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Tips for the right children's room lighting
Growing up healthy and secureOur youngest should feel completely at ease in the children's room. We achieve this with a cozy lighting ambience and special lighting zones, e.g. for reading, doing homework or playing. This creates a lively environment that gives our children room for new interests and enables them to grow up healthily.
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Small lighting lexicon for the children's room
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Describes the brightness of a light source. A comparison using watts no longer works today. Bright light sources for ceiling lights have approx. 800 lumen. Light source for table lamps approx. 400 lumen. For the basic lighting in the children's room we calculate approx. 100-150 lumens per m². To achieve this level of brightness, multi-flame ceiling lights are often used.
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Describes the color temperature of a light source, i.e. how the light appears in the room. LED lamps are available in all light colors, which is why we need to pay attention to them when buying. A distinction is made between: Comfortable warm white (<3.300 Kelvin), Universalweiss zum Arbeiten (3.300 – 5.300 Kelvin) und kühleres Tageslichtweiss (>5,300 Kelvin), which is not recommended for children's rooms.
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Refers to the quality in which colors of objects are reproduced in the artificial light of the illuminant. Very good color rendering, also known as CRI (Color Rendering Index), is Ra 80, Ra 90 or Ra 100. This value is particularly important in children's rooms so that, for example, items of clothing, wall paints, drawings, paintings and book illustrations appear in rich colors.
What light do I need for the children's room?
The basic elementsBalanced lighting in a child's room consists of ambient lighting and several light zones for different activities such as reading and doing homework. There is also accent lighting - the dim, cozy light that children love.
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Basic lighting
The "big light" for orientation and well-being is also generated in the children's room by ceiling lights (or all-round children's room pendant lights). As there is a lot of activity and the world is often "upside down", the light sources should never dazzle when you look up at the luminaire. Concealed light sources - e.g. fabric shades - provide indirect, glare-free light. In the case of multi-flame spotlights, these should be rotated so that they cannot be seen from the front.
Basics: <3,300 Kelvin color temperature for maximum coziness and approx. 100-150 lumens per m².
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Light for the desk and for learning
Writing their first lines, adding numbers and learning new things are all part of everyday life for children aged 6 and over. For this, children need a desk lamp with directional light. With universal white 3,300 - 5,300 Kelvin, this should be somewhat more sober than the ambient lighting to promote concentration.
Shadow-free trick: To avoid disturbing shadows, the desk lamp is placed on the left for right-handers and on the right for left-handers.
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Cozy and cuddly with decorative lights
Fairy lights, glowing baubles, LED candles and other decorative light sources make the children's room really cozy. Here too, the color temperature should be below 3,300 Kelvin - the lower it is, the cozier it is, because then the red component of the light source increases and the light appears warmer.
Wireless tip: Desk lamp, bedside lamp, stereo system and video game console - even in the children's room, sockets are not infinite. But battery-powered lights are now available in all shapes and colors, e.g. the portable Light2Go.
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Light for reading
Snuggling up in bed and immersing themselves in their new favorite book quickly becomes an exciting adventure for many children. A bedside lamp belongs by the bed for this purpose.
The subtle difference: In contrast to the directional light of the desk lamp, this should have a light that shines all around. In addition, the light should shine softly and glare-free through a fabric shade or satin lampshade.
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Classic socket nightlights
They are still a reliable choice for safe orientation in the dark: socket nightlights. From any socket - ideally directly at the door - they emit warm white light that does not disturb you when you sleep and provides sufficient brightness when you wake up.
Safety plus: Socket nightlights are also particularly important in hallways near stairs.
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Night lights to go
They are real all-round companions: nightlights with glowing favorite motifs. They don't need a plug and don't have a cable, but work on a rechargeable battery, so you can easily take them with you when you have to go to the toilet at night.
Buddy light: Since only a few LEDs light up in them, they don't get so warm that you can't take them under the comforter. And they are also included as companions when playing - even with a harmonious RGB color change, depending on the product.
What to look out for in children's room lighting?
Safe light in the children's room- Glare-free Select luminaires with "invisible" light sources or light sources with fewer lumens
- **Careful, hot! Choose luminaires where children cannot touch the light source
- Only intact luminaires Parents are responsible for regularly checking the cable, socket, light and lamp
- Mercury-free Energy-saving lamps have no place in children's rooms - LEDs, on the other hand, are harmless
- Shatterproof Things can break when children are running around, which is why glass lamps should not be used in children's rooms, but instead plastic LED lamps, for example
FAQ: Frequently asked questions about children's room lighting
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