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Bathroom lighting
With its multiple uses for well-being, relaxation and your morning and evening personal hygiene routines, the bathroom is a busy room, so it’s crucial that it’s adequately lit for all your daily requirements.
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At a glance
Ceiling lights provide uniform ambient lighting
Use different mirror lights and accent lighting
Bathroom lighting must comply with a certain IP protection level
Daylight-white light is useful for morning routines
Use smart home features to create individual lighting effects
Which bathroom light?
Are you looking for lighting ideas for the bathroom? Villeroy & Boch’s collections offer an array of options to help you set the scene in your bathroom. Coordinate mirror lights, indirect lighting set into shelves, and light strips to create the mood you want. Combine these various elements with ceiling lights to achieve flawless lighting in your bathroom. Browse through our ideas here.
Ambient lighting in the bathroom
The first thing to consider is the room’s ambient lighting. The ceiling is usually where you’ll start when planning your bathroom lighting. Ceiling lights offer the advantage of providing light evenly over a large area, and are quick and easy to switch on and off. This minimises the risk of accidents in the bathroom. Your ambient lighting should therefore be designed to cover a large area. A multitude of recessed lights and spotlights will also ensure that the entire bathroom is well lit. The larger the room, the more important it is to design consistent ambient lighting that can be controlled with just one or two switches.
Lighting up individual areas in the bathroom
Zone lighting is the perfect complement to ambient lighting. This kind of bathroom lighting uses LEDs to deliver precise lighting where you need it most. For example, an illuminated mirror at the washbasin or carefully positioned spotlights over the shower or bath. If your bathroom also has a laundry area with a washing machine and tumble dryer, you can use targeted light effects here too.
The following bathroom lighting tips will help you create specific effects using zone lighting: make sure individual lights are appropriate for each area. Do you need zone lighting purely for practical purposes or do you also want it to create a relaxing atmosphere? Select the type of lighting according to its intended function.
Ceiling, wall or mirror lights?
Ceiling lighting is still the classic choice for lighting up the whole bathroom. Choose from basic ceiling lights, multiple spotlights or a large pendant light that will be an eye-catching feature in your bathroom. Regardless of your choice, always include additional light sources. Wall lights work particularly well in large bathrooms to light up specific areas. They are a design feature too.
Mirror lights fulfil several roles. For example, the side lighting on Villeroy & Boch’s My View Now mirror illuminates the face perfectly for shaving, applying make-up or skin care. Mirror lighting also highlights the contents of the mirror cabinet, lights up the washbasin and can be connected to the smart home network using Zigbee Home Automation.
Subtle accent lighting for a harmonious look
Create accents: use the indirect lighting in the shelves from the Villeroy & Boch Finion collection, an illuminated bath and small light sources arranged around the room. A great feature to accompany the classic LED light in the bathroom are special LED candles, which should of course also be waterproof. They sit perfectly on the edge of the bath and create a relaxing, feel-good vibe.
The benefits of accent lighting clearly lie in its versatility, which is key to modern bathroom lighting. For a harmonious look, combine several different light sources and use them according to the time of day and your preferences. For example, you can leave the main light in the bathroom switched off in the evening if enough light is provided by the zone and accent lighting.
Bathroom lighting – points to consider
The main purpose of bathroom lighting is, of course, to light the room evenly so you can see everything you need. Modern bathroom lighting also has to meet a number of requirements, with emphasis on accident prevention. Adequate lighting in the wet environment of the bathroom is therefore essential.
In general, it’s a good idea to draw up a lighting plan for the bathroom and mark all the areas that need to be particularly well lit. This includes the area around the washbasin and shower, and possibly a recessed area where the washing machine and tumble dryer are placed. Decide how much light you need in each area and then plan the perfect light effects for your bathroom.
The perfect feel-good vibe with optimal lighting
A whole series of factors contribute to a relaxing atmosphere in the bathroom. Our bathroom lighting tips will help you create the perfect feel-good mood, from light colour to the right kind of lights and indirect lighting. Discover the appealing style of Villeroy & Boch lighting.
Finding the right bathroom light
Elegant, modern and safe bathroom lighting creates a feel-good atmosphere. Choose different lights to create the perfect mood for every occasion. LEDs offer an amazing variety of colour temperatures, colours and brightness levels. With bright mirror lighting, you’ll feel fresh and awake in the morning.