subject: Make Your Bathroom Beautiful With Proper Lighting [print this page] Lighting is one of the important aspects of bathroom. It is very essential to have good lighting in your bathroom. Only if you will have good lighting in your bathroom, you will be able to see your face clearly. The beauty of your bathroom can be enhanced with the good lighting to a great extent.
There are many different bathroom lighting designs from which you can choose a particular style for your bathroom. Placement of these fixtures is also an important decision to make. You need to fix these lights at a position that the light can be utilized to its maximum extent.
Lights that you use in shower area should be rated to be used in the shower. Depending on the height of your bathtub and if it is separate from your shower, your lighting solutions here will be different. Typically, you will be using recessed lighting above your bathtub area. It is not necessary to have water rated fixtures and light bulbs in this spot.
We all know that mirror and vanity area is among the most important areas of the bathroom. Therefore, it is quite essential that you install proper light in these areas. You can not do proper make-up or shaving if the light will not be proper there. For vanity/mirror there are numerous of lighting options available.
None of the homeowner would like to have the sconce light right in front of their face. To avoid this, always plan to fix your bulb at a position that it is not visible through your vanity mirror.
Those homeowners, who are having high ceilings in their bathroom, should opt for small decorative fixture such as a small chandelier. To find out the size of the chandelier to be purchased, you can calculate the width of the room and can add it to the length of the room.
If you are installing multiple lighting fixtures, use the dimensions of the area that this fixture is expected to light. The sum of the number should equal to the diameter of the fixture. A master bath that is 15' X 13' would need a chandelier or decorative fixture about 28" in diameter.
Keep in mind that if you are choosing recessed light for your toilet area then locate the can in front of the toilet. Don't locate it over the toilet as it will form spot light in your toilet that is not required.
