A small child, for comfortable caring for him at night, requires proper lighting in the room. Soft light of a pleasant shade that does not cause excessive illumination, but at the same time allows parents to consider everything they need when concentrating - is a real helper. That is why it is necessary to equip the children's room with a night light. In addition, it can be useful in the case when the baby, when growing up, begins to be afraid to fall asleep alone in a dark room.
If the child is afraid to fall asleep in the dark, a night light can easily solve this problem.
Criteria for choosing nightlights in a nursery
Content
- Criteria for choosing nightlights in a nursery
- Options for choosing nightlights for the age of the child
- For newborns
- For teenagers
- Types of nightlights for the nursery
- Night light with a projector
- Night light starry sky
- Universal luminaires
- And others
- Important criteria when choosing nightlights
- Options for the location of nightlights
- Video on how to make a projector night light with your own hands
- Photos of examples of the interior of a nursery with nightlights
Before you buy a night light for a child's room, you need to pay attention to certain parameters of the device:
- The lighting level generated by the device should be very soft to allow the child to sleep peacefully.
- The light should, at the same time, allow the parents who entered the room to consider everything they need.
- The use of nightlights emitting colored light is allowed - but it should be soft and calm, and in no case cause excessive excitement.
- Provide for a convenient location of the structure. It can be wall-mounted or table-top.
The power of the night light should not be too high, so as not to interfere with the child's sleep.
Options for choosing nightlights for the age of the child
It should be borne in mind that there are nightlights in the nursery, taking into account the age characteristics of the child:
- Depending on the shape and image that the lighting device conveys, it can be used for small children or teenagers.
The purpose of a night light of a particular age category can be judged already by the design of the lighting device
- Safety plays a key role in the operation of children's lamps and nightlights, so they can be mounted either on the wall or installed on the bedside table. It is important that small children cannot reach it, as this can lead to injury.
A night light can be made from a table lamp by simply replacing the light bulb with a weaker one.
The lighting designs described above are just a small part of the entire assortment that can be found in any lighting store. But, there are also other options that can be used both for very young children and for growing up.
Night light in the form of a garland - such a model can be made by hand
For newborns
For newborns, it is best to install the lamps directly at the head of the bed. It is convenient to use them if they are attached to the wall. Then, when the baby grows up, you don't have to buy another device.
Nightlights for the smallest children are usually made in the form of toys that glow in the dark.
If you want to pamper your baby with other designs, then you can purchase a children's night lamp that will be attached directly to the crib. It can have absolutely any shape, for example, imitate any animal or toy.
Such a night light can be easily fixed directly on the side of the crib
For teenagers
For teenagers, it will be necessary to select models more carefully. They shouldn't be too toy. Therefore, it is worth stopping your choice on imitation of the starry sky, or on a salt crystal, with an unusual shape and color.
Night light "Starry sky" creates an imitation of a clear night sky in the children's room
The mysterious star system inside the ball is a suitable night light for a teenager
Such children's bedside lamps look quite original in the room, giving it a certain stylistic focus and forming a kind of atmosphere.
A stylish wall lamp with a low power light bulb can cope with the role of a night light in a teenager's room.
Types of nightlights for the nursery
The classification of nightlights can be very diverse. On the one hand, they can be divided into products that correspond to a particular age of the child. On the other hand, they are classified according to how they function and what kind of light they distribute within the room.
Night ball on the bedside table in the room of a young football player
First of all, when buying such a product, you need to decide how it will be more convenient to use a night light - one that runs on batteries or plugs into an outlet. And only then choose the method and variation of lighting.
From a safety point of view, battery-powered bedside lamps are preferable to devices powered by 220 volts.
When purchasing a self-powered model, pay attention that the battery compartment cover is additionally fixed with a screw, and not just a latch
Night light with a projector
The night light, which is a projector, has recently appeared in stores and has become available to the average consumer. Its principle of operation is that it projects on a wall or ceiling any image that is provided for by its functionality.
Night light with projector, clock and alarm
Depending on the turnover, the pictures are distinguished:
- Static - in them the image remains constant all the time.
- Dynamic - the set of pictures available in this projector consists of several pictures that gradually change over each other.
There are also models in which alternating images are accompanied by a melody.
A night light with a projector will not only create a comfortable illumination, but also decorate the interior of a children's room
Night light starry sky
As soon as the child has gone out of infancy, it is advisable to choose a lamp so that it meets the needs. In this case, the starry sky children's night light will be the perfect solution. Its design provides holes in the main cap above the lamp through which light propagates.
Such a night light will appeal not only to children, but to adults.
Falling on a hard surface, the rays form an image that resembles the night starry sky. Most often, the starry sky lamp is equipped with a rotating hood, which creates a kind of flickering of the picture, thereby giving the children's room even more charm and magic.
Universal luminaires
In the children's room, parents sometimes prefer to purchase universal designs of a lighting device. The fact is that such lamps can serve for a long time, due to the fact that they are not as strongly attached to childhood as the others.
A practical solution would be an LED night light that plugs directly into a power outlet.
Most often they are made in the form of a small lampshade, the base of which is made in the form of a ceramic or wooden toy, or some kind of animal.
And others
Recently, smart nightlights have gained particular popularity. They are equipped with special sensors that react to noise or movement and turn on only when the need arises.
The modern model of a smart night light is suitable for a children's bedroom in the style of minimalism or high-tech
Smart lamps can combine several functions at once. For example, some of them are complemented by microphones and video cameras that allow parents to monitor their child from another room. That is, they have a built-in function, the so-called baby monitor.
Among young dads and moms, bedside lamps with a remote control are especially popular.
Important criteria when choosing nightlights
Parents who buy a night light need to pay attention to several basic parameters, and do this regardless of the child's age. So the most important thing is safety. From this point of view, the shades should be made of impact-resistant plastic, but by no means glass. The second point to which you need to pay attention is a completely closed structure, from under which a light bulb should not be visible. In this case, if such a situation arises, when it explodes, there is no possibility of the fragments getting out.
If you chose the network option, keep the wires away from your child.
Also, an important parameter taken into account when choosing is environmental friendliness. When heated, materials should not emit formaldehyde, toxins and other toxic fumes. The latest requirements for children's materials recommend using only plastics in lighting fixtures, since they are not fragile and do not cause quick breakages and splitting. It is for these reasons that, when buying a night light for a children's room, it is necessary to require documents and certificates certifying the environmental friendliness of the materials used.
Wall-mounted night light with mains supply
Please note that the children's night light should not contain mercury or other toxic inert gases.
Options for the location of nightlights
Before purchasing a product, you need to decide for yourself where it will be mounted or located. Some people prefer chandeliers that are dimmable. It allows you to reduce the intensity of light so much that it plunges the room into almost complete darkness, but still leaves a negligible amount of light.
Floor-standing bedside lamp
Others prefer to mount the diode tape, for example, in a certain part of the ceiling or under cabinets - they can also create a fairly soft diffused light.
Great idea - lighting the headboard with LED strip
But these described methods of creating diffused light in a children's room are not as popular as using wall lamps, floor lamps or those that are installed on a bedside table.
Table night light in the form of a house
The only thing that I want to draw your attention to is that it is better to purchase a children's night light with dimmable light. This will make it easier to operate the product and set the required light intensity depending on the situation.
Homemade night light in the shape of a month from a garland with small bulbs
Video on how to make a projector night light with your own hands
Photos of examples of the interior of a nursery with nightlights
It should be borne in mind that bedside lamps can create a truly unique interior. And this is not only due to the cut-and-play game that they are able to create at night, but also due to the original appearance. You can be convinced of this by considering the selection of photos given in this article.
