News & Blog – LED Lighting Tips and Guides
LED lighting for stairs – a safe and and impressive solution for your home
Stair lighting is one of those solutions that combine practicality and ambiance. A well-executed LED strip helps to delineate the steps better, increases safety, and makes the staircase a finished-looking...
Flicker-free Dimmable LED – Optimize Light for Every Moment at Home
Dimmable LED lighting offers complete control over the ambiance and functionality of a space without distracting flickering. By choosing high-quality, flicker-free technology and the right control systems, such as Zigbee...
Ambient Lighting in Interior Design – How to Use Light to Transform a Room
Well-executed ambient lighting is one of the most powerful tools in interior design. It doesn't merely eliminate darkness – it creates depth in a space, accentuates chosen materials, and instantly...
What is a COB LED strip? COB vs SMD explained
COB (Chip-on-Board) LED strips pack hundreds of tiny LED chips under a continuous phosphor coating, creating seamless, dotless light. Unlike traditional SMD strips that produce visible light dots, COB technology offers 180° beam angles, CRI>90 colour rendering and a professional finish ideal for modern kitchens, bathrooms and indirect lighting.
LED Profile for a Professional Finish – Order Custom-Sized Lighting Online
A professional LED profile offers the perfect finish and optimal light output for home or commercial lighting. By ordering LED profiles pre-sized and assembled, you save time on installation, avoid...
Sauna lighting guide – LED lights for benches, backrests and ceiling
LED sauna lighting improves both ambience and safety in demanding sauna conditions. This guide teaches you how to choose the right LED strip, colour temperature and durable solutions for benches and ceiling.
Kitchen LED Lighting – A Guide to Design and Installation
Kitchen LED lighting combines functionality and ambience. Properly implemented lighting improves worktop visibility and completes the kitchen's appearance.
Create a Striking Ceiling Lighting Solution with LED Strip
LED strip lighting offers the most versatile and modern solution for creating impressive ceiling installations that combine aesthetics with functionality.
LED Strip Aluminum Profile Guide
The LED strip aluminum profile guide helps you improve your lighting by understanding the three main advantages of the profile: aesthetics, protection, and heat management. Learn how to choose the right profile types and diffusers, and make your installation neater and more durable.
Aluminum Profiles for LED Strips – Essential Solutions for Neat Lighting
An LED strip looks best and lasts longest when installed in an aluminum profile. An aluminum profile is not just an accessory, but an essential part of functional and finished...
Grow Lights for Indoor Plants – More Greenery and Well-being in Your Home
Winter darkness can be tough on houseplants, but a grow light helps them thrive year-round. Airam's LED grow lights provide efficient and safe supplementary light for plants – explore the different options at Valotehdas.
What is Casambi? – Wireless Smart Lighting Control
Casambi is a wireless lighting control system based on Bluetooth Mesh technology, enabling dimming, colour temperature adjustment and automation without separate control cabling. The system is suitable for both homes and commercial applications, and is particularly used in situations requiring a flexible and easily expandable control solution. Casambi operates without centralised control units, and all settings are stored directly in the devices, making deployment straightforward in both new-build and renovation projects.
Topmet Aluminum Profiles in Practice – A Guide to Choosing the Right Profile
An aluminum profile is the most important accessory for an LED strip: it cools, protects, and diffuses the light evenly. In this guide, you will find a quick selection guide for Topmet profiles, as well as practical installation tips for your home and furniture.
Valotehdas will now serve customers in the evenings and on Saturdays by appointment
In the future, you can book an appointment for lighting design on Wednesday evenings and one Saturday a month at our LED store!
Matter – what it means for smart homes and lighting
Matter is a new smart home standard that unites devices from different manufacturers into one ecosystem. Read how it simplifies the control of lighting and LED strips at home.
How to control an LED strip with Zigbee applications and devices?
Controlling LED strips with Zigbee technology is easy and smart. In this blog, we will tell you what components you need, how the installation proceeds, and what benefits Zigbee brings to the everyday use of LED strips.
