If there’s one thing home decor enthusiasts on TikTok seem to agree on, it’s an aversion to the dreaded “big light,” aka direct overhead light sources. Soft ambient lighting has arrived, but have you ever thought about adding lighting under your couch? Viral TikTok might make you think about this unconventional light source.
“IKEA HACK: mood lighting,” wrote TikToker Ida (@siivousfriikki) in a recent video, in which she demonstrated how she created mood lighting by applying IKEA’s VATTENSTEN LED light strip to the wooden frame of her couch. Then, all she had to do was connect the strip to a power source, and voila! She achieved comfortable lighting under her couch.
Since sharing her video on March 20, Ida’s TikTok has received over 19,700 likes and 527,700 views — and plenty of positive comments. “So cozy ✨,” wrote one commenter.
When a TikToker asked if the light strips would fall off easily, Ida replied: “These hold up pretty well, but [a] A couple of days after that I added small pieces of strong tape to the ends of the strips just in case 😊. There will be no problems if you place the tape on a wooden/hard surface.”
VATTENSTEN LED strip lights are $27.99 each on IKEA’s website, with each cord 118 inches long. Each VATTENSTEN has three different lighting modes that you can change with the push of a button: a color changing mode, a monochrome mode and a softer, more subdued mode. In addition, if the lighting strip does not fit your furniture perfectly, you can shorten it by cutting it in the places where the small scissors symbol is marked.