The Things You Need to Know about Interior Lighting for Homes

Lighting is already an integral part of interior design. Different lighting can create different moods and atmospheres. The same space, if different lighting methods, different positions, angular directions, different lamp shapes, different light intensity, and color can obtain a variety of visual-spatial effects.
The indoor lighting source of the house should consider the light effect, color rendering index (CRI), lifespan, as well as the overall color of the house. Given the energy-saving and environmental protection, LED lights should be given priority. At the same time, it is necessary to use a light source with high CRI; the higher the CRI, the more similar the light is to natural light. Ra90+ will be preferred, with a minimum of Ra80. Color temperature is the key to create an atmosphere. When the color temperature of the light source is low, the light color appears dark, which makes people feel warm, peaceful, and relax. On the contrary, it creates a cool and refreshing atmosphere. Residential lighting should also reflect the contours of the interior structure, the spatial level and the three-dimensional sense of interior furniture and decorative objects.

Lighting design for living room

The living room is a common activity venue for the whole family. The lighting in the living room has two functions, practical and decorative. The layout and selection of the lamps in the hall should be fully determined according to the color of the furniture and decoration of the residents. Generally, the chandeliers can be set at the top of the center, and the number of downlights can be set at different edges. The surrounding walls can be provided with fancy LED wall lights in appropriate positions. LED strip lights can be used in the ceiling and TV background wall for decoration. The main light can be chandelier or LED panel light, which depending on the style of personal preference.
Bedroom lighting needs to meet a variety of requirements. The luminaires don’t have to be too light. The main lighting source should be designed to not too strong or whitish. It is recommend to use the warm white or neutral white, which will make the bedroom feel warmer. Bedside lamps can be provided for easy reading. Partial lighting on the dressing table and closet can be easily installed, and the lighting should not be too strong, so it should be close to natural light.

Bedroom Lighting

Indoor lighting design has become an essential factors in interior design with room layout, color, shape, materials, and so on. The indoor lighting design must meet the lighting design technical standards and corresponding design specifications to meet the requirements of people’s visual functions. It must also fully consider people’s aesthetic needs and meet their visual psychological requirements, thus creating beautiful work and life for people.

Original: Lighitng & Decoration Blog

How to select LED lights for the restaurants

First of all, we must know that the restaurant should use the LED lights with soft and natural light. The light with high color temperature will make the person's face look pale, and change the colors of the foods. But it doesn't mean there is no need cool-white LED lights in the restaurants. Arranging suitable lamps of different colors in different areas can increase the layering of space.

Secondly, we must know that the related auxiliary lighting also plays an important role in the dining environment. The common auxiliary lighting including spotlights, LED strip lights, LED curtain lights, wall lamps etc., which are usually used for decoration and creating atmosphere. Due to the main function of these lights are for decoration, so that their brightness must be lower than the main lights.

Finally, the whole lighting environment of the restaurant must be consistent. It is possible to use different colors of decorative lighting in different areas, but the subject color temperature should be consistent or similar.

MLDR CO., LTD. is a LED lighting manufacturer in China, providing high-quality LED strip lights to homes, restaurants, malls, etc. for decorative lighting.

Why LED light strips lead the way in the lighting industry?

LED light strips, including LED hard strip lights and LED flexible tape lights, have become more and more important in the field of modern lighting. From the appearance point of view, LED strips are ultra-thin, energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and have a wide range of uses. It has been recognized by more and more consumers and has developed very well in the field of lighting.

LED strip lights

The application of LED strip lights are very wide, from the home field to the office field to some special lighting fields, we can develop it. Nowadays, the market share of LED light strips in the LED lighting industry is really big. We can understand why LED strip lights can occupy such a huge market share from the following aspects:

Firstly, the LED light strips have taken the place of the traditional commercial lighting. Thanks to the variety and multi-function, LED light strips have replaced most of the market share of traditional fluorescent lights and energy-saving lights. Of course, strip lights manufacturers are still developing and producing new products with more functions.

Secondly, the products are becoming more and more popular. In fact, the applications of LED light strips have become blurred, some products are no longer limited to high-end commercial places, especially the LED tape lights, which are widely used as the personal decorative lighting in houses, gardens, etc.

Thirdly, the development cost continues to decrease. Since 2010, the patent of LED chip technology gradually thawed and the price of LED chip gradually decrease. As far as LED strip suppliers are concerned, it is beneficial to the development of products and markets. At that time, the LED market can further reduce the production cost through large-scale production.

Through the above analysis, we can know that the LED strip lights will become more and more popular in the future, and its stability will be further improved.

Where are the LED strips used

Many houses now use LED strips as decorative light sources because they are affordable, easy to install, and environmentally friendly. In addition to home lighting, light strips are used in a variety of applications. The following is a brief introduction to the main application areas of the light bar.

LED strips generally have two types of hard strips and flex strips, both of which are mounted on copper or strip-shaped boards. As the main advertising lighting, commercial lighting and decorative lighting fixtures, LED strips have been widely used in buildings, bridges, roads, gardens, courtyards, floors, ceilings, furniture, cars, ponds, underwater, advertising, signs, signs, etc.

The above is the main application of LED strips, if you need more information, please visit our website www.mldrled.com. Shenzhen Mai Le De Run Technology Co., Ltd. is a LED lighting enterprise integrating development, production and sales.

How to install the LED strip curtain lights

With the popularity of thin advertising light boxes and stretch ceilings, LED lattice curtain strips have become an important backlight source. Compared with short-life and fragile fluorescent tubes, LED strips have become an irreplaceable backlight source for the advertising lighting and house lighting because of their higher brightness, longer service life, and easier installation. They are widely used in light boxes, showcases, home decorative lighting, etc.

The light strips with the optical lenses are suitable for advertising light boxes with a thickness of less than 10cm because its luminous angle is large than 170°, which can reduce the number of light strips used and reduce the cost. If the thickness of the advertising light box is more than 10cm, it is recommended to use the ordinary LED strips.

The curtain strip lights should be adjusted according to the thickness and size of the light boxes. In order to avoid dark areas, the spacing of the light bars cannot be too large. At the same time, we should pay attention to the correct wiring during installation. In general, the white line represents the negative electrode, and the lines of other color represent the positive electrode. In addition, the LED light strips are generally the low-voltage lights. It should be noted that high-voltage power cannot be directly connected, otherwise the LED lights will be damaged.