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Anyone have under cabinet LED strips installed? I'm eyeing doing some minor "upgrades" around the house both as prep for a future sale and so if I

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Apr 12 '21, 12:29

make mistakes or don't like things I'm doing it to a house we're moving out of :)

I don't have a lot of area to cover. maybe just 4-5ft on one part of our counter and a totally different spot that currently has a halogen unit mounted but I'm thinking the LED strip would be better. Guessing something Alexa controlled and/or RGB would be cool though not sure how much I would use it.

I'm also thinking of replacing the flushmount ceiling light above our sink with something dangly. We have a corner sink that bridges between the living room and kitchen. I kinda like this (in the round configuration)

https://www.litfad.com/roundlinear-cluster-circle-pendant-nordic-3-heads-acrylic-white-grey-green-ceiling-suspension-lamp-in-3-color-light-p-72934.html (www.litfad.com)

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yes. i can talk you through it, but what i did was put waterproof strip lighting up under the front-facing edge so there's no glare - colin Apr 12, 13:01 3
- re: dimming, you have to get a high voltage dimmable power supply, then you just use a standard dimming set. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:02 2
  - Since my distances are short, no more than 6ft. I've been reluctant to get some of the sets at Amazon because they're upwards of like 60ft sometimes - oblique Apr 12, 13:07 1
    - there are some easy clips for that, if you don't like to solder. drop me a chat on discord, i can get you some details -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:10
LED strips for computers might even be the way to go if you're looking for variable settings. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 12:42
I bought some recently and then returned them. they were too bright. the ones I got charged via usb and could be set to only turn on - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:41 4
- right now I have one of those KASA/TP-Link bulbs in our flushmount. that's actually the bummer with the item I linked because it wouldn't work with - oblique Apr 12, 12:49 3
  - my over sink light is one of very few "dumb" bulbs in my house. it has a manual dimmer. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:52 2
    - I actually really like this one -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 13:00 1
      - if you got the music led's then you could also get a disco ball for over the sink! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 13:06
We had them put in when we redid our kitchen. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 12:40 4
- any recommendations? -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 12:46 3
  - We just got plain dumb white, didn’t really think about options. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 12:54
  - And do NOT use znu's contractor. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 12:48
  - get the ones that respond to music so you can have a dance party in your kitchen -- nm - decline Apr 12, 12:47
this isn't what you are looking for - but a client with light sensitivity did this for their kitchen/bath/stairway - JenBro Apr 12, 12:38 [Attachment] 9
- and this was kitchen -- (pic) - JenBro Apr 12, 12:39 [Attachment] 6
  - This is what we have in our (not along the baseboards) and it's adjustable/dimable -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 12:42
  - and this was stairway - never would have thought of this one -- (pic) - JenBro Apr 12, 12:39 [Attachment] 4
    - I actually have something like this (but not nearly as subtle) at the bottom of our stairs leading upstairs. I put it in when our dog was getting old -- (edited) - oblique Apr 12, 12:46 1
      - awwww ... you are a good pet parent! -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 12:46
    - Love it too! subset lighting. - Pippy Apr 12, 12:40 1
      - me too ... it's just so "gentle" -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 12:42
- that is super cool -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 12:39 1
  - so soft ... think about having to get up in the middle of the night and only having that soft glow at your feet lighting the room ... - JenBro Apr 12, 12:41

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