Lighting System Planning - teenage room

Hardware
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I'm a complete rookie when it comes to Home Assistant and automation, but everyone starts somewhere. :wink:

I'm currently renovating a house and working on my teenage son's bedroom. I'm trying to plan the lighting system, and after doing a huge amount of research, I'm finding the whole ecosystem so vast that it's starting to drive me crazy. :rofl:

My current plan is to divide the room into two zones:

Bed area
Desk area

Each zone would have:

One white LED strip mounted in an aluminium profile in the ceiling
One white LED strip mounted in the wall
One RGB+CCT strip at desk/bed level for ambient lighting

From what I've gathered, BTF-Lighting seems to be one of the most recommended brands for LED strips, so we've decided to use:

White strips (ceiling and walls):
BTF-Lighting FCOB CCT LED Strip, 640 LEDs, 24V

Colour strips (bed/desk level):
BTF-Lighting FCOB RGBCCT LED Strip, 840 LEDs

The goal is to control every strip individually so that each zone can have its own atmosphere:

Ceiling strip = main lighting
Wall strip = mood lighting
RGB+CCT strip = decorative/accent lighting

For controllers, I've chosen:

GLEDOPTO GL-C-006P for the white CCT strips
GLEDOPTO GL-C-008P (MIX) for the RGB+CCT strips, as it appears to support simultaneous colour and white control (unlike the older GL-C-008P)

To connect everything, I'm planning to use a SMLIGHT SLZB-07MG24 Zigbee 3.0 coordinator.

After calculating the power requirements, I've also settled on using two Mean Well LRS-350W-24V power supplies.

This is where I am so far. I'd really appreciate any feedback on the overall design. Does anything stand out as a bad idea or something I should reconsider?

The part I'm struggling with most is how to control everything.

For the four white strips, I was thinking about using something like the MOES 4-Gang Tuya Zigbee Wireless Scene Switch. My idea would be:

Single press = On/Off
Double press = Change colour temperature
Hold = Dim/Brighten

Does that sound practical? Would it work reliably?

Where I'm really stuck is with the RGB+CCT strips. There are so many options that I'm having trouble deciding on a good control method.

Ideally, I'd also like some kind of programmable button, rotary knob, or scene controller next to both the bed and the desk, so the lights can be controlled without having to walk over to the wall switch every time.

What do you think of the overall setup? Am I overlooking anything? Is there a better way to approach this?

Any suggestions, recommendations, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

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Teenagers and lighting don't mix. They need 25 hours of sleep a day.

I'm assuming you asked the teenager what they want as a leading guide first? Was the response a grunt?

The depth of your questions indicates you have asked an AI bot and are overwhelmed with their response, or you are not willing to jump in and experiment, like most others that have trod this path before you.

Suggestion: Get your son involved. It is his room. He has to control it. The bonding may be mutually beneficial if you rise to and conquer challenges together. After the initial excitement of being able to change to colors wears off, the settings will probably remain unchanged until he leaves home.