By Casey Rivers 
Lighting has a direct impact on mood. Choosing the right one can turn a gloomy and sullen day cheerful. Besides working to uplift your mood, it can also reflect your present state of mind. On slow, relaxed days, soft and dim lighting shows the unhurried pace that you’re in. For fast, active days, full-spectrum lights work best to sustain the pace and speed at which you need to go about doing this. Even though lights come in different types, such as tubelights, bulbs, and strips, one that stands out from these is disk-shaped lights.
Their curious appearance perhaps contributes as much to their appeal as the lighting they provide. Someone seeing them for the first time would be baffled by the thought of light being thrown from these disks. They epitomize functionality, but not at the cost of design. Add these to your house, and you’ll feel the instant difference in your rooms. But before you can experience that, you need to know the best place to place them for maximum decorative impact. That’s what this article tells you.
Above or Beside Paintings and Decorations
Enter a room, and the first thing that catches your eye is the artwork and wall decor. Even if a room is cluttered, these are the two main points that bring everything together. But, how they play out greatly depends on how they are lit. If you want these features to enjoy the spotlight, install the disk lights above or beside paintings, photographs, or decorative panels.
The soft light will have a mellowing effect on the harsh shadows and bring out the beauty of the artwork. The best way to achieve this is to place them at a slight angle. Doing this drowns out the glare and reflections. What you get is a gallery-like atmosphere in living rooms, hallways, or entryways, all of which let your artwork stand in itself without shadowing the other elements.
Along the Edge and Base of Walls
In many homes, architectural features such as columns, arches, or textured walls find their presence. The use of lighted disks to draw attention to these features is a good idea, as they add depth and character to the room. However, to make the most of this benefit, try placing them along the edges or bases of these elements. The enhanced effect will catch the attention of the onlookers and direct them towards the shapes and lines that define the space. You could try this for both large and small rooms to emphasize the details that would otherwise remain unnoticed.
On the Ceilings and Walls
Unless you gave a lot of thought to your hallway while building your home, the chances of it being as uninspiring as almost any other one are probably high. While design and planning might have something to do with it, the main reason is the lack of light, which makes these parts look dull. To throw some life into them, you could add these illuminated disks on the ceilings and walls. The difference will be visible to you no sooner than you place them there, with the illuminated hallway looking like it got a complete makeover. Safety is an added bonus, since dark areas always arouse suspicion and fear.
In the Kitchen and Under-Cabinet Spaces
Try cooking in a kitchen without proper lighting. Within a few minutes, you’ll find yourself frantically searching for things, taking longer at basic stuff, and all the while hoping that you don’t injure yourself. Placing disks in the kitchen, or specifically under areas like below the cabinets or shelves, can illuminate the workspace and countertops, two of the most-used areas. Since these disks are as slim as they come, they can do their job from beneath the cabinets without being seen. You can also use these to highlight the backsplashes and other accessories in the kitchen.
Underneath Stairs or Below Every Step
Stairs aren’t the first things that cross your mind when you think of lights, although they should. Placing disks under the staircase adds visual drama and makes it a bold, living, breathing space. Rows of lighted steps call attention to themselves, of course, but do so with flamboyance. Then there’s the safety factor, too. Each and every lighted step removes dark spots between the stairs, which makes the steps clearly visible. No chance of missing a step or landing on the wrong foot anywhere. You could have curved, straight, or any kind of stairs, but these disks will suit each of them.
Even if you’ve never used disk lights before, that’s no reason to never try them. And with the kind of benefits they provide, from illuminating spaces to increasing safety, spending your money on them is worth it. Moreover, these hardly take a few minutes to install, as they come with a connector cord. Illuminate the right spaces quickly and with style, that’s what these disks are all about.