Reddit reviews LED Strip Channel with Diffusers, StarlandLed 6-Pack 1Meter/3.3ft LED Aluminum Profile Track Housing V-Saped with Cover and Complete Mounting Accessories for LED Strip Light
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[Adequate Accessories] This 6 pack V-Shape led alumium profiles/extrusions/channels comes with compatible accessory pack including 6pcs of milky/frosted plastic cover/lens,12pcs of end caps and 12pcs of mounting clips with screws.[Features & Benefit]This led strip light channel can accommodate LED strips/tape/ribbon that are 8-10.5 millimeters wide.Metal mounting clips provides easy and secure installation.Frosted Light diffuser slightly diffuses the light to create softer,smoother,desirable lighting effect.It not only protects the strip lights from dust and other undesirable elements,but also works as a metal heat sink that helps to spread the heat generated by the working light.[Easy Installation] The led aluminum channels and plastic covers can be cut easily by a regular hack saw so you can cut them into whatever length desired to fit the place.The cover simply snaps in place for ease of installation and disassembling.You can also mount this light-weighted product by double sided adhesive tape.[Multiple Application] This led extrusions create a secure and aesthetically fixture and fit different applications such as backlighting, under cabinet lighting,edge lighting, shelving, cabinets, furniture compartments, glass elements, walls, exhibitor stands, grooves, stair railways, stair steps, ceilings, etc. Perfect for 3528,5050,2835,5630 led strip lights mounting.[MONEY BACK ] 100% satisfaction or 100% Money Back in 60days, No Question Asked.
You can buy aluminum conduit with a diffuser included as well. Here's one. I like OP's idea, I might buy some myself.
On Amazon I bought some of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0721744QQ
My lightstrips were Sylvania, not Hue (I now regret that decision) but these quarter-round diffusers have worked perfectly. I used rubbing alcohol on them before adhering the strips to them. I also mounted them to the front of the cabinets behind the lip so the lights face the counter and backsplash - that way, if you're sitting in an adjacent room and you're low enough able to see the bottoms of the upper cabinets, you still don't see the lights themselves.
I decided to route around the microwave and no regrets there. I actually used the outlet in the cabinet above the microwave as the power source, so there are no visible wires anywhere with my installation. I then used splitters to route lights left and right from there. Hope this helps.
Ok sooo... I just googled around for "frosted acrylic" as you suggested, and I did learn some things. On price, for the 4 sq ft of FA I'd need for my project, I'm looking at ~$20 for the sheet. Most offered are X by 2X dimensions, eg 24" x 48", so I'm pricing off roughly half of that.
And that's for one big piece that I'll need to cut and mount up somehow. Which I'd be willing to do if it was super cheap. However....while googling stuff this morning on your search term suggestions, I discovered THIS product on Amazon. This is absolutely perfecto for what I'm wanting to do, which is to mount the LED strips at the top corner of my 11.5' x 11.5' apartment living room area, encircling the room. These rails are V-shaped, with an inside mounting surface that will orient the LEDs at a 45-deg angle to both ceiling and walls. This is even better than the typical rails I've been seeing which all mount flat to the surface and face the LEDs straight out. Which would be ok, but the 45-deg downward angle of this new thing is perfect for lighting up the room from the top corner.
Price: Seller is selling these 1-meter/3.3' rails in 6-packs for $18.59. That's just right to do 2 walls' worth of rails since each wall is 11.5'. 3 m is just shy of 10', so splitting the difference on either end will leave like 10" of bare wall on both sides which is fine. Two 6-packs of rails then will be 18.59 x 2 = $37.18. This is slightly less than 2x the cost of the raw sheet of frosted acrylic, but for the already-fabricated rails, plus the nifty V-shaped design and ideal 45-deg angle, springing the extra $17 immediately becomes a no-brainer.
TLDR: Thanks u/lasserith! You definitely helped me get to the best answer for my little DIY project here, even though it wasn't the answer I had originally been looking for. Life's like that sometimes isn't it :)