Wall lights for the bathroom

Bathroom lighting should be bright enough to make it easy to use the mirror and create a life-affirming atmosphere, but at the same time not blunt, cozy, and appropriate to the style. Artificial light sources can be located on the ceiling, floor and walls of the bathroom, divide the spacious room into different zones and solve certain problems in terms of design. With thoughtful placement and choice of fixtures, even a small bathroom will be comfortable and modern. And thanks to their energy-saving light sources, the power they consume will not increase your energy bill much.

Wall lights are the most common option for supplemental lighting in the room where each day usually begins and ends. As in any other room, wall-mounted lights are quite capable of replacing the usual chandelier and arrange the necessary accents, to highlight the most important area. If the height of the ceiling in the bathroom is not high, the overhead lighting will visually reduce it even more, so the wall lights are the most suitable option. A large variety of interesting modern models available for sale allows you to easily make a choice for those who like avant-garde style and fans of conciseness and elegance. Do not only forget that the lamps will be located in a wet room, which means that it must be ensured the safety of their use, as well as any other electrical appliance.

So, there are three main tasks before the lights for the bathroom:

• Creation of sufficient light;
• Increased protection from moisture;
• Safety of use.

You can classify fixtures according to various parameters, including the type of lighting:

• Directional, illuminating certain elements of the interior;
• Scattered, intended for general lighting of the room.

Optimal illumination is created by a combination of these two types of devices.

Different types of lamps can be used in bathroom fixtures:

• Regular incandescent bulbs;
• Fluorescent;
• LED;
• Halogen.

"Illich bulb", although used in lighting fixtures, but a modern energy-saving fluorescent bulb will last much longer and prolong the life of the plafond.LED lights are becoming increasingly popular, economical and attractive.

LED model has undeniable advantages:

1. A wide selection of wall lights in a variety of shapes and sizes;
2. Ability to adjust the comfortable degree of illumination;
3. Uniform illumination;
4. Minimum power consumption, therefore, economical;
5. Long service life;
6. Easy mounting and dismounting;
7. Resistant to moisture and high temperatures.

Modern lights are practical, convenient and original.

They can be divided into three types:

1. The most highly decorative, a variety of forms differs sconces - a lamp that is attached to the wall with a special bracket. It has one or more plafonds, made in any style - from classical to minimalism. Bra will not only help to highlight areas, but also to simulate the space correctly chosen direction of the flow of light;
2. The wall lamp is mounted close to the surface. Harmonious and neat models of this type are appropriate in any interior, in a small bathroom does not require much space. Most often there are wall lights with rectangular, round and oval plafonds;
3. A relatively new design of artificial light source - a spot, the purpose of which is to concentrate light in one particular point, to create a spot of light. This model resembles a table lamp mounted on the wall with a bracket and rotated in the desired direction.

The most reliable materials, traditionally used for the manufacture of fixtures for wet rooms, are metal, plastic and glass. But the imagination of modern designers is not limited to this, the plafonds for sconces and wall structures can be made of different materials:

• Wood;
• Fabric;
• Bamboo;
• Crystal;
• Frosted, colored or stained glass.

Regardless of the size of the bathroom, the functional area of the washbasin with a mirror requires special attention. Wall fixtures are most often placed here, because the procedures performed daily by the mirror require good lighting.

And a few more recommendations:

• A square mirror goes well with a pair of sconces;
• For a rectangular one, there are two options: one long light fixture or two on the sides;
• On the very top you can place a sconce if the mirror is tall;
• The oblong shaped light fixture, attached to the bar, not only fills the mirror area with soft light well, but also looks modern and stylish;
• A win-win option is to find a light fixture that has an even number of light sources and repeats the contour of the mirror.

Fixtures for the bathroom, as well as for any other room, are selected in accordance with the overall style, because they serve not only as light sources, but also as design elements.

• Classical style is distinguished by elegant simplicity, naturalness and brevity in everything: materials, forms. Lights should blend in with the interior, without attracting attention;
• Modern means absence of unnecessary and nonfunctional things and details, so the chandeliers, intricacy, pretentiousness in such a bathroom are not appropriate, but the models with bright light penetrating through the transparent plafonds will come in handy;
• For the Japanese style the best choice would be lamps of geometric shape with soft, diffused light, corresponding to this calm and pacifying trend;
• In the bathroom, decorated in the style of Provence, there is usually a window, which solves the problem of lighting during the day, and for the evening is best suited to the warm yellow light of the graceful sconces or wall lamps;
• Ultra-modern style high-tech requires brevity, simplicity and lightness of design, so the fixtures of this direction is characterized by asymmetry with sharp lines, the sheen of metal and glass, the severity of forms and monochrome color palette, small size.

Whichever style of bathroom design is chosen, wall lamps will make it cozy and give a finished look.

Lighting in the bathroom can not be comfortable if the installation does not comply with all safety rules:

• Wiring and outlets must be completely excluded from contact with moisture; the wiring must be made concealed, and the outlets should be located away from moisture;
• Luminaire construction should be as hermetically sealed as possible;
• Do not install lamps in the danger zone - closer than 60 cm from the source of water;
• Grounding is a guarantee of safety.

Next:

1. If the luminaire is purchased in disassembled form, it should be assembled, resorting to the help of the manual;
2. On the body of the model there are holes for mounting. You should put the lamp to the wall and mark where you need to drill holes. If the body is square or rectangular, it is better for the home craftsman to use a construction level, otherwise it will be difficult to hang the lamp evenly;
3. Make holes in the wall to fix the lamp of the right depth and diameter. For concrete walls, a hammer will come in handy, and for aerated concrete, an ordinary drill will be sufficient;
4. If the lights are installed on plasterboard, you should use butterflies for fragile structures and plastic panels, for concrete and brick - dowels;
5. The housing is attached to the wall, the electrical cable is inserted through the hole designed for this purpose and connected to the terminal inside the light fixture;
6. When all the manipulation is finished, you can resume the power supply in the apartment and check the operation of the light fixture.

For the bathroom, you should buy fixtures that are not afraid of splashing and high humidity. Specially designed models are characterized by increased resistance and tightness. The durable materials from which they are made are coated with moisture-resistant paint.

And a few more tips on choosing:

• If there are several lamps, they must be the same for the entire room, and if the bathroom is large, then for each zone;
• Deciding at what height to install them, should take into account the height of each inhabitant of the apartment;
• For a small room, it is desirable to choose versatile small lamps, excessive originality and pretentiousness will be inappropriate.

The space of the bathroom can be visually changed by lighting devices.

A few tricks for this:

1. In a long bathroom, a sconce is installed horizontally on a narrow wall. Then the rays falling in different directions "widen" the space;
2. Vertically placed fixtures "raise" the ceiling, as well as high located sconces;
3. If lights are located closer to the floor, it creates a romantic twilight.

To use a bathroom, the design of which has been carefully thought out, is comfortable, pleasant and easy.