How to Make the Most of Bathroom Wall Lights
The bathroom’s a funny old room, isn’t it – filled and fought over at peak times then sadly neglected for the rest of the day – perhaps that’s why bathroom lighting comes as an afterthought in many people’s interior dcor plans.
Ironically, the way you choose to illuminate your bathroom is probably more important than for any other room. In fact, poor bathroom lighting can set you off on the wrong foot for the rest of the day.
For both ambience and functionality, wall-mounted bathroom lights really do offer the best of both worlds – providing that you choose and use them properly. When it comes to choice, you’ll be spoilt; there are styles and designs out there to satisfy even the pickiest designer; however correct installation of bathroom wall lights is key to getting the best out of them.
Before you even begin to think about style, cost and lighting effects, however, you really must have at least a basic grasp of the European Bathroom Lighting Regulations, which have been put in place to ensure your safety. The regulations specify exactly where certain light fittings can safely be sited within the bathroom and all bathroom lighting is zone marked.
If, like the majority of us, you are the proud owner of a less-than spacious bathroom, you might find that wall lights – especially if they are linked to a dimmer switch outside the room – provide all the lighting you need. Well chosen and sited lights will not only afford good general light levels they will also provide more than adequate task lighting.
For task lighting in particular, the closer you can get to ‘daylight coloured’ light the better; both halogen lamps and LED lights will help in this respect. The real secret to good bathroom task lighting though is the position of the lights. Get it wrong and you’ll see ugly shadows beneath your eyes when you look into the mirror – even if you don’t have any! To eliminate shadows, light needs to come from all directions and illuminate all the planes of your face equally; that is the theory behind those oh so glamorous movie star dressing room mirrors.
To eradicate deep etched shadows beneath your eyes (those cause by inadequate lighting, not those caused by a dubious lifestyle!) light must fall on your face from all directions. To achieve this happy state of affairs you don’t need rows of dressing room lights surrounding your mirror, just site a wall light either side of the mirror, plus one more above the glass. This grouping will be entirely adequate for a small to medium sized mirror. If your mirror is very large, say, over 36 inches wide, you will need to add an overhead pendant light.
Having got the task lighting right, you can move onto setting the general light levels, as well as start thinking about simple mood lighting; both of which can be achieved with the same three wall lights. By using separate switches for the various lights you will build in versatility. Soaking in the bath? Switch on the central wall light and use the dimmer switch to lower the light levels; putting on make-up for a night out on the town? Those three wall lights around the mirror, up full, will ensure you don’t go out with lipstick on your teeth!
A few candles, et voila, instant sanctuary.
Learn more about bathroom wall lights. Stop by Duncan Munday’s site where you can find out all about bathroom wall lighting and what it can do for you.
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