Guide - Bathroom Lighting - Lunares Blog

The bathroom is the hardest room in the house to light: little space, plenty of moisture, a low ceiling, and jobs as different as precise make-up in the morning and a relaxing bath at night. No wonder the flush-mounted bathroom ceiling light has been the most popular choice for years – it hugs the ceiling, stays out of the way of the shower, and its sealed construction copes with steam. In this guide we explain everything worth knowing before you buy: what IP44 really means and when you need IP65, where a ceiling light may sit relative to the shower and the bath, how many lumens a bathroom needs, which colour temperature won’t lie about your make-up, and how round fittings differ from square ones.

The bathroom is the one room in the house where light has to do three different jobs at once: give enough brightness for the morning routine, light your face at the mirror without shadows, and set a mood for an evening bath – all while surviving moisture and splashing water. In this guide we show how to choose bathroom lamps and plan complete lighting: from IP safety zones, through the ceiling and mirror, to mood lighting by the bathtub.

Lighting is an element complementing the interior design. In addition to the practical function, lighting helps to express the desired style in the interior and create a pleasant atmosphere. Before arranging the interior, you should carefully plan the distribution of lamps. Where are you going to put the basic lighting? What decorative lighting will suit your interior? What parameters should the lamps have? In particular, bathroom lighting requires the selection of appropriate lamps that are waterproof and guarantee safe use.