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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.

And – worthy of a separate paragraph- make sure you understand the bathroom lighting regulations, which are, quite necessarily, strict on what lights you can have where. It’s been said before but it won’t hurt to say it again: water and electricity do not make good bedfellows!

One of the beauties of wall lights is the fact that for most modern bathrooms, which are on the small side, they will be all you need for both general and task lighting. Link them to a dimmer switch and you’ll have mood lighting too.

When it comes to tasks generally undertaken in the bathroom, for instance, putting on make-up or shaving, daylight spectrum light is best. For this reason, the best lamps for bathroom lighting are either halogen or LED, both of which emit light that is close to daylight. Having chosen the correct lamps, however, you need to ensure that you put them in the right place! Get it wrong and, next time you look in the mirror, you won’t like what you see.

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.

Finally, have your light fittings switched separately so you can change the mood to suit – well, the mood. For grooming tasks, use the lights round the mirror and a wall light then, when you’re in the bath, forget the lights around the mirror and just have on the wall light; if it’s wired to a dimmer switch outside the room, so much the better.

And, when its time for romance, just add candles.

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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