A Guide to LED Strip Lights

LED refers to ‘light emitting diode’. Unlike ordinary bulbs, they work without the need for filaments or gas. Instead, they contain a semiconducting material inside which electrons are able to move and generate light. This technology allows LEDs to generate more light than other types of lighting, without using anywhere near the power. This also means they are able to last a lot longer than ordinary bulbs.

LED strip lights are a specialist type of LED lighting which can be fitted to almost any surface. They’re also suitable for almost any type of environment, from the home to an industrial kitchen. Available in a wide range of colours and styles, they can be as brilliant or as relaxing as you require, and can be controlled by a number of different devices, from a basic switch to a smartphone.

Using LED Strip Lights in the Home

LED strip lights have opened up the possibilities for lighting to be installed in the home in many different ways, aside from the conventional downward ceiling spotlight. LEDs can be positioned underneath counter tops, around the foot of a bed or up the side of a staircase. They can provide soft, romantic mood lighting or dazzling illumination for when you need it the most. Versatile and cost effective, LED strip lights can be cut to any size you need, and are incredibly easy to install. If you’re thinking about installing LED strip lights in your home, why not check out the full LED strip lights range from Downlights Direct?

Cost Cutting with LED Lights

As well as looking beautiful, LED lights are excellent money saving devices to have in the home. Capable of dramatically cutting our utility bills, they also work to reduce our carbon footprints. And although energy efficient LEDs function best as directional or downward lighting, advancements in the field of LED technology has meant that they’ve slowly become suitable for meeting other lighting needs, in every room of the home.

That LEDs are so great at reducing energy consumption goes a long way towards offsetting their initial cost. Whilst the price of LEDs has come down, they are more expensive to buy than regular lightbulbs. However LEDs really shine when it comes to the cost of replacing your bulbs. Because they tend to last longer than standard bulbs, there’s less of a need to replace them as often. Which, again, saves you money in the long term.