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Kitchen lighting in 4 easy steps

No more squinting while you chop, stir, mix, or do the dishes. Lighting is an important aspect of any kitchen, both for its style and for safety. Affordable and simple to install kitchen lighting makes every corner easy to see and use. Drawers, cabinets, and work surfaces all get their moment in the spotlight. With remote control options, turning the lights on is effortless, so your kitchen is ready for everything from breakfast to a late-night snack.

Here are 4 simple steps to get your perfect kitchen lighting.

Choose your kitchen lighting
Choose your driver
Add your cord
Choose your remote control or the DIRIGERA hub
See how it all comes together

White METOD wall cabinets with shelves and anthracite HEJSTA reeded glass doors with various items and lighting inside.

1. Choose your lighting

You have lots of kitchen lighting options to suit your needs. Worktop lighting makes cooking, chopping, and prepping easier, safer, and more enjoyable with a bright, even light across your surfaces. Cabinet lighting highlights shelves and spaces around your kitchen, so everything is easy to see. Integrated drawer lighting with sensors and dimming gives a clear view inside your drawers and switches on automatically when you open them. Battery-operated lighting is a flexible option that’s quick and simple to install, no wiring needed.

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A person in a green-striped shirt is taking a bowl out of a cabinet with a TERRSJÖ accent door in a red-brown wave pattern.
A clear glass DYRGRIP red wine glass
A person opens a kitchen drawer with a matt anthracite front, showing MITTLED LED kitchen drawer lighting with sensor inside.
A kitchen with BODBYN kitchen fronts in off-white, glass doors displaying plates, bowls, mugs and glasses inside.
A white/battery-operated GÖMPYSSLING LED lighting with sensor

2. Choose your driver

Choose between the ANSLUTA LED driver 19 W, the TRÅDFRI LED driver 10 W, or the TRÅDFRI LED driver 30 W to connect multiple lights to a power outlet, making cabinet and bookcase lighting easy to install. TRÅDFRI LED drivers allows dimming or smart control when used with a remote control or the DIRIGERA hub, giving you more flexibility and features through the IKEA Home smart app. 

Good to know: You can connect up to 10 TRÅDFRI LED drivers in one installation with FÖRNIMMA connection cords between drivers. 

A white ANSLUTA LED driver with cord
With ANSLUTA LED driver 19 W, you can connect up to 6 light sources to the LED driver, as long as the total wattage does not exceed 19W. Power supply cord included. You can turn all connected light sources on and off with a single switch. Cannot be dimmed, used with a remote, or connected to the DIRIGERA hub or IKEA Home smart app.
A smart grey TRÅDFRI driver for wireless control
With TRÅDFRI LED driver 10 W, you can connect up to 3 light sources, as long as the total wattage does not exceed 10 W. To be completed with FÖRNIMMA power supply cord, sold separately. Connect to the DIRIGERA hub and IKEA Home smart app for extra features.
A smart grey TRÅDFRI driver for wireless control
With TRÅDFRI LED driver 30 W, you can connect up to 9 light sources, as long as the total wattage does not exceed 30 W. To be completed with FÖRNIMMA power supply cord, sold separately. Connect to the DIRIGERA hub and IKEA Home smart app for extra features.

3. Add your cords

To connect your lighting to the TRÅDFRI LED driver, you only need a FÖRNIMMA power supply cord. If you mount several MITTLED worktop lightings, you need 1 VÅGDAL connection cord for each group of lighting strips to connect the lighting to TRÅDFRI LED driver. This allows you to connect several lamps with only one connection to the mains supply.

Good to know: If you decide to use several TRÅDFRI LED drivers then you need to complement FÖRNIMMA connection cords between drivers.

Add your cords
A FÖRNIMMA power supply cord

3. Add your cords

To connect your lighting to the TRÅDFRI LED driver, you only need a FÖRNIMMA power supply cord. If you mount several MITTLED worktop lightings, you need 1 VÅGDAL connection cord for each group of lighting strips to connect the lighting to TRÅDFRI LED driver. This allows you to connect several lamps with only one connection to the mains supply.

Good to know: If you decide to use several TRÅDFRI LED drivers then you need to complement FÖRNIMMA connection cords between drivers.

4. Choose a remote control or DIRIGERA hub

The remote control lets you turn your lights on or off and dim them for the right mood. You can also connect your lights to the DIRIGERA hub and the IKEA Home smart app to control multiple lights from your phone. The DIRIGERA hub works as a Matter bridge, so your smart lights are compatible with Apple Home & Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa. The IKEA Home smart app is available on the App Store (iOS 16.4 or later) and Google Play (Android 10 or later).

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A white smart/scroll wheel BILRESA remote control

4. Choose a remote control or DIRIGERA hub

The remote control lets you turn your lights on or off and dim them for the right mood. You can also connect your lights to the DIRIGERA hub and the IKEA Home smart app to control multiple lights from your phone. The DIRIGERA hub works as a Matter bridge, so your smart lights are compatible with Apple Home & Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa. The IKEA Home smart app is available on the App Store (iOS 16.4 or later) and Google Play (Android 10 or later).

A woman dressed in white is in a room with white walls and furniture. She demonstrates how to connect the SKYDRAG LED kitchen worktop lighting to TRÅDFRI LED driver 30 W and FÖRNIMMA power supply cord with three different light sources. She then shows that with a simple press of a button on a remote control, the lighting can be dimmed up and down.

Kitchen lighting installation made easy – really!

It’s that simple to install and connect your kitchen lighting, driver, power supply and smart controls to create perfect lighting for your kitchen and home.