Interior footwell lighting

[Leozack]

Hi all.  I have some footwell lighting I thought I'd install for fun.  However I'm wondering what the best way to rig interior lighting is.

The way I see it there are 3 entry points - USB which is on whenever the keys are turned, sidelighting which is on anytime lights are turned on, and curtesy lighting which comes on when you unlock the car or open the door.

Ideally I think it would be nice for these lights to come on when you unlock the car - but those lights (such as the ignition barrel) turn off after a short time.

Is there any way to connect lights so they come on when you unlock the car but stay on afterwards?

Likewise I have some extra lighting for the front that would be nice if it came on when you unlock the car rather than only while you have the lights turned on, but also stays on as long as the lights are on.

How have other people hooked theirs up?

[Leozack]

Anyone? Someone suggested I wire the curtesy lighting that comes on when you blip unlock the car and the main lighting that is on anytime the sidelights are on to a switch in the cabin and wire that to the inside lights (instead of using the USB connection) - that was they will come on when I unlock the car like I want, but I can then flip the switch and they will stay on while driving and then I can flip it again when I get out so they're ready to come on with the unlock again later.
Is that possible? Or a terrible idea? Is there a better way people hookup their nice colour interior lights?
The big light strip to try and find a way to be under the front bonnet edge but visible would be good if it did the same, otherwise I'll never even see it if it only came on with the lights once I'm inside the car 😅

I'm also tempted to use a gluegun to add a couple dots to the lightstrips to hand under the front footwells and front seats as a hopefully-removable alternative to peeling the stickyback off and sticking them on which would presumably need cut-scraping off if I needed to move them or anything 🤔