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Article: Lighting the wellness area: The right light for relaxing and unwinding

Illuminating the wellness area: The right light for relaxing and unwinding

Illuminating the wellness area: The right light for relaxing and unwinding

If you have your own spa and want to illuminate your home wellness area perfectly, you can find inspiration from successful spa chains and hoteliers who have hired architects and lighting experts specifically for this purpose. They want to offer their guests the best possible wellness experience. This article describes the lighting experts' hack.

Whether used privately or as a public facility, there are a few things to consider when lighting your relaxation area. It's not just the surroundings and indoor climate of a spa that need to be right, but also the right light. Find out here how to create an optimum lighting concept for your spa area. 

 

What is the aim of lighting in the spa?

The decisive goal for the lighting of wellness areas is absolute and maximum relaxation. You and your guests should immediately feel at ease and leave everyday life and stress behind. Of course, it shouldn't be too dark, because you want to be able to see the area clearly without being dazzled.

The basic rule for the lighting concept in the spa area is that less is more: the lighting should always be more diffuse and soft. Light, music, scent and comfort work together here in a wonderfully calm and relaxing symphony that invigorates your senses and distracts you from the stresses of everyday life.

With the modern lamps from our online store, you can create great lighting effects and create a high-quality design.

 

How to light the different rooms in the spa

Throughout the spa area, the environment must be cozy, but also comfortable and safe. As a spa often consists of a wet area such as a swimming pool and saunas, there is often a risk of accidents, for example if guests slip.

Nevertheless, harsh flood lighting is neither economical nor pleasant. Different lighting requirements therefore apply to different rooms in the spa.

 

1. how to illuminate the relaxation rooms in the wellness area

With soft and indirect light, you can create a relaxing atmosphere for dreaming. After all, after swimming, taking a sauna or having a massage, the body needs plenty of rest to relax the blood vessels and muscles.

With a color temperature between 2200K and a maximum of 3000K, you are just right to illuminate the relaxation area ideally for relaxing. Thanks to innovative LED lamps, you can adjust the light intensity and colors to the desired requirements and thus also illuminate a sound room perfectly.

Different color concepts, matching the sounds of soft music, act like a balm on the soul and lead to complete and deep relaxation. Chic Floor lamps with LED technology and decorative wall lights are ideal. 

 

2. the right light for showers in the wellness area

Red, green and light blue LED lights, which are well insulated, conjure up a cozy and high-quality ambience in the showers. If possible, you can create indirect lighting effects by projecting the light beams onto the walls. In this way, the light is reflected and the shower rooms are illuminated. 

Always pay attention to protection when wiring wet areas. A safe installation can be achieved from protection class IP65. There is even a separate designation for these spa rooms: "IP class SPA". This refers to the IP protection class, which is generally used in connection with the protection of electrical devices and lights against the ingress of foreign bodies and water. SPA is a placeholder for the specific degree of protection, which is indicated by a second digit in the IP code. 

 

3. how to light the swimming pools in the spa

You can get creative with swimming pools and whirlpools in the spa area and offer your visitors a unique experience. Colorful light shows with waterproof LEDs in the underwater area and wall lights as indirect lighting are popular.

Recessed spotlights and spotlights in the floor show the way to the edge of the pool and can beautifully highlight plants and decorations. The surface of the water reflects the entire lighting scene in such a way that the entire area is automatically illuminated and bathed in a relaxing play of colors.

 

4. soft play of light for the massage area

The massage area is probably one of the most relaxing rooms in the spa. Here, you don't just want to relax for a few minutes, you want to do something good for your body, sometimes for several hours. As you remove your clothes while being massaged, these rooms should never be too brightly lit. Bright light rarely leads to a relaxed posture and is definitely distracting here.

Therefore, bathe this area in indirect or filtered LED light that is very soft, gentle and warm to make you and your guests feel comfortable. You can easily regulate the light intensity with a dimmer. The magical atmosphere is maintained during the massage and when you want to tidy up the room and the massage is over, you can illuminate the room more strongly again. 

 

5. corridors in the spa must be optimally lit

You and your guests need to find their way around your spa. However, the light must not be too intense. This is why smart step lights with a built-in motion sensor and downward light emission are suitable for staircases. Alternatively, decorative luminaires in shelves or other objects can be used as indirect lighting and as an effective light source. This creates great wall corridor effects, even behind paintings or pictures.

The right light for the wellness area is crucial for the ambience and atmosphere when relaxing. It also enhances the rooms and provides the right structure and modern accents. The lighting concept in your wellness area must therefore be well designed and coordinated with the overall furnishings. 

 

How to illuminate your outdoor spa in the garden

Have you fulfilled your dream of having your own whirlpool and sauna at home and would now like to have your home spa professionally illuminated? 

If you have a wellness area, friends and family won't be long in coming. What could be better than relaxing in the jacuzzi and unwinding in the sauna after a busy day? Here you and your guests can relax to your heart's content in both summer and winter and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

To make the wellness experience even more enjoyable, create a true oasis of relaxation with the right outdoor lighting. Not everyone has a knack for lights. So here are a few simple tips for perfect lighting in your own wellness area. With outdoor lamps from the selected repertoire, you can create a great lighting concept for guaranteed relaxation. 

 

Highlight the landscape!

Imagine your garden beautifully and colorfully illuminated while you enjoy a warm bubble bath in your hot tub. Use ground lights to highlight bushes and shrubs and use narrow beams of light and fairy lights for trees to show off branches and leaves.

Small sparkling LEDs and imaginative LED lamps in various motifs illuminate flowerbeds and emphasize the theme. Delicate water features with colorful lights and small wind chimes are ideal for Zen gardens. No matter which motif you have chosen for your outdoor wellness area, you can create incredible eye-catchers with chic lamps. 

 

Install ceiling and floor lamps!

Strings of lights around the patio roof, above a whirlpool and on the outside of the jacuzzi immediately give the outdoor spa a magical touch. Recessed spotlights and opulent ceiling lights on the terrace are also reflected in the water and skillfully distribute their magical light over the entire area. Inexpensive LED lamps in chic and modern designs are also available for this purpose.

Alternatively, you can also attach LED light tubes to the edging and steps of the patio to create great accents. Be creative and use different colors to transform your spa into a real oasis.

 

Remember to provide sufficient path lighting!

If there is a paved path to your outdoor wellness area, it is always a good idea to illuminate it. This is not only for safety, but also gives your garden an inviting atmosphere. Outdoor light switches should be clearly visible and also illuminated so that you can operate all the switches quickly in an emergency. 

 

Conclusion

So that a wellness area for relaxing is immersed in the right ambience, suitable lighting is required. The wellness experience appeals to all the senses: You feel pleasant massages and enjoy your jacuzzi. You hear the gentle sounds of soft music, you smell pleasant fragrances to help you relax and you see soft lights and colors that invite you to dream.

The lighting in the spa plays a crucial role in overall relaxation and should be well thought out. Take your time and listen to your gut feeling when choosing the right lighting. If you can relax completely, your guests will be able to do the same.

In BUYnBLUE 's online lamp store, you are sure to find beautiful, elegant and high-quality lamps that perfectly accentuate the ambience. You can also use economical lighting such as LEDs and innovative technologies such as motion sensors and timers that can be controlled with an AI. This will help you protect the environment and your own wallet.

 

 

 

 

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