What type of LED light is hidden shelf lighting ?
Hidden shelf lighting refers to the applications of lighting fixtures that are discreetly installed within or behind shelves to illuminate the objects or contents on the shelf. In modern interior decoration, people tends to persue the style of being simple and beautiful, which emerges lighting product without the installation on the shelf surface, or say hidden shelf lighting ideas. It is specially true in some commercial stores such as fashion shops, Shoes shops, etc.
The benifits of hidden shelf lighting
Hidden shelf LED lighting is meticulously crafted to integrate seamlessly into the shelf structure, ensuring that the light source remains inconspicuous and does not detract from the overall visual presentation of the displayed items.
The lighting fixtures, often LED strips or discreet spotlights, are strategically positioned within the shelves or concealed behind them to cast a gentle, diffused glow onto the objects below. By avoiding direct illumination, glare is minimized, allowing for a more comfortable viewing experience while accentuating the contours and textures of the displayed items. This subtle yet effective lighting technique adds depth and dimension to the shelf display, enhancing its aesthetic appeal and creating an inviting ambiance in the surrounding space.
Some hidden lighting ideas for shelves
1.Recessed in aluminum profile light bar
It is the most commom idea to install the LED bar onto the shelf, which requires drilling a slot on the shelf before the installation. However, it also requires this light bar must be slim so as to avoid any demages to the furniture. And lumens of the light bar (an specification indicating the light brightness) should be hight enough to give desired lighting items on the shelf.
2.Clip on glass light fixture
Not every shelf is made of woods or wood-like materials, such as wine display cabinet, jewelry display cabinet, etc. These cabinet is made of glass or wood frame and glass layers, which it is impossible to drill a slot on the surface. The clip on glass light is designed to solve the issure by cliping on the glass layers.(Usually clip on behind the glass with 3M stickers). This type of lighting fixture is actually more convenient since it is simply intalled on peeling the 3M sticker on the aluminum channel and stick it onto the cabinet glass.
While selecting these light fixtures, please check the size of the light channel and the thickness of the glass on the shelf.
3.Clip on board light fixture
If you hate to drilling a slot, are there any other lights that can be installed and hidden from vision ? The clip-on board light can help. Similar to the clip-on glass light, This type of light bar is intalled by clipping-on the back of board layers. But the clip-on board light has more wider light channel.
4.Recessed in spot light
Besides the long light bar, Recessed in spot light or puck light is commonly used hidden shelf lighting solution. Compared to light bar, spot light can create better focused lighting effect. Therefore, it is usually used in jewelry store, display shelf in museums, etc.
Improved recessed in aluminum profile light bar
While we enjoy convenience brought by hidden shelf lighting fixtures. There is a serious problem for recessed-in lights: it is difficult to maintain compared to those surface-mounted lights. Not only you have to take the light bar out but also you have to pull out the cable since the inside light strip is welded togheter with the power supply cable. To solve the issue, a new type of light strip has been created; weldered-free aluminum profile light strip, the light stirp is independent from the cable. For example, our light strip models(31132, 31038, 31039) are exactly such light bar that can dramatically inprove maintainance efficiency.