The desire to transform your interior and makethe highlight in the design of the premises today acquires the most interesting forms. Diode illumination of the ceiling is one of the most common ways to decorate your home, emphasize style and personality. 
With the help of the ceiling lighting can be doneroom stylish and individual. The advantage of this solution is also that the installation of a diode backlight is quite simple, therefore it can be performed independently. You yourself can give any kind of your ceiling, while saving on attracting professionals.
What kind of diode illumination should I choose?
There are several options for how to use and mount the LED ceiling light. Consider the main types: 
Types of lighting.
- general;
- target lighting;
- design.
General illumination performs direct functions ofroom lighting, performed using lamps built into the ceiling or by means of built-in lighting devices. But you need to be careful if you independently mount lighting systems, ceiling lighting: the total weight of the lamps should not be higher than 10 kilograms, since drywall has a low bearing capacity. Directional or targeted lighting is a great option for visually zoning a room. For example, to highlight a workspace. Designer lighting fulfills an aesthetic function, providing unobtrusive light that creates a cozy atmosphere in the room. The most popular option for designer lighting is to mount a diode. With this lighting option, the diodes are partially hidden under the drywall, so the light is scattered, dim. Combined lighting is recognized no less effective when a diode edging is used together for a standard light source - a chandelier. Such ceiling lighting exists in ready-made versions, in any shops specializing in lighting. Back to the table of contents</a>
Advantage of self-installing diode illumination
Comparison of different lighting technologies. There are several reasons why it is worth choosing a diode lighting the ceiling for self-installation:
- affordable price;
- energy saving;
- simple installation;
- security.
Diode tapes are inexpensive, in addition, with them youwill constantly save due to the fact that the diodes do not require a lot of electricity. One of the most important advantages of diode lighting is that this method is very easy to install, qualitative and effective lighting of the ceiling with your own hands is available today to anyone who has at least basic knowledge of electrical engineering. Diode tapes are attached to a self-adhesive layer, which is located on the diode tapes themselves. Therefore, you can save even on electricians. Diodes are also the safest option, since the risk of fire, wiring short circuits is minimized also because this type of lighting, like diode lighting, does not heat up and does not require thermal insulation. Back to contents</a>
How to choose a diode tape
Any LED strip has a number of parameters that you need to consider when choosing your lighting options: 
Basic parameters of diode tapes.
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Installation of the diode illumination of the ceiling with your own hands
Diagram of installation of LED backlight onsuspended ceiling. Diode illumination of the ceiling is most often used in suspended or multi-level ceilings. This type is very easy to install, most often with double-sided tape, and many diode tapes are equipped with a self-adhesive strip on the reverse side, so the application of the original light solutions to the ceiling or niches is further simplified. Before starting work, it is necessary to degrease the surface on which you plan to attach the diode tapes. Usually, diode tapes are sold for 5 meters, therefore, before proceeding with the installation, we need to determine how much material will have to be purchased. Lighting the ceiling with your own hands will work long if you correctly calculate the power and connect a sufficient number of power supplies. Before you make the LED backlight, pay attention to what it will be fed from: large power packs are hard to hide even under the drywall blocks, so it's better to stock up a few small ones. As a rule, a separate energy source must be mounted for every 15 meters of the tape. If you are installing a ceiling light for the first time, you can help with power selection by tapes yourself - some diodes indicate which dimmers are needed, so you can easily create the required type and load power. For an original and aesthetic appearance, the LED backlight is masked: the diodes should not be visible, they are closed with a lip and plinth. Sometimes a line of illumination in stretch ceilings is carried out for a ceiling covering, a translucent film perfectly disperses light. Pay attention to the distance between the light sources and the masking overlaps: on the one hand, the diodes themselves should not be visible, but the light should not be interrupted or too dim. With the correct calculation of the position of diode tapes, the interior will receive the correct accents, and the light will initially emphasize the strengths of the room design. Sometimes it's better to make LED ceiling lighting, by attaching tapes even perpendicular to the ceiling, so that the light falls to where you planned, was not lost and not too scattered. 
The scheme of connecting the LED tape. To illuminate the ceiling for a long time, you must follow a few simple rules: install carefully, do not damage the diodes; if you plan to make the lighting lines bends, then note that you can only bend ribbons with a radius of at least 2 cm; connecting the tapes to each other, be sure to consider the polarity of the diodes; Before connecting the diodes to the power supply, first connect the controller. Make the LED ceiling lighting simple enough, but before you start the installation, consider such important criteria as the size of the room, the location of doors and windows, how you plan to use the rooms, in which working areas they will be broken, all this will harmoniously distribute the lighting and to facilitate work. Illumination with your own hands will give you pleasant emotions, surprise guests with originality for a very long time.
