I dont think the EU had oil based stain or at least not in quanity. VOC standards are much more strict in EU than in US. Coming attractions for the US.
Julien: I couldn’t reply to your other sconce light comments, but it could apply here to with different LEDs. There are always upgrades, right? On the other wall sconce how about adding a small LED ring light - obtainable in very small size in wearable craft outlets. On this one maybe a strip of LEDs? Just for the ability to program soft, soothing, and varying light colors. Didn’t mean to ruin your day with other ideas.
Great work on BOTH projects!
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At long last, and after a couple of last minute setbacks, this project is FINALLY done.
The one thing I did not see coming is that the four patched up holes in the wall above the panel, which were always there but used to not be very noticeable, are now standing out due to the low-angled backlight. I may have to paint the whole wall…but not today.
Anyway, this was a project that challenged my resilience, the wife and I are happy with the result for now, we’ll see after a few weeks/months if it gets to stay there.
Thank you all for the advice throughout the project, it did influence the outcome quite a bit.
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@Julien Looks beautiful and really complements the area nicely! Proportions look great and the light is even and nicely distributed. Until you paint the wall, don’t worry about the patched holes - that’s what Photoshop is for! 
Gary
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May have to put your light in the Louvre. It would fit nicely in modern art displays.
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That’s so clean I thought the first and second pics were Fusion 360 renderings until I saw the books.
Really tidy, love it.
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The peoblem with diy projects is they always reveal more issues. Just squint when looking at your project and you wont see the wall defect above your light.
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Julien;
Very cool !! you got the halo lighting , the diffusions even w / no hot spots. No exposed wiring . Is there a dimmer attached to this circuit? Easy fix if desired. I thought this might be ceiling mounted as well.
Excellent job, long live the hive mind.
AZ
Yeah I have two dimmers (internal LED + backlighting LED), here they are in the their hot-glued glory 
(smoking gun in the back…I can’t help but go with hot glue when it does not matter if things look great and when maintenance is not really a problem)
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Here is a commercial installation larger scale but similar features…https://www.lumicor.com/portfolio/project-spotlights/19066
I’m glad someone re-kicked this discussion…I had completely forgotten about it and meant to tell @Julien about a product I used.
I just recently finished a table for table for client that had an Agate top that the client wanted to illuminate. I found these LED sheets that are used to backlight billboard displays - the density is such that it eliminates hot spots. I didn’t have to do any fanciy bouncing or baffling…just mounted the sheets, face up, in the lightbox under the table (what looks like the apron) and it worked perfectly.
Unlit:
LIt:
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Wow that is a nice table…great job.
And thanks for the tip on the LED “sheets”, I had no idea those existed.
The ones from SuperBrightLEDs.com aren’t bad, but the ones we use at work from Evo-lite are nicer in some regards. First, the ones from Evo-lite have 12 connectors already on them (no soldering required), 4 on each long edge and 2 on each short edge and each panel comes with 2 short connectors and 2 long connectors. Also I may have missed it on SuperBright, but Evo-lite also has a RGBW in addition to RGB panel. But thing I really like about Evo-lite is working with them to get the whole system (correct power supplies, controllers, etc). With SuperBright, you are completely on your own figuring that out. Not necessarily hard, but just one more thing. Also I think our wholesale cost from Evo-lite is not much more (possibly even less) than SuperBrite. I’ll have to find some pix of jobs we’ve done.
@MicSquared I’ll check out EVO-Lite…but here’s what I’ve found with SBL:
- Their online folks put the entire package together for you. I chat with them, tell them what I want and which products I’d like to use, and they show me what else I’ll need. For this table, I needed a rechargeable 24v battery which they didn’t carry - so the help guy went on ebay with me and helped me find exactly what I needed. I thought that was pretty much above and beyond
- In the half-dozen projects I’ve done with SBL products, I’ve never had to take up a soldering iron. They have connectors on them - or pigtails. The most I’ve done is tied wires together. Those panels come with pigtails.
- The ones I chose were shades of white-only (and dimmable)…but they do have RGBW ones (I believe).
I’m always looking for better vendors…so I will definitely take a look at Evo-Lite…
Gary
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Gary,
A) I never contacted SBL so I didn’t realize that they offered that level of service (on building a complete package). Definitely good to know. Thank you!
B) SBL is probably cheaper/better deal for a hobbyist. However, I wasn’t really thinking about that when I posted. As we do this for mostly residential, but also some commercial applications, it is nice to use a local company (Evo-lite is based/HQ in Denver where I am at as well). Of course they will ship ConUS. Also we have been using Evo-lite for other custom solutions before the flexible light panels were developed/available. At one point those panels were custom made in a CA facility, but I think they brought those in-house in Denver as well when they got their new facility here in town.