Home decor tells you a lot about the people living in the home. One of the most important aspects of home décor is lighting. How you light up your house defines a lot about your home décor. Lighting your house can be done in a variety of ways. You can either opt for wall lamps, pendant lights, table lamps, or chandeliers. It all depends on your taste, your house ambiance, and your budget.

So, when it comes to lighting, that works for the day too, but what about the night? Yes, of course, you need a night light. Many people couldn’t sleep without a nightlight. Nightlights are not just important to be set up in kids’ rooms, they also help make adults sleep peacefully and safely. When it’s about peace and comfort, why not choose a night light with a cool design, multiple functions, and adorable colorful lights, especially for kids.  Many different, pretty, and sophisticated nightlight options are now available, you just need to look at the right place.

What is a night light?

A night light is a small, low-watt, electric dim light that can be kept on at night to see through the outline of the room. It’s dim that it can just show you the outline of objects without disturbing your sleep. Nightlights are a source of comfort, peace, and a sense of safety at night. There aren’t many people who are used to sleeping without nightlights. But kids usually need them most of all.

The simplest night light is the one that can be plugged in just like that. And that too serves the purpose, but why go simple when you can make your room look enchanted at night with the addition of some cool, colorful, and enchanted nightlights.

There is a variety of options available in nightlights. Automatic nightlights are also available in the market now. They turn on automatically when it’s dark and turn off too when it is light again.

But you should opt for efficient nightlights. A simple nightlight consisting of incandescent light bulbs is not that efficient. They work by heating the wire, which makes them more like a heat source rather than a light source. You should opt for LEDs instead. They work efficiently and save electricity as well.

Night lights are not just meant to be set up in rooms but they are also designed for hallways, living rooms, and stairs to navigate through the night. You just need to find the right ones to serve the purpose.

Pros and cons of sleeping with a nightlight on:

Well, you might know few of them already, but there are many advantages of sleeping with nightlights on:

• Where nightlights provide a sense of safety to adults at night, they also help kids to sleep peacefully and happily. Especially kids, who develop a fear of night or experience nightmares won't be scared anymore once they wake up in the middle of the night.
• It is also said that leaving a nightlight on in a baby’s room can help boost the visual development in infants between birth to 4 months of age.
• Nightlights do not just provide a sense of safety while sleeping, but they also help to navigate safely around the room or the house. Only a little light could make a huge difference and could be helpful for both kids and elders.

Like everything has advantages, there are also a few drawbacks, let’s take a look at the disadvantages of nightlight:

• Nightlights are usually blue or white like the lights come from baby monitors too, and the wavelength of these two colors can have a massive effect on the human body.
• Nightlights also prevent your body from producing an important hormone for inducing sleep, known as melatonin. So they can be addictive.

Who is the best candidate for a bedside lamp?

People who are terrified of the dark can benefit from the calming effect of night lights. They can also be used to avoid any collision or fall at night, which demonstrates nightlights are suitable for persons with poor eyesight, particularly for the elderly. The night light is also the perfect option if you are a parent who wants to sneak in and check on the infant without disturbing them.

How to choose a fine and harmless nightlight for you?

If you choose a nightlight wisely by keeping a few things in mind, it won’t have a huge impact on your sleep like they normally do.

• Consider your room layout

First of all, find a power outlet that is not too far or too near your bed so it couldn’t disturb your sleep with light too bright and don’t just go useless with light too dim.

• Color of nightlight

Then you should consider the color of the night light. If you want to sleep well through the night then you should know that blue light makes it difficult for you to sleep because it is like a stimulant that boosts attention and keeps you active. White light is also the same as blue.

So what light color is best? You can go for red, orange, or yellow nightlight because that’s similar to sunlight and makes you feel you are ready for bed.

• Brightness

Another most important factor is the brightness of the nightlight. While buying a nightlight, keep in mind that it should light up your room with a soft and peaceful night. Nightlight shouldn’t be the one that brightens up your room like it’s daytime. If you can find dimmable light, that is best, so you can adjust brightness. Otherwise, you will end up with broken sleep and restless night.

Final thoughts:

To sum it up, nightlights serve two purposes: they provide comfort to those who are terrified of the dark and promote safety by preventing accidents and falls in the dark. However, there are several factors to consider before making a purchase and putting them to use. I sincerely hope that this post has been of some assistance to you.