None of our outlets at home are in the right place for a night light, but we would certainly use one if we could. They're especially useful when entertaining overnight guests, who may not be familiar with the layout of your house, in order to avoid unnecessary bumps and falls. The night light above was — awesomely — repurposed from a Chevy taillight (by 8milecreekdesigns).
This light by FogAndThistle is a papercut, but the design only shows through at night when the light is on (bummer, it's a beautiful design we wouldn't mind seeing all day).
The light above is great inspiration for a DIY project; it's made from a punched and painted tin can by MariposaAvenue. It has the opposite problem of the one before — what makes it special is the bright red color, which, since it's not transparent, is all but hidden at night when it's lit.
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If you are tired of the traditional night-lights I would suggest just having your cell phone recharger in the room....casts a nice glow....
A couple of nights ago I looked around our bedroom and marvelled as all the green glowing electronic gadgets (my husband works from home and is currently situated in our bedroom...not recommended).... there was a red lighting flashing from a phone message, a lovely green glow from our cell phone charger, another glow from our cordless phone.... I have since relocated these things and wonder how well we could have been sleeping with all this light pollution....
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smart move, flidais. not so healthy for you either... i recently read that chargers and transformers put out a lot of electromagnetic energy. you should not hang out near them for an extended period of time... like overnight. better in a room other than your bedroom.
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I would not want that top one. It looks like it's LOOKING at me. *shudder*
Moot point, anyway. I have trouble sleeping with a full moon, or the light on in the next room (it comes in under my door), let alone an actual light in my room.
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