Do you leave a light on?

When my children were growing up and going out at night, I always left the downstairs hall light on, until they last one was safely in and they would draw the curtain across the front door and turn off that light.
So, I would go to bed, if I woke I would check to see if that downstairs was still on, I would only sleep fitfully until it was out.
No lights left on anywhere in my flat now. However, when I moved around during the night nowhere is very dark, so many stand-by, etc lights. Yes, I know these do consume some power, but also provide convenience.
My en-suite which I have to visit two or three times each night has a bathroom cabinet which has a light that goes on all around it at the wave of my hand. The control for this is underneath it and has small light on there all the time. Perfectly enough for me when I go in there

I leave the kitchen light on most of the evening whether I'm in or out. If I go away I set up a lamp in the kitchen on a timer plug which switces on and off a couple of times. I often fall asleep with the light still on, but if I intend to sleep they go off, though I leave the tv on. I seem to sleep better this way.

The only time I've ever had an attempted burglary here there were lights on and I was home, but my car had failed its MOT and I was planning to buy another. Whoever tried to get in had probably thought I was out as there was no car outside, so I know lights being on isn't off-putting to some, but I still do it! I heard a noise in the kitchen and went to investigate. With the light on I couldn't see the burglar on the patio, only my own reflection in the uncurtained window, but I could see the door handle moving up and down! They obviously saw me and scarpered, leaving behind a shovel they were trying to lever open the door with! I found that next day in the light! After this I had a curtain rail put up but never got round to puttingcurtains on it. The ones I had needed shortening and once I got over the immediate shock I stopped worrying so never got round to it. Now I think I need to put them uo to keep the heat in!

Coming home after an evening out I like the fact there is a light on to come in to. I use low energy bulbs everywhere so I consider the small cost worthwhile.

we have led bulbs in all our lights so cost so little to run I am not worried about the coat. We have a lamp half way down the stairs for going down to the loo in the middle of the night and under cupboard lights in the kitchen from dusk to bedtime. If I am alone at night I leave the bedroom door open and this gives enough light from the lamp half way down the stairs to make sure it is not totally dark.

All our lights go off at night. I do leave our bedroom blind up slightly so that the bedroom is not in complete darkness.

I don't leave lights on overnight but I have a star projector in the bedroom. I set the timer on the projector and the lights go off when I am asleep. I manage the bathroom during the night as the en suite is only a few steps away and the street lights cast enough light into the bathroom.
When I am on holiday, in the countryside, I always leave a bedside lamp on to avoid stubbed toes etc.

What a good idea about the battery lights cornergran. I will remember that. It is better than leaving a main light on.

We have 4 solar lamps in the garden. I really love them. 👍

A table lamp in our hall is attached to a timer and is set to come on as it gets dark. Other than that we light the room we’re in as needed.

There are external lights on the development all around us which provide enough light to navigate to the bathroom. If I go into the kitchen during the night to make a drink I use a round battery light fixed to a tiled wall as the other lights would wake Mr C. One downside of bungalow living.

When we go away I take a couple of battery t-lights to put in the bathroom, they make it much easier to navigate night time trips.

Motion sensor lights outside, small light on the top landing overnight, in case we need to evacuate.
The only ‘top lights’ that are on a lot are the kitchen ones, I too hate light when I’m sleeping, blackout blind, curtains and a mask from about May.

We were advised to have a low light on all night in the back garden and we have lights over the front door on all night as our street lights go out. Inside all lights are off.

GrannyGravy13

I am scared of the dark, always have been.

Floor and under cupboard lights always on in kitchen, landing lights on from dusk to dawn.

I'm rather scared of the dark too GrannyGravy. I leave the kitchen light on at night. I live in a flat so it casts light into the hallway and my bedroom. Fortunately the flat is quite bright during the day so that's OK. It's not a nice affliction and I've been the same ever since I can remember.

Modern bulbs hardly use any electricity, so I'm not obsessive about it, but I do turn off lights in rooms that aren't being used.

I don't like pitch dark, and if I'm not sleeping at home where there is a streetlight outside I leave a light on and wear a sleep mask, so if I wake up I can see that there are no axe murderers in the room .

In the sitting room I use lamps of various types - table lamps, wall lights, a standard lamp, picture lights etc so there is ambient lighting rather than a bright overhead light. I have a daylight lamp which I use if I'm knitting and need to see more clearly.

The dining room doubles as another sitting room, so there is a light over the table for when we're eating, and background lighting embedded in the built-in bookcases (backed up by a standard lamp) for when we aren't.

The kitchen has lights under the wall units and pendant lights, as well as a lamp on the mantelpiece which I put on when we have guests so they can see to walk through the kitchen to the downstairs loo without needing to illuminate the whole room and show off any unwashed plates or whatever when .

In the hallway there is a pendant behind the front door and another at the bottom of the stairs. I have rechargeable lamps on a sideboard and a table at the other end of the hallway, but I tend to use them to look pretty when we have guests, as the lights from other rooms is usually enough.

I do like lights/lamps, and think they are an important part of interior design.

I agree gulligranny if kittylester wants to keep her lights on all the time it is her business.

Only when I am alone do I dislike the dark. DH put a lock on the bedroom door for me so I could sleep soundly.

I can’t leave any wardrobe doors open at night as quite a few spooky plays/films have the ‘baddie’ hidden in the wardrobe or under the bed 😳

I have two tiny lights attached to our bed head which I can switch on at anytime and a nice pink tiny torch for more light.

No lights on , only nightlight in bathroom, which lights up part of the landing ,
There’s no way I’d leave a main light on all night waste of electricity

That's touching and in that case I can see the point.

On a rather sad note my dad, who died at far too early an age, would always leave a light on in the hallway which could be seen through the glass by the side of the door for when my sister and myself would return late at night.
After he died my mum would leave the same light on despite the fact my sister and I had left home a year or so previously, when we asked her about this she said it was for when our dad came home. She wasn't ga ga, just very religious/spiritual.

We have rechargeable night lights in the bedroom and bathroom, DH has poor sight, these help him on his way to the loo.

No, I don’t leave lights on at night and definitely not in the day unless it’s particularly dark.

If I need to get up in the night I use the torch on my phone.

Old habits die hard, my mum’s voice still goes through my mind telling me to ‘turn off the light!’😄

Pitch black at night. Nothing to do with expense, I just like it to be totally dark.

Our most used lights are timed using Alexa and smart plugs/bulbs. On at sunset and off after bedtime. Useful for security too.
The bathroom is well lit at night by streetlights and neighbours security lights.
We hardly ever put the "big" lights on as we prefer lamps.

I hardly need any light on….the street light and the road lights are so bright!

We have a porch light that goes on and off automatically with the level of light, so that is on all night, but we live in a village, with few street lights and the porch light gives an impression of occupation when we are away and lights us to our front door and illuminates the lock when we are out after dark.

I just calculated a night-light... the LED ones run at about 1 watt per hour. If I calculated properly at our going rates, this is 7.2 cents per month to run. I don't think I can be accused of wasting electricity.

We keep a night light in the hallway, and one in the downstairs hallway as well.

No lights are left on here at night. During the day only lights are left on in the room we are using. If we are out, we leave one of the lounge lights on.

If the DGC are staying we use a plug-in light on the landing, just enough if anyone wants to find the loo in the middle of the night.