Illuminated Mirrors

  As the familiar saying goes, water and electricity don’t mix. This is why, when you want to switch the main light in a bathroom on or off, you would typically do so by pulling a cord rather than pressing a standard switch. However, what if some of your bathroom’s electrics need upgrading? Perhaps an electrician has advised you that an electric shower you have long had in the space should be replaced, or you want to add a light-up bathroom mirror ? Here are some tips that can help you to avoid nasty shocks — of the electric kind or otherwise. Keep an eye out for IP (Ingress Protection) ratings Of course, before adding any electrical fittings to your bathroom, you need to decide exactly what those fittings should be. Any that you do choose should come with what is known as an IP rating. The initialism stands for “Ingress Protection” and, in the rating, is followed by two numbers. These numbers refer to how effectively the product guards against the ingress of solid par...

  When it comes to centrepieces for the bathroom, one could barely hope for something more stunning than an illuminated mirror. Indeed, such is the importance of bathroom lighted mirrors – not just for their most obvious practical benefits of reflection and illumination, but also for aesthetically “completing” the given bathroom space – one could argue that they should always be made to order. But why else does requesting a bespoke service for the creation of a bathroom illuminated mirror – such as ours here at Illuminated Mirrors – make so much sense? Below, we set out some classic reasons. Having your mirror custom-made offers a huge amount of freedom Yes, it’s the “obvious” reason to request made-to-order bathroom lighted mirrors – the fact that you won’t be limited in any obvious way when it comes to your mirror’s “look”, all-round design, and feature set. In practice, of course, there might be some modest restrictions when you turn to us for bathroom lighted mirro...