Bathroom vanity lighting is the central point of a bathroom’s lighting. It creates the most light and is what illuminates the user in the mirror. Because of this, it’s crucial that you get it right when you upgrade your bathroom vanity light fixtures. In this post I want to share what I’ve learned from doing this as well as show you how to pick the right one for your bathroom.
Back in the day the bathroom was just a bathroom. Now it’s a central part of a home’s design and can’t look like a forgotten element. This is another reason why the bathroom fixtures that you choose are so important. You want your bathroom’s design to fit with the overall theme of your home. If your house has a modern theme, then modern bathroom light fixtures are the way to go. You don’t necessarily want your bathroom to be exactly the same as the other rooms, but it certainly shouldn’t stand out like a sore thumb!
The amount of light and the direction that it points in is crucial when upgrading your bathroom vanity lights. Vanity light that is too harsh will cast hard shadows on the face that will make putting on make up and shaving tough. Halogen bulbs work very well for this task. They produce a very natural light that gives the skin a very even complexion. Many people want to put compact fluorescent bulbs into their bathroom fixtures to save energy, but fluorescent light gives the skin a very yellow cast.
Bathroom vanity lights go on top of the mirror, which shines down onto the counter. Most counters are a light color so that they reflect light back upward and onto the face. If you have a dark colored counter you may want to consider adding extra lights on the side of the mirror to get the balance. This is extra work since these are usually custom installations, but it has a very dramatic effect on a bathroom.
Upgrading bathroom and vanity lighting isn’t big project. Most of the time you can just remove the old one an plug a new one in. If you aren’t comfortable dealing with electricity and simple wiring, a handyman can be used at a relatively low price.
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