Collection: Stair and Step Lights

The Path Made Plain

Recessed into the riser or the wall beside it, these fixtures vanish by day and do their quiet work after dark.

• Sonic Recessed LED Step / Wall Light: a die-cast aluminum housing that fully hides the source, offered in five finishes from matte black to bronze, with ELV or TRIAC dimming and a 3000K, 90 CRI output that is ADA compliant and wet rated. Mood: the hallway to the guest room, lit just enough that no one reaches for a switch.
• LEDme Full Round LED Step and Wall Light: a sealed cast aluminum body with no visible hardware, available in 3000K plus amber, white, and red, dimming to ten percent on ELV. Mood: a soft round pool of warmth at the foot of a garden stair on a damp evening.
• Ferona Outdoor LED Step Light: a clean glass face set flush to the wall in black or white, glowing at 3000K and rated IP67 for full weather exposure. Mood: the side path to the front door, lit softly enough to read as moonlight.

Edges That Earn Their Keep

A louver or eyelid pushes light down and across the tread while keeping the source hidden from anyone standing above it.

• Surface Mounted LED Step Light: a slim louvered face in four finishes including bronze on brass, in small or large, at 2700K or 3000K, IP66 rated for indoor or outdoor runs. Mood: a covered porch step where the light rakes the wood grain and never catches your eye.
• LEDme Horizontal Louvered LED Step and Wall Light: an interchangeable magnetic faceplate that conceals all hardware, wired for 120V or 277V, in amber or 3000K white, ELV dimmable and IP66 sealed. Mood: a basement stair landing with each step edge drawn in a low warm line.
• Louver Outdoor LED Amber Step Light: die-cast aluminum with a smooth eyelid profile in painted antique bronze, satin nickel, or white, laying down a warm amber wash. Mood: a poolside step at dusk, the amber kept low so it never competes with the sky.

After Dark, Without the Floodlight

When the point is presence rather than brightness, these lean warm and dial down.

• Camber LED Recessed Step Light: a flush square face in black or white, TRIAC dimmable and ADA compliant, offered as a fixed 3000K or a selectable white that reaches all the way down to a candlelit 2200K. Mood: the last stairs up to the deck, warm enough to provide a welcoming light.
• Colorscaping Horizontal Outdoor LED Step Light: a tunable RGBWW fixture run by app or DMX in five finishes, sliding from a warm 2700K up to daylight and into color when you want it. Mood: a terrace step held at a low amber for a quiet night at home.
• Rise LED Step Light: a recessed rectangle with an integrated dimmable driver and selectable white from 2200K to 4000K, TRIAC controlled and wet rated. Mood: a wide exterior stair turned low and warm once the evening has thinned out.

How to Space and Place Step Lights

Good stair lighting is a matter of rhythm and height more than wattage. Space fixtures so their pools of light overlap slightly, mount them low enough to graze the tread rather than glare into the eye, and keep the spacing even so the staircase reads as one continuous run. The general guidance below is a starting point; final placement depends on riser height, run length, and local code.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do stair lights have to be recessed?

No. Recessed step lights sit flush in the riser or wall for the cleanest look, but surface-mounted and louvered fixtures install onto the face of a wall or riser and are often simpler to add to a finished staircase. If you are retrofitting existing steps without opening the wall, a surface-mounted louver style is usually the easier path.

What color temperature works best for stairs at night?

Warmer light in the 2200K to 3000K range is easiest on the eyes after dark and least likely to disrupt sleep on the way to bed. Several fixtures here offer selectable white or dimming, so you can set a cooler tone for evening use and dial down to a candle-warm glow late at night.