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Rain, Rain: Water Resistant LED Applications

April showers may bring flowers, but rain is rarely something that electricians and contractors look forward to. Especially when working with LEDs. Like any electrical system, LEDs and water don’t mix. And while low-voltage lighting may remove the danger of electrical shock, exposure to moisture can still cause shorts or rusting which can reduce the lifespan of your LEDs. So does that mean that all damp or outdoor locations are off-limits? Not at all! Fortunately Inspired LED has several ways to help water-proof and weather-proof your new lighting system for install just about anywhere. The kitchen remains one of the…

DIY Mirror Lighting

Mirror, mirror, on the wall… who’s the brightest of them all? Mirrors, depending on their size and style, can benefit from a variety of lighting options. Let’s take a look as some different ways in which LED lighting can be used to enhance both the aesthetics and functionality of mirrors around the home! Backlighting Adding a back-light to a mirror creates a soft diffused glow that helps to draw the eye, and acts as the perfect source of indirect illumination when the mirror is in use. Because the light remains ambient, this type of installation method is best for decorative applications. Often, depending…

Where to Add Toe-Kick Lighting Around Your Home

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LED lighting can be used in a variety of locations around the home, although it is perhaps most commonly used under kitchen cabinets. This application provides a functional light for cooking, while also adding stylistic appeal. But in addition to bright task lighting, LED’s also provide a convenient solution for more subtle (yet equally important) accent lighting. Installing LED lighting above cabinets and along shelves, behind televisions or pieces of art, even in ceiling coves, can do wonders to improve the styling of a room! One of our very favorite accent lighting applications is also one which is commonly overlooked despite its advantages- toe-kicks!…

Five Fabulous Fall Lighting Tips

Autumn is our favorite season here at Inspired LED. Beyond the cooler weather, the turn of the leaves, and of course pumpkin flavored everything, this is the time of year when we get to start thinking about the holidays. Parties, visitors, and fantastic feasts are just around the corner! Of course, the approach of winter holidays can add quite a lot to the fall to-do list. In all the hustle and bustle of cleaning, decorating, and cold weather preparation, details like lighting can have a tendency to be overlooked. But as the days continue to grow shorter and darker, lighting becomes more…

Get this Look 2: Backlit Bathroom Mirror

Welcome to the second installment of Get This Look with Inspired LED! This week we’ll be analyzing a simple, yet creative way to add LED lighting to the bathroom… Whether for a high-end restaurant or a residential remodel, bathrooms are a great place to utilize LED accent lighting. Not only do lights help to set the mood in this area of the home, but when used around a mirror, they serve a particularly functional purpose. Done properly, mirror accent lighting can not only help your bathroom to look amazing, but they can help to make you feel amazing about the way you…

Brilliant Bathroom Lighting

Bathroom lighting is often underrated and unappreciated, although in many cases, it can make or break the overall design of the room. There’s nothing worse than taking a beautifully designed area of your home, and washing it out with poor lighting! The type of bathroom lighting you chose, whether it be cans, tracks, wall lights, or pendants, will help to define the style of the space- from traditional to contemporary, and everything in between. But no matter what your style or primary light source happens to be, LED lighting can add some unique and eye-catching touches. Whether you are preparing…

Inspired LED’s Newest Color : Pure White

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Inspired LED is excited to announce the arrival of our newest LED color: Pure White! These new LEDs give off a pleasant neutral white color, which falls between our current warm white and cool white temperatures. Compared to our warm white LEDs, which register around 3000K on the Kelvin scale, and our cool white LEDs, which register around 6000K, pure white rests right in the middle, at 4200K. This neutral tone provides a crisp daylight hue which helps to preserve the natural color of one’s surroundings. As a result, these unique LEDs are incredibly versatile and well-suited for almost any application. Check out some of the details and suggestions featured below: Many people have…

Light Up the Night – LED Accent & Toe Kick Lighting

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When the day is over and everyone is tucked in for the night, you may come across a certain urge that springs you out of bed, randomly be reminded about something that you just must write down for the next day, or maybe you just want to check in on loved ones while they dream the night away. Whatever the situation is that you so promptly must take care, let us help light up your path and dream up new ideas in the wee hours of the night…. We have all heard the term “night light” and think of that funny character plugged into…

Fall Buying Guide: What you need now!

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Summer has come and gone. Those long days are slowly getting shorter, which means more time will be spent inside your home. It may seem a bit early to be thinking about the weather changing, leaves falling, and the holidays that will soon be approaching. To give you a head start we have complied a short list with our fall buying guide of rooms within your home that can be transformed with just a few simple changes! 1) Home Office School is back in swing, which means homework and lots of it! Proper lighting over a desk is a great…

Bathroom Lighting: Showering you with Ideas

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Now that you have finished the kitchen and your lighting looks fantastic, what’s next? The other most popular room in your house of course, the bathroom! Bathroom Lighting is constantly underrated, unappreciated, and in some cases can make or break the design of the room. Below are a few examples of easy and inexpensive ways to give your bathroom a little something special. Toe-Kick Lighting in the bathroom can come in many shapes and forms. Cans, tracks, wall lighting, pendents, in or above a mirror etc, all with their respective considerations for the design of the bathroom. Here we like…