What's not to like about rope light? It's cheap, easy to install, and available in energy-efficient LED format. If you're looking for a way to light your kitchen cabinets, add some ambience to a bedroom, or make your own party decorations, it's one of the simplest tools you can use...
- 1) Back-light a headboard to make your bedroom glow. For inspiration, check out Melinda's room.
- 2) Wrap it around a balcony railing to improve the ambience outside, or use it indoors on a stair rail.
- 3) Use it for decorative party lighting. This idea for a Rope Light Pendant Lamp comes from Readymade.
- 4) Light your kitchen counters by installing it under the upper cabinets. For a good how-to, click here.
- 5) Take down your ugly bathroom vanity lights, and use rope lights instead. For a subtle look, wrap them around the bathroom mirror or cabinet, and tuck them beneath the lip, so the mirror appears to be lit from behind.
- 6) Use it to light your artwork. Todd and Nicole backlit a piece of an airplane with rope light, elevating it to wall sculpture.
- 7) Use it to light a dark corner, like a closet or alcove. For ideas on how to install rope light in your closet, read the comments from this post.
RESOURCES FOR ROPE LIGHT
• How to Install Flexible Low-Voltage Rope Lighting from DIY Network
• LEDropelightsandmore.com
• NoveltyLights.com
• LampsPlus.com
Photos: astaebell licensed under Creative Commons, Wes & Kayla Schwartz, ReadyMade, Leslie
posted originally from: AT:Chicago
IF the flexible tubing is made from vinyl, I'd say that's what not to like about rope light. PVC is soooo bad for the environment, and not good to have in your home because it off gases.
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