what led lights you can choose for your cabinet?

LED Under cabinet lighting is important to consider in your home renovation or construction because it provides terrific task light. It also highlights decor, and provides safe night lights. Before choose right led under cabinet lighting you need to know what is led light.

What is LED light?

Light emitting diodes (LED) is the most energy efficient type of lighting. A typical LED bulb lasts 30,000-50,000 hours. Running two hours a day will yield a life of 15-25 years. Kitchen lights are on many hours a day, but LED will last 20 times longer than an incandescent bulb.

LED is also way more efficient with a 5 watt LED roughly equivalent to a 35 watt bi-pin halogen bulb.

So between not buying expensive bulbs and cost savings, LED is by far you best choice.

LED Under Cabinet Strips

LED strips will have the transformer built in, with a solid casing housing the LED’s often covered with a lens. It’s simple to change from an existing fluorescent or halogen, as the wiring is the same.

Our newest and most favorite to date is the American Lighting LED-3 Complete. The strip has a toggle switch allowing you to change the color temperature from a warm white to a cool white.

Pretty cool, right? The warm tone compliments natural or earth tones, while the cooler is perfect for the popular gray and white kitchens. You can choose the Kelvin temperature yourself.

With this system, you can never be disappointed with the color of the light.

LED Puck Light

This product is very cool. It is also available in colors. A controller can be set to change slowly from red to blue to green, or all one color as shown in this kitchen.

The product runs on a transformer, which can be hidden in a cabinet, closet or in a basement below. It can be cut to length, so it is made to fit in every cabinet. There are channels available as well to place the tape into.

This will help achieve a clean unbroken line of light.

Which Should You Buy?

Overall, if you are changing existing lights, the strips are easiest to change and electrician cost will be much lower. If it’s a new kitchen, the puck light is slimmer, less noticeable and completely customizable. 

Of these two, the Kelvin switch is an interesting option especially for darker or more unique surfaces. Strips are better on more honed surfaces as well, because they are non-reflective.