Lighting in the nursery: rules and options

Daylight

First of all, the child's room should be well lit during the day. Particular attention is paid to the workplace where the lessons are done. It is desirable that it is located by the window. The more daytime light in the children's room - all the better. But you can't overdo it here.

If the windows face south, in the daytime it is better to shade them with transparent curtains so as not to overload the eyes. Ideal for daytime lighting for nursery - windows facing south-east.

If the nursery is facing north, there are two options to increase daylight illumination: use reflective surfaces and white as the main color in the decoration, or increase the window opening, which is more troublesome and expensive, but much more effective.

Central lighting

Usually, a central lamp is combined in a room with several additional ones - sconces or floor lamps that illuminate certain areas, for example, a work or recreation area.

For lighting in the children's room It is also advisable to use spotlights located along the perimeter of the ceiling so that the entire area of ​​the room is illuminated equally well, because children, when playing, climb into the farthest corners of the room, and it is important that there they also have the opportunity not to strain their eyes.

Work lighting

The most stringent requirements for to the light in the children's room presents the working area. To maintain vision, it is necessary to correctly position the table lamp, it should not create shadows on the working surface of the table. It is necessary to select the required power of the lighting device, as well as avoid the light from the lamp directly entering the eyes, for which purpose it is located below eye level.

If you hang shelves above the workplace, then uniform illumination of the desktop can be obtained using spotlights located in their lower part.

Additional lighting

Children's room lighting should not be limited to functional luminaires alone. Decorative lamps in the form of lighthouses for "marine" design, or luminous toys for the smallest children are quite appropriate here.

Floor lamps

With the help of a floor lamp, you can select an area for games or a work area. You can also light up the area near the bed so that by immersing the rest of the room in the twilight, the child can better prepare for sleep.

The main requirements for such lamps are safety. Luminaires used for lighting in the children's room, should be stable, not contain easily chipping elements, in case the lamp is broken, there should be no small and sharp fragments from it. The wires and cords must be removed as much as possible so that the child cannot get entangled in them and drop them.

Night lights

A separate topic is night light in the children's room... The power of the night light should not be high, so as not to interfere with sleep. At the same time, too low lighting can create shadows that scare small children. Usually nightlights for children are made in the form of toys that glow in the dark.

As a night light, you can use sconces located at the head of the bed. If you equip them with a rheostat switch, they will perform two functions at once: first, at full lamp power, you can read a book or flip through a magazine, and then, turning down the brightness to a minimum, use a sconce instead of a night light.

Most importantly, arranging lighting for the nursery - do not forget about the safety of the child, and carefully check the compliance of the lamps with all the requirements.