Ideal Home shares designer Gabrielle Omar's suggestion of placing light near a desk's base to create a floating effect and emphasize visible floor space. The article also recommends trying the brightness before permanently attaching LED strips.

Use Under-Desk Light to Define the Working Area

This is an ambient design choice rather than a replacement for task lighting. Keep strips and leads compatible with the furniture and away from moving parts. A separate light used only during work can also become a simple visual signal that the workstation is active or closed for the day.

A subtle strip light can change how a desk sits within a shared room.