Collection: Night Lights

Picking the Right Night Light

A good night light should give enough glow to find your way without fully waking anyone up. Too bright and it disrupts sleep. Too dim and it does not do its job. The right brightness and placement make all the difference.

Types of Night Lights

• Plug-in LED: goes into any standard outlet, often with a dusk-to-dawn sensor that switches on automatically
• Touch-control decorative lamps: sit on nightstands, cycle through warm glow levels with a tap
• Crystal and moon design: decorative night lights that double as bedside accent pieces
• Projection lights: cast moving star or galaxy patterns onto walls and ceilings, popular in kids rooms
• Motion-activated: turns on when someone walks by, great for hallways and bathrooms

Brightness and Color

For a bedroom or nursery, look for 1 to 10 lumens on low setting, no more. Red-amber light is best for preserving night vision and not disrupting sleep. Blue-rich white light (over 4000K) is the worst choice, it delays melatonin production and makes sleep harder.

Placement Tips

In kids rooms, place the night light away from the bed so eyes can easily adjust away from it when sleeping. In hallways, put one every 8 to 12 feet so no zone is fully dark. In bathrooms used at night, a motion-activated light at floor level prevents anyone from having to flip on a bright overhead.

If you want slightly more substantial bedside lighting than a tiny plug-in, browse our table lamps range with dimmable touch lamps. For kids room lighting that grows with them, pair a projection night light with a dimmable ceiling light.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color night light is best for babies?

Red or amber (warm, around 2000K) is best. It preserves melatonin production and helps babies return to sleep after night feeds. Avoid blue or white night lights in nurseries.

Do plug-in night lights use much electricity?

LED plug-in night lights use about 0.5 to 1 watt, costing under a dollar per year to run continuously. Cheap, efficient and safe for all-night use.

Are motion-activated night lights worth it?

Yes in hallways and bathrooms. They give instant light when you walk by, then turn off automatically to avoid disturbing sleep. Battery models mount anywhere with adhesive.

Can projection night lights stay on all night?

Most have auto-off timers (30 to 120 minutes) so they run while the child falls asleep, then shut off. This avoids prolonged exposure to moving patterns during deep sleep.