Interior Solar Lighting Ideas

Nightlights

• A common form of interior solar lighting is the solar nightlight, which typically uses an LED bulb or two for its light source. LED bulbs need little power to generate light. The units use a small solar panel on the front of the device that soaks in ambient sunlight during the day and turns the bulb on during the night. While these solar nightlights only produce a small glow, they are highly dependable and can be placed in any area where they can absorb sunlight.

Window Shade Lights

• Window shade lights are panels of LED bulbs lit up to make a particular design. Manufacturers create these lights to function as artistic or ambient lighting in bedrooms or living rooms. The light panels use solar panels that buyers install on the underside of window shades. When the window shades are pulled down during the day, the solar panel creates electricity using the sunlight that shines in. This electricity then makes the interior light glow in the darkened room or later in the evening.

Solar Lighting Tubes

• Solar lighting tubes do not use solar panels like the other interior options do. Instead, they use a combination of exterior sunlight collectors and magnification lenses to channel the sunlight itself into your home. Manufacturers create the tubes in several sizes, and homeowners can use them in kitchens, dining rooms and other areas to create a much brighter space than they would have without the tube.