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LED strips for under-bed lighting

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Lights threaded over slats.

When we moved house, we found the previous owners had installed under-cupboard lighting in the kitchen. It uses basic and cheap 12V LED strips. The strips are flexible and have glue on the back. We didn't like them in the kitchen. So we tried them on the stairs. Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edentTrying to work out where I want LED strips.The "aeroplane emergency lighting" look on the stairs isn't great.Suggestions? pic.x.com/ctvppeuytk❤️ 7💬 13♻️ 014:24 - Sun 09 February 2020 Meh! Our mate S…

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Mondrian Windows

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Coloured squares separated by thick black lines. They glow with sunlight.

One of the problems with buying a house, is that you're inevitably stuck with someone else's taste in decor. Our new place isn't too bad - it's just a little dull. With lockdown in full-force, some of the boring bits of the house have been annoying me more than is reasonable. I'm not a big fan of net curtains. They always look a bit ratty, and are a dust trap. So we decided to get some "stained glass" privacy film. We found this beautiful Mondrian-style sticker It brings me joy every…

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