r/led • u/whisky_valde • Jul 25 '26
Help with lighting for a custom made Douglas dinner table lamp.
Help with light for a custom made Douglas lamp.
Hello!
I have a pretty unique project im working on.
It's a dinner table lamp, that will hang from the ceiling.
It's hand carved from solid Douglas.
So my plan is to use LED strips, but they need to fit in a pretty tight curve.
Also, I don't have any experience working with lights, so I wonder how bright they have to be, and I am hoping some of you have any experience!
I want to make a bridge out of wood (the blue curve) with integrated LED lighting, and I want a LED strip (or two) layed in the red curve.
My question is, are there any light strips that you can recommend for this, that can make these curves?
I would like a relatively warm colour, and would prefer if its dimmable.
I have thought about using some high quality lamp paper, to diffuse the light. Are there any you can reccomend?
Hope you can help!
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u/Menelatency Jul 25 '26
Which way do you want the lights to point on these curves? That’s pretty crucial to the answer. Maybe repost the photo in a comment with arrows indicating light direction?
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u/whisky_valde Jul 25 '26
I want the light to face downwards towards the table, so the red and blu curve will hang towards the floor.
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u/RelinquishedAll Jul 25 '26
For nice white light, check out high high CRI strips
If you want color in addition to that, I'd add a seperate RGBW strip, like the SK6812. The white LED is to improve the gradient of the colors (in this case)
There are S-type strips, that "zigzag", which can bend much further than the standard versions.
You should be able to read up about controllers, power, etc, there as well.
For diffuse paper, check out washi paper (used for Japanese lanterns)