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Lighting for Bathroom
A Bathroom Light Design should be Included in
Your Bathroom Remodeling Plans
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Bathroom lighting is often an
afterthought when remodeling a bathroom. If planning a bathroom remodel, make
sure to include in your remodeling budget a line item for bathroom light
fixtures. Lighting is extremely important in a bathroom design as it provides
both functionality and aesthetics to the bathroom. Lighting for bathrooms comes
in two basic forms, natural lighting and electrical lighting. Natural lighting
involves the integration of windows and/or skylights in the bathroom design.
Electrical bathroom lighting comes in a myriad of styles and technology options.
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To help in selecting the appropriate
electrical lighting for your bathroom talk to a professional lighting designer.
They can explain the various bathroom light fixtures and technologies, such as
LED lighting, on the market today. Have a lighting designer visit your bathroom
remodeling project to get a firsthand look at your bathroom space. With an
onsite visit they’ll be able to provide you with the best bathroom lighting
solutions for your remodel.
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When contemplating lighting for your
bathroom, think layering. For example, think about including overhead lighting,
as well as bathroom wall lights. The bathroom wall lighting should be positioned
over and on the sides of the bathroom mirror. Also, think task lighting. By
including lighting around the bathroom mirror you’ve addressed the bathroom
vanity work area, however also consider bathroom task lighting over the toilet
and near the tub/shower area. Moreover, don’t limit yourself necessarily to one
light bulb for each work space or task area. Include bathroom light fixtures
with multiple light bulbs to provide adequate lighting.
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Lighting for bathrooms should also
include accent light fixtures and decorative lights. They should be
strategically located where wall hangings and other bathroom accessories are
expected to be placed, or where you want to accent specific areas of the
bathroom.
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Also include ambient lighting.
Ambient lighting is achieved by mounting bathroom light fixtures so that the
light reflects off of the bathroom ceiling. This helps to eliminate shadows and
give a warm glow to the bathroom. It also helps to project a better image of you
when looking at yourself in the mirror.
Finally, consider including dimmer
switches in your bathroom lighting design. They can help to create moods and
scenes in your bathroom, depending upon the time of day and what you plan to do
in the bathroom, e.g. take a relaxing, soaking bath. Dimmer switches can also be
used to generate night lights for the bathroom. |
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