What do you need to know about vanity lighting?
Quality vanity bathroom lighting needs to balance the need for both good ambient light (general fill-in lighting) and for ample task lighting (lighting for hair, make-up, shaving etc.) Over-the -mirror, vanity light strips remain one of the mainstays in a successful bathroom lighting package.
What kind of light do you use in a bathroom?
In some bathrooms, vanity fixtures may be designed to also function as decorative lights, with an avant-garde fixture design or a beautiful, exposed vanity light bulb. How Many Vanity Light Bulbs Do I Need?
Where is the best place to place a vanity light?
The most traditional placement for a vanity light fixture is hanging horizontally above the vanity mirror. However, narrower mirrors can often be lit vertically, with two bathroom sconces hanging about 28” apart on either side.
How many light fixtures do you need for a double vanity?
Explore our 2-light vanity fixtures for a simplistic design great for half baths, our 3-light vanity fixtures for ample illumination in a mid-sized bathroom, and our 4-to-6 light vanity fixtures for a light source in larger master baths. If your bathroom has a double vanity, you can also choose to mount two fixtures, one over each sink and mirror.
What kind of light do I need for a bathroom vanity?
YLighting provides five main lamp types within its bathroom vanity light selection for you to choose from. These include Halogen, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Xenon, and LED vanity lights. Keep in mind that task lighting should not cast a hard glow in your bathroom, but a soft one so to best illuminate your skin.
Why do you need light in your bathroom?
Vanity lights are essential to bathrooms for many reasons. Brighter bathroom lighting makes precision tasks, like applying makeup and shaving, easier and installing a combination of bathroom light fixtures, including wall and ceiling lights, will reduce shadows cast across your face.
Where do you put light fixture in bathroom?
The location of your bathroom vanity light fixtures will depend on the size of your mirror. If it’s large or flush against a side wall, you’ll likely have no other place for installation other than above the mirror. Bathroom lights over the mirror should be about 75 to 80 inches from the floor.
Can a vanity be used for task lighting?
Where vanity lighting is used for the task lighting for the bathroom, you can add accent lighting to your bathroom with the use of wall sconces. Wall sconces accent your bathroom’s design by creating depth and highlighting different areas of the bathroom. With your task and accent lighting covered, the only section left is the ambient lighting.