Inputs remain visible
Results should be understandable and easy to revise.
Turn room inputs into a clearer plan
Lighting Planning Tools
Seven calculators and planners for night-light brightness, ambient layers, strip length, LED power, color temperature, motion sensors, and TV bias lighting.
Decision framework
What changes the answer
Use these factors before comparing finishes, effects, or retailer listings.
Ranges over false precision
Rooms and products vary beyond a calculator’s fields.
Safety boundaries
Electrical and installation warnings stay close to the result.
Next research step
Every result links to a deeper guide or verification checklist.
Seven everyday lighting tools
Plan with the assumptions visible
Night-Light Brightness Finder
Choose a room, task, distance, glare sensitivity, and sensor preference to get a conservative planning range and placement checks.
Open interactive toolAmbient-Lighting Room Planner
Turn room size, use, mood, surfaces, installation preference, ecosystem, and budget into a layered lighting concept.
Open interactive toolLED-Strip Length Calculator
Add route segments, gaps, corners, cut intervals, allowance, and roll size to estimate strip length and roll count.
Open interactive toolLED Power Estimator
Estimate watts and current from strip length, advertised watts per foot, voltage, segments, and planning headroom.
Open interactive toolColor-Temperature Finder
Choose a room, activity, time, existing lighting, mood, and white/RGB preference to get a design range and trade-offs.
Open interactive toolMotion-Sensor Placement Planner
Use room, height, approach direction, desired range, pets, doors, beds, and outlets to identify likely placement and false-trigger risks.
Open interactive toolTV Bias-Lighting Size Guide
Estimate three- or four-side strip length from TV width and height, wall distance, and sync preference.
Open interactive toolBefore a product shortlist
Verification checklist
- Verify the exact model, power requirements, intended location, warnings, and current seller.
- Treat certification as claimed until the exact product record is matched with the issuing body.
- Search the CPSC recall database and record the date; a no-match result is not a safety guarantee.
- Stop use if the product becomes unusually hot, damaged, discolored, loose, or electrically unstable.