Once you have cleaned the stair, take a measuring tape and determine how many strips are required for the installation. For instance, if you are installing LED strips below each step, measure the length of each step and cut the strip accordingly. You will find cut marks in the strip; use scissors and cut following the mark. In case you make a wrong cut, don’t panic. You can quickly join them back using the

The color temperature of the LED strips determines the light’s tone. If you want to create a warm ambiance for your stair area, use a lower color temperature. This will give a yellowish-to-orange tone. Again if you want cool lighting, choose LED strips with higher color temperatures. However, tunable or dim-to-warm LED strips are your best choice if you want an adjustable color temperature option. 

The color of the LED strips depends on your personal preference. Suppose you want a cozy stairway ambiance; warm color will suit her best. Again, for a bluish tone, cool light is preferable. There are many more facts to consider, like the material of the stair, the color of the stair walls, your interior decor, and more. For instance, yellowish light works best with wooden stairs; cool white lighting looks better with black or white stairs. Besides, you can also consider colorful lighting for certain applications, like stairs of restaurants, bars, or pubs.

The LED technology used in LED strips makes them super energy efficient. They use almost % less energy than traditional light forms like incandescent bulbs. Thus you can use LED strips for lighting the stairs of both residential and commercial areas. Turning them for a long time will not put a heavy burden on your electricity bills. Besides, these fixtures don’t overheat or produce harmful gasses like mercury. So, LED strips are also an environmentally-friendly lighting option. 

You can add LED strips to the back of the stair railings to give a hidden lighting effect. This works best if you have transparent or glass railings. They complement excellently with the LED strip lights to create a floating illusion. Besides, warm-tone LED strips will suit you best if you have wooden stair railings. The yellowish tone of these strips brings comfy and vintage lighting to your stairs. You can also play with cool-tone LED strips for steel, black, or other plain railing designs; the choice is all yours.