In this blog today we are going to give you some tips on how to properly illuminate your bathroom. When a bathroom is poorly lit is incomplete, so a good lighting makes the bathroom more efficient when performing daily activities, it must have a technical component to perform more precise tasks such as makeup or shaving, a component dedicated to the pleasure and relaxation offered by bathing areas and finally a safety component given the contact offered by the luminaire with moisture.
We must illuminate our bathroom imitating the natural light, since this reproduces better the tones and colors, for it is advised to use spots of neutral or cold light of 3000º Kelvin or superior, you can use recessed ceiling luminaires or ceiling lights.
In our page ILUXIFORM, we have a great variety of recessed and ceiling lights.
In case our bathroom has high ceilings, you can choose to place hanging glass elements for example, which will let the light pass in all directions or metallic or opaque, in this case the light will be directed to the lower plane thus denying the top.
The next point to illuminate is the mirror, this fulfills a primordial function, the illumination must go from the mirror to the person, it can be located in the upper part, in the ceiling, on the mirror or on both sides.
It is advisable to install these luminaires in a linear way. The most important thing is to obtain a diffused light that minimizes the amount of shadows, since projecting the light on the face can create darker areas, for example if the light comes from the top of the mirror, we will have shadows cast that will prevent us from seeing the entire face.
One of the recommendations is that the light should come from both sidesof the mirror or from the top and as long as possible depending on the width of the mirror.
The most advisable light source would be neutral, as it has an excellent color rendering index for this purpose and shows how we look in daylight.
Another point to take into account is the bathroom area that requires a functional, safe luminaire, but also to give the bathroom space a relaxing atmosphere, this point will be achieved by providing soft and soft lights.
As you can imagine both the amount of light, as the intensity depends on several factors, in Luxiform we have a team of professionals who can solve any technical or design hard you arise.
Last but not least is security, many lighting elements are in contact with moisture, so we need these elements are protected by protective glass or sealing elements to prevent electrical "shocks".
We can also add to the furniture punctual light of enhancement that confer decorative effects such as strips of leds.
In our website ILUXIFORM, we have a wide variety of recessed, ceiling, LED, or any other luminaire to make your bathroom a functional, versatile and comfortable space.