Adding Lights to a Bookcase or Shelves- Tape Lights

I wish I had added lights to our office bookcase when we had them built. Anyone else wish you had under cabinet lights or bookcase lights? Sharing today what Kevin surprised me with and installed to make our bookcase GLOW!! The lights he did also work great for kitchen shelves too. Accent lighting really adds so much to a home. Worth the effort to have mood, hygge lighting. Keep reading for all the details…

The tape lights Kevin used work anywhere as long as you have a spot you can plug them in. You could easily hide the plug with a piece of art and nobody will know!

The lights we used for our bookcase are DALS Smart Tape Lights, keep reading for all the info!

You have to have access to a plug to plug in the tape light.
Each kit comes with a 24 ft reel of tape which can be connected to another 24 ft of reels.
You can cut the strip depending on what length you prefer.
The lights can be dimmed, have pre-set functions and color selection. I like that there is a warm glow option.
Controlled by a remote control or use an app available on the Play store or Apple store.
We got them HERE.

Kevin did have to drill a hole in our bookcase. To keep the light continuous and avoid having to have a lot of plugs.

There is tape you can peel off to get it to stick to your shelf or bookcase.

We tried these magnetic lights that you can easily pop in and take down to re-charge. But the problem was the charge only lasts for a few hours and they didn’t come with a remote, so if you have a tall bookcase then they aren’t easy to turn on. They would work if you can flip them on and off and don’t use them for long periods of time. I prefer the tape light WAY more for our bookcase.

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A mini lamp adds a lot to a bookcase too!

See more of our home office HERE. And excited to share that we are going to shiplap and paint the ceiling this week!

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