Varieties of recessed furniture fixtures, installation nuances
Each owner seeks to create the most convenient and comfortable atmosphere in his home. People use various tricks to optimize space, emphasize details and create optimal lighting. To implement the latter, furniture recessed fixtures are used. They help to illuminate the closed parts of the furniture, which allows owners to include soft built-in lighting instead of a bright chandelier when searching for things in cupboards. In addition, thanks to recessed fixtures, designers can create the feeling of “floating” furniture.
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Advantages and disadvantages
Additional fixtures built into furniture are becoming very popular. Such a love of designers for spot lighting is determined by a number of positive aspects:
- Due to the presence of a large number of light sources in the room, there are much fewer shadows, which means it looks more spacious and wider;
- LED or halogen lighting requires low power consumption;
- You can turn on the lighting in certain necessary places, which helps to save electricity;
- Thanks to a wide selection of colors of lighting fixtures, owners can create a truly unusual design of rooms.
But this seemingly successful solution has several drawbacks that overshadow the use of built-in lamps:
- Installation of elements can cause technical difficulties;
- You must have some experience with electrical appliances and related tools;
- It is necessary to think about installing fixtures at the stage of planning the interior of a room, and order furniture taking into account the built-in lighting.
When designing a room with regard to recessed spotlights, it is very important not to overdo it with their number. Too much can cause discomfort.
Varieties
Depending on the designer's requirements for lighting fixtures, he can choose the ideal one from several types presented by manufacturers. They differ from each other, primarily in design features:
- Spotlights are used to illuminate large spaces: niches in cabinets or display cases. This type can replace the usual chandeliers or sconces, if you use a sufficient number of them with powerful light sources;
- Spotlights help highlight one of the elements of the interior. They are used to illuminate a niche, display case or part of a furniture structure. Spotlights often act as the main lighting in the hallway. Efficiency increases significantly if you place them above the mirrors;
- The bricks give a soft diffused and at the same time bright light. They are used to illuminate the working area. They are built into the top of computer desks;
- LED strips are the most popular solution for furniture production. They are a strip with lighting elements pre-mounted in it. Its width is approximately 10 mm, and the thickness remains within 2-3 mm. Installation of this design does not cause problems even for beginners, as it is equipped with adhesive tape.
LED strip can have IP67 degree of protection. In this case, it is protected from moisture and even contact with water. This allows you to organize additional lighting above the washbasin or sink in the kitchen.
Furniture fixtures can operate from a standard 220V network or built-in self-contained power sources. The start-up process can be manual, using a switch, or automatic, thanks to the use of motion sensors, light levels. Recently, a fashionable trend is the introduction of small solar panels into lighting devices. The type of fixtures chosen depends on the initial design and the type of lighting needed.
Types of lighting
Proper lighting of furniture is based on the right combination of types of lighting:
- Recessed furniture fixtures in the work area allow you to brightly illuminate the space to perform a variety of tasks. The usual basic lighting is often not enough to equip the working area. An additional light must be placed above the table, it will not allow to spoil the vision when working at the computer;
- Accent lighting should be located in areas requiring special attention. Such lights are often used to highlight individual niches in cabinets, beautiful vases or other decorative elements. To install such a backlight, recessed fixtures for furniture are used, located far from the eyes, but giving a soft directional light. Such lighting gives the room a dynamic and “lively" look;
- Decorative light does not carry any functional load and is created only for decoration. As lighting devices, colored recessed lamps are used to create an unusual atmosphere in the house. Such tapes are placed at the bottom of furniture sets and create the feeling of flying heavy at first glance things.
Holiday lighting deserves special attention, it should be bright, positive. Such lamps are sometimes pre-built into furniture or room designs, they turn on on the eve of the celebration and cheer up the owners.
Accommodation options
LED furniture fixtures can be located in each room, but, depending on the purpose of the room, their location and installation rules will be slightly different from each other. For competent coverage, you should adhere to several rules:
- Bedroom - the bed is the focus of this room. They are trying to isolate it with the help of light. Located on the lower perimeter of the LED strip, it will create the feeling of a bed hovering above the floor. Thanks to this effect, the space of the room expands;
- In the kitchen, the focus is on the work surface. To illuminate it, LEDs or spotlights are built into the bottom of the hanging cabinets. For the convenience of cooking, each furniture recessed lamp must be correctly placed. The light source should be pointing down so as not to blind the cook during cooking;
- Living room - in the room for meeting guests, it is necessary to create a cozy atmosphere, which has people for easy communication. Excessive light must not be allowed. In such a room, it will be ideal to use the illumination of cabinets with souvenirs or beautiful tea sets, in the niches of the cabinets you can arrange recessed furniture lamps to attract attention to the decor elements located in them;
- In the hallway, you can place lamps near a large mirror built into the niche of the wardrobe;
- The whole family is going to dinner in the dining room. Here, with the help of built-in light sources, you can focus on family photos or beautiful decor elements placed inside sideboards or shelving units.
Optional equipment
To provide the room with additional lighting, it will not be enough just to purchase a set of LED elements that you like, you will have to buy some related products:
- Switches - they can be connected to a common switch and furniture where the light source is located. Then its inclusion will work at inclusion of basic lighting. Separate switches for each element are very convenient and allow you to use only part of the fixtures, focusing on the right parts of the room.
- Batteries - often built-in lamps do not connect to the wiring in the apartment, but are powered by batteries or accumulators. This option is very convenient in places where electricity is often turned off. Then the built-in light can replace the usual candles or flashlights.
- The decorative elements that cover the lights will help hide the light sources and at the same time paint the room. They should transmit light well, look aesthetically pleasing and not attract too much attention.
The purchase of additional equipment should be made in accordance with the plan for the arrangement of light sources.
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