This Affordable Fix Will Finally Give Your Closet The Light It Needs

We all rely on closets for our day-to-day storage needs: pantries to store our food in, coat closets for shoes and outerwear, linen closets for sheets and blankets, and clothing closets for our apparel. In addition to being irreplaceable, one thing that many closets share is the fact that they are often on the dark side. While some individuals may be lucky enough to have windows or ample illumination in their closets, the vast majority do not, resulting in aimlessly digging for the item they need. There is another way, however, and it's both affordable and seamless to implement.

One clever closet hack you didn't know you need is to add puck lights to your dark closets. You can easily attach them to the underside of shelves in your pantry for under-cabinet lighting, helping you to locate that rogue jar of cinnamon, or in your clothing closet to help with early morning outfit selection. Depending on your level of involvement and investment in this project, you can choose remote-controlled lights or click-on ones. And luckily for you, most puck lights will come with adhesive backing, so you can mount them wherever you see fit.

While adding puck lights to your dark closets will help bring that extra brightness you need, there is still merit in giving some thought to your approach. If selecting click-on lights, be sure to put them in an area that you will be easily able to access (remember, you already don't have sufficient lighting in the space); remote-controlled lights will give you a little more say over where you place them since you don't have to physically touch them to turn the puck lights on.

When sticking the lights in a dark closet, it is advisable to do so where the most amount of light can be gained; you'll also want to ensure that you space out the lights to make the most of your investment. Puck lights are usually battery-operated, so you'll want to be sure that you remember to turn them off when not in use, or you'll risk burning through their power source quickly. With a small budget, you can add lighting to your dark closet and transform it into a much more usable space.