Calm, Comfortable, & Convenient: Support Wellbeing with Light This February

Choosing the best lighting ideas for February depends on various factors in your region such as the weather, activities planned, and the ambiance you want to create. Here are our top tips for a tailored look for February:

Soft Warm Lighting: February often sees colder weather, so warm lighting, like 2700K (soft white) or 3000K (bright white) can create a cozy atmosphere indoors. Use soft white or warm white LED bulbs in your lamps and fixtures to create a welcoming environment.

Strip Lights: Strip, string, or fairy lights can add a whimsical touch to indoor spaces. Hang them around windows, along walls, or drape them over furniture for a magical effect. They are a great choice for indoor movie nights or game nights. They also provide terrific uplighting and backlighting such as behind TVs or bookcases. With voice controlled SMART+ LED light strips, get your look in millions of dimmable colors with Alexa or Google Home.

Grow Lights: LED grow lights help nurture and support your herbs, vegetables, and plants all year. Whether you are starting your seeds indoors before planting them in your garden or simply fostering more plant growth during the shorter days, give your plants the lighting they need to thrive. SYLVANIA grow lights deliver light for all spectrums of growth and prevent leaf burn - even up to 18 hours of use.

Germ-Fighting LEDs: 'Tis the season of those colds and coughs! By using germicidal LEDs with LightSHIELD™ technology, you can eliminate germs and odors upon contact. Perfect for foyers, kitchens, and dining rooms, keep you and your family healthy so you can stay focused on doing what you love. Our germicidal bulbs, fixtures, and downlights are safe for pets and plants. Find out more about LEDs with germ-fighting benefits.

Seasonal Décor Lighting: Incorporate lighting into your seasonal decorations. For example, you could use red and pink string lights for Valentine's Day, or white lights with snowflake decorations for a winter wonderland theme. With a variety of LED light bulb shapes and color temperatures, place an interesting look in your home such as starting out on your kitchen or family room table.

LED Lanterns: LED lanterns are versatile and can be used both indoors and outdoors. Place them on tables, shelves, or hang them from hooks to add a soft, warm glow to your space. Equally, installing matching, symmetric pendant lights beside bathroom mirrors or over your kitchen island, lantern and stylish pendant lighting makes for a welcoming look when you don't want to have all your lights turned on with maximum lighting.

Dimmer Switches: Install dimmer switches in your main living areas so you can adjust the brightness of your lights according to the time of day and the mood you want to create. Be sure to check the product details if your LED is compatible with dimmer switches.

Moonlighting: Use outdoor lights to create a moonlight effect in your garden or patio. Install soft, downward-facing lights in trees or on structures to mimic the gentle glow of moonlight. Whether it is LED strip lights, solar path lights, or Dusk-to-Dawn with automatic light sensors, having an outdoor look and glow helps unify a beautiful home.

Smart Lighting: Consider investing in smart lighting systems that allow you to control the color and brightness of your lights using a smartphone or voice commands. Whether WiFi or Bluetooth, this can add convenience and flexibility to your lighting setup. With the shorter days of winter, set timers so you never come home to a dark home or create routines for your plugs.

Human Centric Lighting: Incorporate elements of nature into your lighting design, such as using fixtures that mimic natural sunlight. Our TruWave™ technology eliminates blue light to support your daily rhythm and offers illumination closest to the sun. With less natural light, you can improve your home office and hobby spaces and even undercabinet kitchen lighting so you can minimize eye strain with human centric lighting. Glare-free with a sharp color rendering index, see and feel your best with SYLVANIA LED light bulbs with TruWave™ technology.

Remember to consider energy efficiency when choosing your lighting options. LEDs are the environmentally-responsible option as they are more efficient and have a longer life over traditional bulbs.

Although we are a few weeks away from the joy of spring, experience better light all year round with lighting innovated for better home living and experience – only with SYLVANIA.