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8 Garage Lighting Ideas to Illuminate Your Space
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
Let There Be Garage Light!
If you do DIY projects in your garage, you know the importance of lighting. Unfortunately, garage lighting is often an afterthought, usually involving one gloomy overhead light source. My light, attached to the automatic garage door opener, hardly emits any brightness.
If you’re struggling with your garage lighting, you’ll love these clever DIY ideas I’ve collected, including LED accent lighting, task lights for a work space and solar exterior lights. There’s something for everyone!
Track Lighting
Because a garage is such a large space, overhead lighting often doesn’t reach dark corners. That was the case with this area until @qualitycareelectrical got his hands on it. He installed track lighting to spotlight the dark workbench area.
Now multiple spotlights provide ample illumination so the client can clearly see their tools and projects any time of day. And who knew garage task lighting could be so attractive and could upgrade your garage?
Garage Door Lighting
This product from @garagedoorlighting uses the garage door itself as a lighting source. Their complete plug and play wireless system attaches to the inside of the door.
The patented LED strip lighting and track brackets ensure an automatic 14,400 lumens of light turn on when the door is open. Plus, the LED lights are rated to run for 50,000 hours — that’s four hours a day for 34 years!
Well Lights
I have sconce lighting on the outside of my garage, the most common type of exterior garage lighting. But I would love to have something like these well lights by @lightextdesign.
These shine up on the garage door as beautiful accent lighting. The fixtures sit almost flush to the pavers and are built to withstand foot and vehicle traffic.
Hexagon Ceiling Grid
For unique and high-end lighting, look no further than the Hexagon Garage LED Ceiling Grid. The hexagonal design evenly spreads the light throughout the garage with minimal shadows — and it just looks cool!
DIY installation is straightforward because the connectors feature integrated power adapters. The standard hex kit runs 15- by 7-ft. assembled, but custom sizes are also available.
DIY Showroom Lighting
Transform your garage with DIY showroom lighting. This project involves task lighting above the work surface and two ceiling islands.
Each island features five spotlights that connect to 110-volt service. Hidden inside are low-voltage LED strips for indirect accent lighting. LED light strips are also hidden along each of the walls to illuminate the countertops.
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Shop Light Hack
If you have one bare bulb in your garage, watch this useful hack from @grovehousereno. Take out the bulb and insert a socket-to-plug adapter. Then you can install a long LED shop light and plug it into the socket. You’ll have a light and bright garage with no electrical work required!
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Five-Panel LED Light
Here’s another non-wired garage lighting upgrade idea from @touch.of.townsend. She replaced a dim bulb with this five-panel LED light. It comes with the same base as a regular bulb, so there’s no electrical work or wiring required to make the change.
The panels are foldable and adjustable to direct the light where needed, emitting 16,000 lumens and only consuming 160 watts of energy. The before and after difference is amazing!
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Solar Garage Lights
Install exterior solar lights for a quick and easy upgrade. Watch as @theblisshouseco explains why she loves these solar lantern light fixtures. They’re affordable, and because they run on solar, no hard-wiring is needed. Simply attach them to the garage exterior and you’re done. They also come with a motion sensor that detects movement up to 19 feet.
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