Lighting options for you bathroom suites
Badly thought out bathroom and cloakroom lighting can often create a very clinical space. For a room where many of us want to have a soak in the bath or just unwind at the end of a busy and stressful day, however modern your bathroom or cloakroom suites, a very bright penetrating light is the last thing you want.
With the advent of Jacuzzis and all round showers, modern bathroom suites create a room more like a home spa than the sterile utilitarian space it used to be. Although up to the minute tiling and fittings provide a very sleek and modern look, sympathetic well designed lighting strategically placed sets the mood for an enjoyable experience.
A modern bathroom these days is a multi-faceted space. Functional lighting is required particularly over or around mirrors to provide a shadow free reflected image for shaving, brushing teeth, applying makeup and hair styling. Controlled lighting whether over a bath or within a self contained cubicle or walk in wet room provides bright light for a quick shower or bath or subdued lighting for something more intimate. Wall sconces also bring a feeling of luxury into a bathroom or cloakroom that traditionally has been reserved for living areas and a central chandelier in a bathroom adds that real feeling of glamour into a traditionally sterile space.
From an ecological perspective, halogen and energy efficient lighting should be used but again this need not restrict lighting effects where many different models and styles provide the variety of lighting you want plus varying shades of bulb are available from subdued gold to piercing white.
Natural lighting also must not be ignored. A well placed window, sunlight tube or skylight for when those wonderful warm sunny days send shafts of light streaming into your bathroom and large mirrors cascade natural and artificial lighting around your bathroom to wake you out of your slumbers and get you ready for your day.
