How to achieve the best lighting for your bathroom space
From a soft ambient glow to a task-specific spotlight, find your perfect lighting
When it comes to renovating or refreshing a bathroom, having the right lighting is as essential as choosing the basin and faucet. Whether it’s overhead, wall spotlights, or built-in LED bathroom lighting, finding what type of fixtures and light temperature best suits you and your space ensures you have a positive, functional and uplifting bathroom experience.
Bathrooms are spaces where tasks such as shaving, applying makeup, or styling hair are performed daily. Incorporating layered lighting, such as ambient, task, and accent lighting, ensures that every part of the bathroom is adequately illuminated.
Good lighting is also about good aesthetics. It can enhance the visual appeal of the bathroom by highlighting key design elements. Bright, even LED bathroom illumination can make a small bathroom appear more spacious, while accent lighting can create depth and dimension in larger spaces.
A well-lit mirror, for instance, not only serves a functional purpose but it can also act as a statement piece. Iridia features both rectangular and circular mirrors with built-in perimeter lighting. This bold look adds a design element to the space, while also creating ideal lighting conditions for everyday use. For a subtler glow, the Luna Frame and Luna Ambient mirrors offer soft, backlit lighting on a circular, oval and square format. Eidos offers three-in-one features with storage, mirror and built-in LED lighting. This is a useful cost-saving product as well. For more direct spotlight, the Starlight overhead wall light is a perfect complement to any mirror with LED lighting.
Tura collection bathtub is designed with LED base lighting
Essential bathroom lighting
Beyond aesthetics and practicality, good bathroom lighting fosters a positive and uplifting atmosphere. Bathrooms are often the first place we visit in the morning and the last before bed. Bright, warm ambient lighting can energise you for the day ahead, while dimmable fixtures can create a calming ambiance for unwinding in the evening.
Strategically placed lights, such as around a bathtub or within a shower, can elevate the space into a spa-like retreat. The Tura collection bath features a unique, perimeter LED bathroom lighting around its base. This added feature sets the mood for a calm and relaxing bath with dimmed lighting that doesn’t leave you in the dark.
Automated lighting for safety and convenience
For many, having an automated light in the bathroom for middle-of-the-night visits is very useful for better safety. The In-Wash® Insignia smart toilet is built with an automated nocturnal bathroom light that can be programmed through the Roca Connect app so that it goes on when you arrive and turns off when you leave. This bathroom wall light is also visually pleasing, adding a soft glow to the bathroom space.
In-Wash® Insignia smart toilet has an automated nocturnal light
Anyone whohas stayed in a hotel with harsh neon overhead light, knows the importance of having well-placed and well-considered lighting. Too dark, and it is impossible to see anything; Too white, you feel washed out. Good lighting is more than a design choice—it’s a necessity for creating a beautiful, functional, and mood-enhancing bathroom. Investing in quality bathroom lighting will not only make the space look better but also create a more enjoyable and positive everyday experience.