ᐅ Shower Lighting for Walk-In Shower

Hello!

I need your creative and professional advice for shower lighting in a new build.
The bathroom floor plan is attached.
The shower will be a walk-in shower with a total size of 100x160 cm (approximately 40x63 inches), making use of the entire corner. The water connection is located on the "top wall," where a rain shower head will be installed, extending 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 inches) into the shower.

After searching online, we are still unsure about the most modern and practical lighting solution. We would prefer recessed ceiling spotlights.

Now the question:
What would you choose – 2 spotlights (positioned 50 cm and 100 cm (20 and 40 inches) from the top wall) or better 3 (at 25, 75, 125 cm / 10, 30, 50 inches), 4 arranged in a square, or something completely different?
What is best: LED? Low-voltage halogen? Dimmable? What wattage? Is there a universal product on the market that is most commonly used?
Based on my research, the protection rating should be IP65, right?

Thank you in advance!
Schmidt78

Our previous shower was also 100x160 cm (39x63 inches) in size. We installed six recessed spotlights there, evenly distributed. They are low-voltage halogen lights; nowadays, I would opt for LED (230V).

Our walk-in shower is 2 meters long (rough opening width 1 meter). Since we don’t like ceiling spotlights, we installed the Ikea spotlight in the front quarter of the shower. It is, of course, LED, although I wouldn’t have an issue with halogen either, since the shower isn’t on continuously.

6x LED. Why use 230V instead of 12V? Are there any LED floodlights you can directly recommend? How many watts should be chosen?

What do you think about dimming the LEDs?

Best regards

Schmidt78 schrieb:


What do you think about dimming LEDs?

Standard dimmers don’t work very well with LEDs. Would the extra cost be justified for you? If you want a cozy atmosphere, you could leave the ceiling lights off and use the mirror lighting in the bathroom instead.
Or if you have some extra budget: of course, dim wherever possible. I would, however, consider the shower area as the last place for dimming.

Hello,

would it be an option to connect the recessed lights in the shower to two separate circuits and switches?

That way, I could adjust the light intensity somewhat – or are dimmers a more cost-effective solution?

Regards,

Dirk