DIY lamp in the bathhouse

The bathhouse is in great demand even in modern conditions, because it is there that a person can truly relax, improve his health and relax. Given such a large number of its positive qualities, many people with different financial wealth, status, physical condition dream of having a real bath complex at home. Naturally, its size, design and cost depend directly solely on the owner. If a person has a well-developed imagination, then he will be able to ennoble his bathhouse on his own. This article will discuss how to make a lamp in the bathhouse with your own hands.

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Features of the independent creation of bath lights

Before you get to work, you need to consider the main points that are directly related to the creation of such useful devices. Now we will talk about the main areas in which this topic is developing. What questions do home craftsmen more often ask?

According to the experience of specialists, they are divided into three blocks:

1. DIY lighting fixtures. Here, of course, certain knowledge in the field of electricians will not be superfluous. There are some rules for working with electricity in conditions of high humidity and temperature, which must be understood and followed.
2. The choice of the safest lighting devices for the bath. Make sure that they are not afraid of high temperature, humidity. Making the wrong choices can lead to serious problems.
3. Production of decorative screens, original lampshades, decorations for the decoration of individual rooms. It must be remembered that the lamps are installed not only in the dressing room, but also in the steam room.

It is recommended that you carefully understand all of these topics so as not to reduce the frustration of all the work.

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What should be the lighting system in the bath?

Even at the stage of development of the technical design of the bath, a special scheme should be drawn up, on which the location of sockets, switches and fixtures will be clearly indicated. Naturally, we will touch on the last point regarding lighting devices. It is very important to determine where and how to place them, what to pay maximum attention to when drawing up the scheme. When deciding to make a lamp for a bath with your own hands, you need to dwell on the rules of lighting in a steam room.

Here are the basic requirements that such devices must meet:

• Lighting should be soft, not directed, because no one will be pleased if the light hits the eye.
• Excessively bright light does not allow you to relax normally, because the steam room is not a place for manicure, shaving or applying makeup.
• The lamps should be positioned so that the heat does not affect them strongly. It is better to place them at middle or lower levels, because the ceiling is too hot.
• Each lamp should be protected by a grill or screen, so that in case of accidental damage, the fragments would not fall on people resting in the steam room. In addition, in a saturated-wet steam room, there is a high probability of electric shock.
• In addition to the main lighting, specific places should also be highlighted - a doorway, a font, shelves, a place for the location of water containers.

If you comply with all these requirements, then your home steam room will be the most comfortable place where people will not bump into each other, afraid to get hurt.

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Moistureproof lighting for the steam room

If you are going to make a lamp in a bathhouse with your own hands from a tree, first of all, figure out some little things that will undoubtedly help you make the right choice and create exactly what you need.

This information includes the following:

• The level of protection of the appliance from moisture and solid particles, which, as a rule, are indicated on the case or packaging of devices. It is a combination of several letters that indicates the degree of security of the lamps.
• Thermal stability of the materials of which the housing is made. Here, the temperature of the steam room must be taken into account, which can range from 60 to 120 degrees. You should focus on the highest rate.

Important! The body of the lighting device must be airtight, equipped with a rubber or silicone seal that does not allow moisture to enter. Lamps for fixtures are recommended to choose LED or fluorescent, since they do not heat up much when burning compared to ordinary incandescent lamps.

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Homemade fixtures for the steam room

Of course, it’s better not to complicate your work and not to make the device from scratch, so let's focus on the manufacture of decorative grilles, unique lampshades and screens. Everyone decides whether it will be fluorescent, fiber optic or LED devices. The main role is played by the cost of the limiter.

Wooden lamp with decorative grille

Many saunas built with their own hands are distinguished by an incredibly beautiful and unique interior, decorated mostly with wood. Of course, rooms lined with clapboard, with floor pallets and shelves made of poplar or linden, it is more appropriate to equip with wooden lamps.

Important! A wooden decorative grill fits perfectly into the steam room's finish and protects the device from accidental damage, the light can be scattered gently, while creating a relaxing atmosphere of coziness.

Decorative grille includes such elements:

• Upper and lower basics.
• Reiki attached to the body.

Perform the creation of the lamp according to the scheme:

• Wireframe. This part may vary in shape, it all depends on where you want to place the device. If it is a wall lamp, give it a semicircular or rectangular shape. If it is located in a corner, then its shape should be close to trapezoidal or triangular.
• Reiki Calculate the length of the rails for each grill - here it all depends on the dimensions of the device located behind it. If you want to get a strict lattice, then take wide rectangular strips and connect them in parallel rows or cross them with the letter X.

Important! For lovers of all graceful fit figured slats. Round off all sharp edges, sand the surface carefully to give the grate a graceful appearance.

• Attach the strips to the frame using self-tapping screws from the inside so that they are hidden from the outside. The fact is that too high a temperature instantly heats up metal parts, and if you accidentally touch them, you can get a severe burn.

By analogy, create several lattices, and your lamps for the bath with your own hands made of wood are ready.

Diffuser screen to protect the luminaire

The grille is considered the easiest option for finishing lighting devices, but, fortunately, is not the only one. Another great option is a special diffusing screen.

To make it yourself, prepare the following materials:

• The bark of birch bark or tree.
• Thin but strong enough fabric.
• Clay.
• Plastic.
• Paper.
• Glass.

Creating a luminaire in a steam room with your own hands, it is better to choose a tree for the manufacture of the screen, because compliance with such requirements plays an incredibly large role:

• Adequate hardness. The screen should not only decorate, but also protect the lamp from accidental impacts.
• Low heat capacity. This element should not be very hot, otherwise it will be difficult to avoid burns.
• Simplicity in processing. You yourself can give the screen the desired shape.

You will need to perform these steps to create the screen:

1. Attach a curved or straight plate of bark or wood with a carved pattern to the glass base.
2. Holes can be made in the form of a variety of drawings, here everything depends on your artistic flair and emotional inclination. Sketch in advance on paper.
3. Attach the entire structure to the place where you want to position the lamp.

Important! Another option for creating a screen is to use the shelves or backs themselves as the basis. It is enough to purchase an LED waterproof tape, stick it on the back of the back, and you will get a gentle glow that can be directed up or down.

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If you finish the fixtures according to the above two schemes, then this will be quite enough to ennoble your steam room, to give it an inimitable look.