Finding the right night light is easy and can be also very interesting. The market offers a huge variety of night lights, some of which are really beautiful and can turn into collectibles. In fact there are many enthusiasts who started collecting decorative night lights specializing into a very specific type, material or theme.

You might have already come across the choice for a decorative night light when preparing the nursery for your babies. Such a task is a really enjoyable experience for a mother-to-be and everything must be decided carefully. Light is very important in a baby room and night light is essential not only to prevent night fears but also to nurse or to check the baby without turning the main light on. As every other nursery item, nursery night lights are generally colored with very delicate hues and can have various features. Typically have spinning lights, or changing colors and play soothing lullabies or sounds of nature (wind, rain, forest or also seagull sounds) to encourage sleep. It is also possible to find CD players with built in night lights to play your choice of music or nursery night lights which project stars and other images on walls or on the ceiling.

If you are looking for a decorative night light for your kids room, you will find very colorful items with their favorite cartoon or movie character. For girls pink and purple are a "must" and favorites are Tinkerbell and Disney Princesses, besides angels and fairies and new characters as Cheetah Girls or High School Musical. Boys usually prefer strong colors and their favorite friends are Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Spiderman, Sponge Bob and Scooby Doo. An unisex choice is Mickey Mouse with Minnie and Winnie the Pooh or a always appreciated bubble night light. The night lights for children will prevent them from suffering with fear of the dark while being really decorative.

Obviously there are many other rooms that might need a night light and a decorative night light can surely add glamor to your home because some of them are really delicate and precious.

Fine porcelain and china night lights look very delicate and are a great choice both for decorative night light collectors and for people who loves precious items. They come in many shapes and styles but among favorites are those made as cups or as teapots (those by Royal Albert are really exquisite), or as angel and lady figurines.

If you are a stained glass enthusiast, you will find a huge variety of night lights: both Tiffany style which is the most common choice, or a more modern type. We should not also forget one-of-a-kind, unique stained glass night lights which indeed are the best choice for the most exigent collectors.

Other decorative night lights really appreciated by collectors are those with a primitive look, especially made out of punched metal, for all those who love the rustic and colonial folk art. Very popular are also those made by glass or crystal beside antique and vintage decorative nightlights.

If you are a practical person, you might appreciate a lot those night lights with additional features like air freshener night lights, alarm night lights which have a motion sensor which turn on the light and even a sound alarm being therefore extremely useful when used outdoor against intruders, night lights with light sensors which automatically turn on at dark or even with a clip to be used with a book of with a USB plug to connect them to your notebook. But I believe that one of the most useful is the night light with an ultrasonic pest control, to get rid of insect bites.

There are so many kind of decorative night lights, that it is really impossible to mention all of them. It is a fascinating world and if you are just starting collecting decorative night lights the choices and options can be overwhelming!