| One of the easiest and inexpensive ways to update | | | | total bathroom cost is vanity lighting. |
| your bathroom decor is by replacing the light fixtures | | | | The mixture between overall light and task lighting |
| in your bathroom. Depending on your taste and style | | | | requires you to use layers. To prevent shadows you |
| and how much you want to change the look and feel | | | | can't rely on just overhead lighting. Combine it with |
| of your bathroom you can make minor adjustments | | | | vanity lights close to the mirror by using wall sconces |
| or take it up a notch and really go to play. Finding the | | | | on each side. This will make applying makeup or |
| right bathroom lighting incorporates combined lighting | | | | shaving easy daily tasks. |
| techniques to achieved satisfying balance of | | | | More Tips |
| ambience and task lighting. | | | | - Take advantage of light sources such as windows |
| The most satisfying thing about updating your | | | | or skylights. |
| bathroom lights is how easy it is, and knowing the | | | | - Natural light can be used as task lighting at the |
| you can do the job yourself without having to hire | | | | vanity. |
| any professional trades. Assuming all your electrical | | | | - Recessed lighting can be used as elegant accent |
| work is up to code and that you are not installing too | | | | lighting when combined with task lighting. |
| much lighting of course. It is also important to note | | | | - Reduce glare on shiny surfaces found in the |
| that even though you can install as many lights as | | | | bathroom by layering the lighting. Use frosted light |
| you want there is nothing quite like natural lighting. If | | | | bulbs and shades over regular bulbs will help lower |
| you have natural light coming through a window into | | | | glare but still give you enough light. |
| your bathroom try to complement the natural light | | | | - Choose a chandelier or pendant for added elegance. |
| with bathroom lights. | | | | - Add lighting in the shower or over the tub. Make |
| The right designed bathroom lighting plan will take into | | | | sure the bathroom fixture is UL rated for moist |
| account luminance, placement of the light. On the one | | | | locations. |
| hand you want enough brightness to be able to | | | | - Add a reading light near the toilet. |
| shave and apply makeup, on the other hand you | | | | - Lighting strips around cabinets could serve as a |
| want pleasant ambiance. The plan will also coordinate | | | | night light. |
| the numerous surfaces that are found in your | | | | - Consider dimmer switches which will give you |
| bathroom, mirrors, matte or gloss tiles, counter top, | | | | accurate control of the level of light and luminance. |
| ceramic bath, glass doors, faucet hardware, wallpaper | | | | Great for those midnight bathroom trips. |
| or paint, wood finishings, window treatments and | | | | - Try not to combine clashing finishings. If your |
| floor rugs - to blend them and pull everything | | | | faucet is a copper finish you'll want to try to match |
| together. | | | | your fixtures to look the same or similar. |
| Bathroom Lights Well Executed: A small part of the | | | | |