The Bathroom Lighting Primer

Home décor is quintessential to providing a sensemove flexibly through different angles.
of comfort to human beings. Humans do not mindBathroom ceiling lights are a significant part of
toiling all day till they can retreat to the cocoon ofbathroom lighting. They provide the perfect diffused
their homes and seek some well-deserved peace. Alight gradient, which adds to the ambiance. Ambiguous
nicely decorated home creates the right kind oflighting in dim shades augments the effect. It's best
ambiance for such a retreat.to abstain from kaleidoscopic lighting and stick to one
All of us understand how important it is to adornor two colours for creating the right atmosphere.
living space, and bedrooms. Having said this, most ofFloor lighting creates a contemporary look, giving a
us would also vouch for the importance of a neatlydifferent dimension to the bathroom. Each light
embellished bathroom. They can be turned into unitsilluminates, be it the bath cubicles or the wall patterns.
of comfort or luxury according to a person's budgetAnother great lighting effect can be added to a
and bathroom lighting plays a very important role inbathroom by placing a light emitting instrument behind
giving the bathroom a unique ambiance.bathroom furniture and tapestries. In this way, the
Firstly, bathrooms need to create an illusion of space.weak light-emitters get even more diffused. They
To achieve this, the maximum amount of natural lightthen throw light on particular areas of the bathroom.
should be allowed to filter in during the day. LargeThis gives a feeling of light compartments, thus
windows, coupled with natural light and unclutteredcreating a welcome illusion of space.
space, creates a feeling of grandeur for theBathroom mirror lights deserve a special mention too.
bathroom.No bathroom can be called complete without the
Let's now take up the all important aspects ofright placement of mirrors. Mirrors can be different
bathroom lighting. Speaking generally, bathroomtypes. They might encourage current accents or give
lighting must be dim and diffused. The bathroom is aan impression of being seeped in antique. For
place shrouded in privacy, and therefore it isdifferent types of mirrors, different light settings are
important that one should abstain from bright lights. Arequired. Antique mirrors would do well with light
cozy bathroom set up has dim lighting, whether theemitters placed at some distance. This lets light fall on
light reflector is a bathroom ceiling light or bathroomthe periphery of the mirror as well, bringing a touch
floor lighting.of resplendence to the reflective surface. It is easy
Bathrooms can have various motifs and paintings.to understand, as such mirrors have depressed worn
They need to be adequately illuminated. Track lightingout edges which are neatly emphasized by correct
is used for the purpose. The idea is to create amirror lighting.
uniform lighting surface over the motifs, which canHopefully this brief introduction to the right choice of
focus completely on them thereby enhancing theirbathroom lighting will give you some inspiration on
impact. Track lighting generally uses three bulb pointshow you can add to the charm of this unassuming
mounted on a stand and these bulbs can shouldroom.