Light the bathroom

Bathroom lighting

The bathroom today tends to be an ever more spacious room now not only dedicated to the simple functions of daily hygiene; it becomes in fact a place of research of wellbeing and relaxation.

To create the right atmosphere in the bathroom with the lighting is essential to measure out the light in the various areas. A bathroom too bright will seem harsh and inhospitable, if on the contrary the light will be too weak, you will find it hard to carry out the various functions.

In the lighting design of a bathroom large enough the best way is to use different light levels.
We must therefore design many points of light controlled independently so you can choose for any time of day and for every function the most appropriate lighting.

First you should have a diffused general lighting, obtained with ceiling lights, as recessed spotlights or with hanging lamps or at the wall. The important thing is that the light is spread evenly.
Depending on the size of the bathroom and of the fact that it is divided or not, it will require one or more light points.

How to design the bath lightening

You can use LED lights by inserting them into the floor, in the coating of the wall or along the base of the bathtub or shower to create a relaxing atmosphere during the night; LEDs consume very little energy and muted lighting give the desired color.

The company Gera proposes solutions of effect, with colored LEDs, streaks of light and lighting fixtures details.

The Dutch Meuse and the German Steuler produce coatings of different formats with built-in LEDs: practical, functional and striking.

The next step is to consider the functional lighting of the different areas: the parts of the bathroom that need to be well lit are the bathtub or the shower, and the wall of the sink with the mirror.
In order to create various levels of illumination is important to make independent the switching on and off of the highest possible number of points of light.

Keep in mind also that in the bathroom, as in all places where there is contact with water, you must comply with safety standards. Each bathroom should be considered as divided into an area within which it can be installed securely using only the electrical system components with the right degree of protection.
There are areas that could be totally under water, others reached only by sketches and other unreachable by water.

For each area are needed electrical devices and lighting of different degree of protection from identified by the IP code.

The bathtub area would be ideal to have an adjustable lightening, so you can keep a lower intensity, perhaps with the addition of a few candles, when you want to relax, and instead to have a beautiful light when you need it.

Surely the games between light and water give the bathroom a special atmosphere; many retailers sell bathubs equipped with underwater lighting that provides various optical effects. Normally for this type of lighting is endeavored the optical fiber that allows contact with water as the power source is placed at a safe distance from the light.

For example Laufen optionally provides a white underwater light in the bathtubs, in certain ranges of products are also available colored LED lights.

If you chose then to install a bathtub or shower equipped with mechanism for color therapy, you will have an additional source of colored light, which, however, has only the function to relax and benefits to body and mind.
Alternatively, if the tub or shower are not equipped with color therapy, we can get a relaxing and soft effect during the bath by placing atmosphere colorful lamps, or candles all around.

The area of the sink must be very well lit, it is the area where you perform operations such as makeup and shaving that need a bright and directional light.
The ideal is to have two lights on either side of the mirror, even better if they are all around as it happens in the dressing rooms of the actors! A single light source from above would create annoying shadows.

The bulbs are good when they are anti-glare and white. If we have a roof over the sink with integrated light could be enough, at most, one can add ceiling oriented spotlights.