Children's table lamps

The child spends a lot of time in his children's room, so you need to create the right lighting there. Most designers are trying to move away from traditional lighting, offering original and unusual alternatives. Children's table lamps are an excellent choice.

Lamps for a nursery have many advantages:

• Provide the required degree of illumination. You can choose the light, taking into account the activity of the baby and the time of day. For example, for study or handicraft, you will need bright lighting, and for games, dim.
• The child can independently turn on and off the table lamp, which allows him to teach the baby to save light.

• The tabletop device allows you to direct the light in the right direction, to a specific place.
• The table lamp protects the baby's eyes from overstrain and also provides a sense of security.
• Many models for children are presented in bright colors that have a great influence on the development of positive thinking.

Modern manufacturers of table lamps for children offer a wide range of high quality and stylish models. They provide various options, taking into account the age characteristics of the children.

Table lamps with a night light are the best choice for newborns and children under three years old. The baby requires the care of the mother at night, so diffused, dim light will provide a cozy atmosphere without the use of bright light.

Manufacturers offer table lamps with nightlights in a delicate color palette, as well as with various design solutions. Lamps with a muted pale blue, pinkish or orange-yellowish tint look beautiful.

Modern manufacturers create stunning models of table lamps for school children, taking into account their needs and personal preferences. The most popular models are flexible lamps. This support allows you to select the desired position of the product. Usually, such models have a reliable fastener that holds them on the edge of the table, while they do not require a lot of free space, and also protect the table surface from mechanical damage. The main advantage of such models is their mobility.

Such a lamp should emit a soft light that will soothe before bed. A good choice is 60 to 80 W bulbs. The child's eyes will not get tired of bright light.

Children's table clock lamps are popular with many schoolchildren. The design feature is that the watch is already built into the base of the device, which is presented in a standard form or in the form of a toy with a dial. You will need regular batteries to run the watch.

Starting from the age of three, each baby should receive the necessary lighting for various activities. Being creative, playing games, watching TV, or reading a book requires proper lighting.Table lamps are the perfect solution for additional lighting.

For children, you should select lamps with the most diffused light. The clear rays can damage your baby's unformed visual system. The best are table lamps with enclosed reflectors, because they guarantee safety and also emit soft light.

Today, children's table lamps are rare. incandescent... Many experts advise against using such lamps to illuminate the desktop in a nursery, since they get very hot during prolonged use, and also create flickering. If you touch the hot glass, you can get burned, and the flicker has a bad effect on your vision.

Another type is fluorescent lamps, which are characterized by compactness. Ophthalmologists also do not recommend using this type of lamp for a child's room. The main disadvantage is that they contain mercury. There is a possibility of poisoning by the vapors of this metal if the lamp breaks. Since the pulsation coefficient is high enough, a student cannot work for a long time in such a light.

LED lamp are an excellent solution for a lamp in a children's room. They are recommended by experts because they have many benefits:

• create soft lighting for the eyes;
• reproduce well the shades of illuminated objects, since they have a color rendering coefficient of more than 80 percent;
• do not flicker;
• do not burst;
• do not heat up, ensuring the safety of the child.

Many children's lamps have a trapezoidal or cone-shaped lampshade. The material plays an important role as it provides light diffusion:

• Plafond from fabric light diffuses well, but is not in high demand, since dust settles on the fabric, and it can also be easily damaged. This option requires frequent cleaning. The main advantage of the fabric shade is a wide selection of colors, models and patterns. You can find a stylish model for any interior of a child's room.
• Models made of plastic attract attention with a variety of colors and shapes. The main drawback is impracticality. With prolonged operation of the lamp, the plastic begins to heat up. It may melt and release hazardous vapors for the baby's health, or drip onto the work surface.

• Metal the plafond is considered the most practical, because it is characterized by resistance to mechanical damage and overheating. Metal is great for diffusing light. But there is also a drawback - the possibility of getting burned by accidental contact with the plafond.
• Many models have a top design from glass... This option looks elegant and stylish. It is worth choosing models with thick glass, which is resistant to mechanical damage and overheating. Since colorless models simply do not exist, it is worth paying attention to lampshades painted with non-toxic paint.

When choosing a table lamp for children, you need to be very careful, because it is designed to make the stay at the desk as comfortable as possible. When choosing a product, one should take into account not only the design, but also its technical characteristics:

• Experts recommend taking a closer look at a halogen lamp with indirect, diffused light. Ophthalmologists recommend purchasing lamps with a power of 40 to 60 watts. Such lighting will not be too bright, and the eyes will not fatigue.
• Body material also plays an important role... If the products are made of plastic, then it is worth choosing only high-quality material, since plastic should not melt in contact with the light bulb. It is better to refuse a metal lampshade, since this material often heats up and can be hazardous to the health of the baby.

• When choosing the color of the lampshade it is worth giving preference to restrained, muted tones. Green or yellow is a good choice.
• To install the product on the student's desktop it is worth choosing the left side for a right-handed child. If the child writes with his left hand, then the lamp should be placed on the right. To fully illuminate the work surface of the table, the height of the lamp above the table top should be between 30 and 45 cm. Models in which both the height and the angle of inclination can be adjusted are an excellent choice.

If you are looking for a table lamp for a girl, do not forget to pay attention to the appearance of the product. It should become an element of decorating the interior of a children's room. You can choose a lamp in pink or purple. Girls love models in the form of funny animals.

Despite the attractive appearance, it is worth remembering the technical characteristics of the product. Practicality and functionality are very important characteristics.

Practicality and convenience are the main indicators of a lamp for a boy. Care should be taken in the choice of lighting, as it should be smooth and pleasant so that there are no shadows and glare. Models with a swivel lamp, a convenient switch, a power regulator and a long cord for easy movement around the table are in great demand.

Do not forget to carefully study the material from which the table lamp is made. If you liked the model with a plastic shade, then make sure that the material is heat-resistant. The flexible leg will allow you to change the direction of the light.

For information on how to choose a table lamp for a student, see the next video.