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.

Layering up is essential to light up dark stairs. Start with ceiling lighting; it will give the overall ambiance to your stair area. Here you can go for cover lighting with LED strips, recessed lights, pendant lights, or even chandeliers if you have a large stair area like the duplex or triplex residential. Once you are done with general lighting, go for accent lighting. Light up the step of the stairs, sidewalls, and railings. Adding LED strips, flood lights, or spotlights highlights the wall texture. In this way, you can illuminate a dark staircase in the most effective way possible.

The LED density is an important consideration for choosing LED strips. It determines the lighting effect. For instance, going for low-dense LED strips will create dots that may not be appealing. For even and flawless lighting, always go for highly dense LED strips. However, the preference is up to you; many of you may like the dot effect. But remember, with the increase in density, the price of the LED strip will also increase. 

Lighting the staircase ceiling is common. But what about lighting the walls too You can light up the side walls of the staircase using LED strips to bring a unique effect. In this case, you can use aluminum panels with a diffused casing to hide the strip. Thus, the LED strips won’t be visible when the lights are off and will provide an even glow. You can also add some paintings or hanging pieces to the stair walls for extra touch-ups and highlight them with LED strips. This will make the elements pop up and uplift the entire outlook of your staircase. 

Testing the LED strip is necessary to ensure the wirings are proper. After you are done with soldering and connecting the LED strips to the power supply, turn it on to check if it glows. If it doesn’t glow, check the polarity and connections. Don’t make the mistake of installing the LED strips without testing them. If you install it and then find the strip is not working, all the hard work will go in vain.