LED lighting is useful for businesses and serves many purposes for homes, household items, and even vehicles.
LED lights are available in many different colors, making them perfect for illuminating many other things.
LED lighting has done wonders to businesses and homes worldwide ever since it was invented in 1962 by Nick Holonyak, Jr., also known as the “Father of the Light-Emitting Diode.” The worldwide LED market is also continuously growing; in fact, Statista projects that by the year 2023, the global LED market size will reach up to 98.5 billion dollars, from just 69.7 billion in 2019. That’s how useful Nick Holonyak, Jr.’s invention is!
Graph of the global LED lighting market size from 2019 to 2023 | Statista.com
Besides programmable LED signs, LED open signs, and digital signage, LEDs have been used in other items and sometimes in weird ways. Light-emitting diodes have been into so many products that you would not think are possible. This is not surprising, as LEDs do not emit heat or gas and use less energy than fluorescent and incandescent lights.
So aside from lighting up your car’s under chassis, your keyboard, your gaming chair, and your ceiling perimeter, here are other creative uses for LED lighting which you may want to try for yourself:
1. Illuminating pet collars and harnesses
2. Making party balloons more fun and cool
3. Illuminating umbrellas
4. Creating a relaxing and ambient bath experience
5. Lighting up bikes
#1 Illuminating pet collars and harnesses
LED collars and harnesses are perfect for hoomans who like to take their fur babies for a walk in the evening or early morning. Not only will the LEDs light up their path, but they will also be more visible to motorists, lowering the risk of accidents.
They also prove very useful when the dog escapes or becomes leash-free, as they will be much easier to find because they are illuminated. Dogs with LED collars or harnesses won’t get run over too.
#2 Making party balloons more fun and cool
Are you celebrating someone’s birthday or anniversary soon? Consider illuminating the party balloons with tiny LED bulbs. Doing so adds an atmospheric glow, so they are ideal for evening or indoor parties. The best way to do this is to use battery-powered multi-
colored LED light strips and tie them up at the bottom of each balloon as their tails.
Another creative way to illuminate balloons is to turn on a battery-powered LED light and insert it into the balloon before filling it up with air or helium. The balloons will look like bright orbs floating around the event space.
#3 Illuminating umbrellas
Gloomy days aren’t much fun. Make them brighter by walking outside with an LED umbrella! Just like collars and harnesses for pets, these LED umbrellas will make you visible to motorists and other pedestrians during a thunderstorm or in a dark street.
Although LED umbrellas are sold in the market, creating your own is the best way to go. You can put different LED bulb colors of your choice and create different patterns. Adding animations like flashing and scrolling is also possible with software!
#4 Creating a relaxing and ambient bath experience
You might be familiar with LED showerheads. But did you know that you can install LED lights on your bathtub and sink too? Achieve a futuristic feel in your bathroom by incorporating some LED bulbs.
To complement your bathroom mirror’s backlight, you can also add a low-light ambiance by installing LED strips on the bottom of the sink. You can also do the same to your bathtub. This will allow for a very relaxing bath, so just make sure not to fall asleep in the tub!
#5 Lighting up bikes
Bikes with LED lights make cycling safer and, yes, much cooler! Street safety is always the name of the game, so aside from reflective gear, installing LED strips on the wheels is a fantastic idea.
You can buy LED wheel add-ons in shops like the LED umbrellas, but nothing beats DIY LED wheels! Just make sure that you bet the battery-powered LED lights that are waterproof.
The takeaway
Light-emitting diodes sure had come a long way since their inception decades ago. Thanks to the Father of the Light-Emitting Diode, we can illuminate items and other stuff easily without spending a lot, improving our safety and convenience.
So if you think there is a space in your home that needs to be illuminated, consider LED lights. They are a safer alternative to fluorescent lights, use less energy, and are available in many colors. LED lighting is definitely a good investment, not just for business but also for homes and personal use.
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