What lighting to choose for the bathroom and how to implement it

To make a bathroom cozy and comfortable with the help of competently located lighting. Thanks to LED spotlights located on the ceiling and walls, you can create primary and secondary lighting in order to highlight functional areas and create a romantic mood.

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1 Ceiling lights in the bathroom
2 5 ideas for creating extra lighting in the bathroom
3 How to install spotlights in the ceiling
4 Recessed LED lights in the floor and walls in the bathroom

Ceiling lights in the bathroom

For small bathtubs with a total area of three square meters, one spotlight located in the center of the ceiling is enough. If the stretch ceiling is white glossy, then this light will suffice with an overabundance in all nooks and crannies.

In a more spacious room, uniform ceiling lighting is created using lamps placed around the perimeter of the ceiling.

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In very large bathrooms, spot lighting will have to be in accordance with the general rules for placing fixtures: calculating their power and making sure that the light cones intersect at a convenient height for a person.

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The use of rotary lights will help illuminate the functional areas from the ceiling: the sink area and the mirror area.

Often there is a combination of light from a pendant ceiling lamp and additional from spotlights located around the perimeter of the ceiling. Such combined lighting looks especially expressive on a multi-level ceiling.

5 ideas for creating extra lighting in the bathroom

It is desirable that the bathroom mirror has its own backlight - in this case, the face is lit evenly, without glare and shadows. If the design of the mirror itself does not provide fixtures, a hinged shelf arranged with a top with arranged spotlights will help to illuminate it.

Lighting at the mirror should be soft and diffused, which will allow to realize matte or white shades. Then the reflection will be closer in color to the original.

Lighting in the jacuzzi or shower area is optional, but if available it will create a romantic, intimate atmosphere. The jacuzzi area in the bathroom should, on the contrary, be lit by a weak, subdued romantic light, which will create a relaxing atmosphere. The illumination in the podium looks great, if it is provided for by the design.

Niches, podiums, arches, steps, windows can be emphasized with light by installing LED spotlights.
The wall illumination by spotlights at a height of one meter and above the floor makes a great impression. It creates a romantic perimeter, the power of which can be regulated by a separate device.

Amazing decorative effect will be achieved by spotlights placed in the walls at the level of 10 - 15 cm from the floor. Floor lighting will be appropriate both around the perimeter of the room and near a certain area - for example, a jacuzzi zone.

How to install spotlights in the ceiling

LED spotlights can be installed in a suspended, suspended or plasterboard ceiling.

Electric cables for the ceiling are held in the ceiling space before mounting the frame. All cables are hidden in the corrugation.
When installing the ceiling from drywall, a loop of 5-10 cm is left in place of the future lamp, which is then released into the drywall hole in the drywall.After the ceiling is fully finished, a lamp is connected to the loop.

When installing a stretch ceiling in place of a future lamp, a embedded part is mounted on the main ceiling - a platform - a support for the future lamp. The mortgage is attached to the suspensions so as to be at the level of the ceiling tension.
A loop of wires passes through the mortgage. After mounting the canvas, a thermal ring is glued at this place, a hole is cut and the lamp is mounted.

Recessed LED lights in the floor and walls in the bathroom

Recessed LED lights for creating decorative interior lighting are very popular in our time. They are mounted literally in any structure: two-level floors, walls, ceiling, columns, beams, steps, furniture, mirrors and shelves, etc.

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Most often they are mounted with the direction of the light beam down to create a non-blinding dim interior lighting. If the bathroom has a step or a podium, accent lighting at this point will prevent a person from tripping. Floor lamps can be installed in any color.

To create wall or floor lighting, it is necessary to provide for the placement of lamps even at the stage of creating the project. Lamps cannot be integrated into the main walls, but they fit perfectly into the interior with hollow walls.

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In the same way as with a ceiling, the places where the lamps will be placed are applied to the wall before mounting the frame.
Then the wiring is mounted, which is attached to the frame elements with clamps.
At the location of the fixtures, loops of 5-10 cm are left.
After installing the drywall sheet, a hole for the lamp is immediately drilled or cut out in it (depending on the shape).
Installation of the lamp is done after finishing the wall finish.

In the floor, spotlights are installed in specially created holes in the laminate or in the floor tiles. Floor lamps are more shockproof and airtight. They are not afraid of the stream of water splashed out of the bath, and hot steam. And after a hard day, relaxing in the jacuzzi in the bathroom equipped with soothing soft floor lighting is bliss itself.