ᐅ Wiring - Bedroom - Ceiling Light / Bedside Lamp

Hello everyone,

I am currently listing the electrical outlets, switches, etc., needed for each room in our new build.
In the bedroom, there will be a ceiling light that can be switched on or off from the bedroom entrance, as well as from the left and right sides of the bed.

There is a bedside lamp on each side of the bed.
I am still considering whether to have the bedside lamps connected to a switched outlet or controlled by a wall-mounted light fitting with a dedicated switch on the left and right sides of the bed.
What wiring setups do I need?
1 x intermediate switch (or double-pole switch) for the ceiling light, or is a two-way switch enough (entrance, left side of bed, right side of bed)
2 x simple on/off switches for the bedside lamps.

Is it possible to use a series switching system (rocker switches) on both sides of the bed to switch each bedside lamp on and off from the bed, as well as to control the ceiling light on and off?

Electrical work was never really my strength ^^

Thank you very much

Do you really need to decide whether it will be a crossover switch or not? Wouldn't it be enough to list your requirements and let the electrician figure out how to implement them?

More than two switches is a crossover switch.
A circuit with push buttons and relays is usually cheaper and simpler than a crossover switch.

What you ultimately plan to do with the bedside lamps is something I personally did not understand.

We solved it like this:

- The ceiling light is controlled only by a switch at the door.
- On both sides of the bed, there is a wall outlet that can be switched from the door and from the respective side of the bed (two-way switch).

I find this clearly better than being able to control the main light from the bed.

Robbaut schrieb:
We solved it like this:

- The ceiling light is controlled only by a switch at the door.
- There is a wall outlet on both sides of the bed, each can be controlled by the switch at the door and the switch on the respective side of the bed (two-way switch).

I find this much better than being able to control the main light from the bed.

This is how we solved it too

You enter the bedroom, turn on the main light, and then turn it off again once you’re in bed.

Do you walk over to the bed, turn on the bedside lamp, walk back to the door, turn off the main light, and then walk back to bed?

Another option if a two-way switching circuit is not desired. Use a single-pole switch for the ceiling light, with one switch centered at the head of the bed and one at the door. The bedside table lamp simply has an on/off switch.
Why control the bedside lamps from the door? An honest question—I don’t see any advantage in that.