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Thursday, May 2nd 2013
LED Cabinet and Under Cabinet Lights
Interior decorators are choosing LED under cabinet lighting more and more often; and so are many do-it-yourself decorators. The reasons are not hard to understand. LED under cabinet lights come in a variety of styles, from simple one LED “pucks” to light bars in many lengths to flexible LED strips. All of these come on instantly and provide flicker-free light; and most are easy to install.
Flexible LED strip provides interior decorators with exciting new cabinet lighting options. It is so thin and flexible it can be installed in spaces where no conventional light could possibly fit. It is often installed on top of cabinets as indirect lighting, as under cabinet lighting stretching along the entire countertop, and, increasingly popular, behind the toe-kick panel as a floor accent light. In kitchens with a translucent counter top, LED strips can be used to make the countertop glow, accenting the countertop and bathing the kitchen in a beautiful glow.
Many LED under cabinet lights are dimmable. Some are built to work with wall dimmers; others utilize low voltage dimmers. Both are an excellent way to achieve a night light effect in the kitchen and other rooms.
LED under cabinet lights produce a pure light which contains no ultraviolet. Unlike fluorescent lights, LED lights will not contribute to the fading of paintings or fabrics.
Most LED under cabinet lights come in a choice of warm white or daylight. Warm white is similar to incandescent light, enhancing the warmth of wood and earth tones, and daylight, similar to fluorescent in color, gives a bright, efficient light for the working kitchen.
Like all LED lights, LED under cabinet lights consume much less energy than other lights, half that of fluorescent lights and one-eighth that of incandescent lights. In addition, LED under cabinet lights produce less waste heat than incandescent, an important feature when located next to sensitive articles.
LED under cabinet lights do cost more than incandescent or fluorescent lights. However, their lower energy consumption leads to significant savings in energy bills. Since quality LED lights can be expected to last far longer than other lights, they are actually less expensive over the life of the light.
For everyone concerned about the environment, LED lights have an additional benefit. Unlike fluorescent lights, LED’s contain no toxic materials. Fluorescents contain small amounts of mercury, while LED’s are just as safe as incandescent lights.
Interior decorators choose LED under cabinet lighting because LED’s just make sense; and they make just as good sense for anyone wanting to improve their home lighting.
By Mary at 5:04:13 AM
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