Just
enough and just
in time."
The concept seems to give
task
lights a higher priority. But you could apply the same
new concept to most other types of LED lights too.
The practical LED home
lighting paradigm
NEW! Nice
bright task lights where you need them >>
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NEW!
These few brigth Led(non)Bulbs
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TIP!
For LED home ligting. -- The
'coolness'
of white LEDs could be a problem to you. So use
them as
indirect accent lighting to warm them up. Reflection will even out various
intensities.
The practical LED home
lighting paradigm is about task lights first (just in time and just
enough or JIJE),
natural lighting second and ambient artificial illumination
third. Note, the emphasis is on practical.
LED fits both the first (JIJE task) and the third beautifully. It also
compliments the second very (natural light) well.
I
don't really count decorative lights in the paradigm shift yet, even
thoughtI believe that there too - LED is contribution already. And in
particular LED rope
lights. The reason? They are being inherited
from automotive (mostly limousine and RV) and boating decoration and
early adoption is mostly for event
decoration such as christmas lighting. But it is a fast moving field,
so don't hold your breath. Soon enought LEDs will make a splash there.

Photo:
J Hallman. |
“I
dreaded
the stairs at the reception. So white - SOoo
scary.
|
Warm or Cool lights?
LEDs
are cool bright (white is cold white not yellowish like the
incandescent you so used to...) So use them indirect and get it bounce
off your warmer colored surfaces to get a nicely homey effect.
The
quality of LED lights is slowly rising. Still they are not right there
when it comes to consistency. So be smart and use this to your
advantage.
Get somewhat cheaper ones and use them as
accent lights.
If you want to see how they work as
night
lights and what to look out for click
here.
Where to
apply them
Start
by spending
little with your first experiments in LED home lighting.
Use them as night
lights first. And for flood light
use these (so called)
LED bulbs.
Jump to the above list in a
more meaningful
matrix >>
Accent lighting
and color
So
where
to use them as
accent
lights. A good
example for decorative lighting: - coves indoors and stairs
both in- and outdoors. LEDs make
for
excellent accenting of them both. Your creation could count on using
White,
Blue and Green; OR Red and Yellow colors. It is important to use one
palette or the other.
If
you want to have an under-cupboard task light , I would say
rope
lights or cable lights are the easiest to install. The fun
part is that
they look also great when exposed.
The
color
caveat: LED colors can tell you loud and clear about
how
long your
LED
home lighting will last. here's HOW...
Lighting
Patterns
Most lighting patterns are
only achievable with
controller.
If you want to use it with your
concoction, that can become an entirely different ball game. Unless
your package comes witha controller (and a
simple
manual) the task would also
entail some rudimentary programming. Why? Well because controllers are
dedicated
little computers running a hard-written 'one-track-mind' small program.
With LED rope lights you would also need to run a couple
different-colored strands and let
the controller 'wash' them together in a nice mix. From the
length of this
description - guess you would see - this latter is
quite a
money - and time - spending
excercise.
Safety
and Scaling Up
High voltage
or Low voltage? You can chose
between high voltage and low voltage LEDs. Invest your
baby-steps in safer low voltage so you can scale up later.
Related
Articles, Reources, Products:
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lights
for home
The LED
house
lights matrix
House lighting is an uphill battle? -
Not quite
LED lights for home: have a peek into
the crystal
ball
My
LED
night lights review.
LED Rope
lights are
great allrounders round the home
(a both decorative AND task lights.)
Led
candles
Led
Xmas Lights
Cool
Xmas
tips for LED rope light for the Silly Season
LED
task lights for in and under-cupboard, cabinet,
vanity --
coming...
For Home and Commercial
applications:
Learn
more about LED bulbs, flood lights and spots.
Spots and decoration for
high end homes, offices and plazas.
Learn
the various color temperatures including LEDs.
Xmas
yard lights have evolved!
Quik Brite LED lights are task lights where and when you need
them.
Go to my product
review >>
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