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Bathroom lighting

Reading Time: 5 minutes | Article from 30.4.2024
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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.

Content

  • Which bathroom light?
  • Bathroom lighting – points to consider
  • A feel-good atmosphere with perfect lighting
  • Finding the right bathroom light

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.

Collaro washbasin in a dark-coloured bathroom with indirect lighting.
A Finion washbasin with an illuminated vanity unit and illuminated mirror in a dark-coloured bathroom.
Finion hanging shelf in white with light on a brown wall.

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.

White Artis surface-mounted washbasin with a Conum tap and Finion bath and furniture.

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.

Open My View mirror cabinet by Villeroy & Boch in a simple bathroom.

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.

A white Finion bath in a modern grey bathroom with lighting.

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.

An Antao vanity washbasin with a wood-look vanity unit and an illuminated mirror.
A white Collaro washbasin with gold accessories and an illuminated mirror.

Colour temperature in the bathroom

The perfect colour for bathroom lighting depends on the position of the light, the time of day and the natural light in the room. To start the day feeling fresh and full of energy, you need neutral white light in the morning. The recommendation is around 5,300 Kelvins. If you want to relax in a freestanding Villeroy & Boch Finion bath at the end of the day, opt for a warm white light with a maximum of 3,000 Kelvins.

As a general rule, ambient lighting and mirror lights should emit a daylight-white light, while mood lighting and smaller accent lights should have a warm white light colour. Lights with individually adjustable colours are practical and can be adapted to your needs.

Smart home lighting effects

Naturally, smart home features have also found their way into the bathroom. A fully integrated smart home system lets you conveniently adjust both heating and lighting. The Villeroy & Boch More To See collection includes an individually adjustable LED bathroom light, allowing you to adapt the light to every situation with a single click.

Other options for smart home effects include colourful lighting. At the touch of a button, you’ll be treated to all the colours of the rainbow to set the perfect mood lighting for all your activities. LED lights usually come with a special remote control. You can also find smart home systems that let you control the lighting directly from your smartphone. The advantage of a remote control is that anyone can use it – including guests – and operation is simple and intuitive.

Modern and safe bathroom lighting

The IP protection class system is a major contributor the safety of bathroom lighting. And likewise, lighting itself plays a crucial role in your safety when in the bathroom. Design aspects take a back seat when it comes to ensuring a safe and functional bathroom.

Once you have taken all the safety aspects into account, you can then switch your focus to design. Choose modern shapes, such as those in the Villeroy & Boch Antao collection, or an unusual colour palette, for example with the Hommage collection, to make sure your bathroom is a room you enjoy spending time in.

A white Finion bath with lighting and beige walls.
An Artis washbasin on a grey vanity unit and an illuminated mirror in a bathroom.
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An Avento washbasin in a light-coloured bathroom with an illuminated mirror and vanity unit.

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.

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