How to Choose the Proper Lighting for a Bathroom

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Choosing the proper lighting for a room involves taking the time to determine your needs. By truly assessing your needs before making any purchases, you will be able to determine what you need while you are at a lighting store. Otherwise, you may choose lighting that ends up being inefficient and find yourself needing to make one or more returns.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

View the light in your bathroom at various times of day. If applicable, be sure to position your blinds or drapery as they will be on the average day at different times in the bathroom.

Step2

Take note of dark spots in the room that may need to be illuminated. For example, if you shave in the shower, you will want an overhead light so that you can see what you are doing, thereby increasing safety.

Step3

Task lighting is important in a bathroom, especially if you ready yourself in the morning alongside your spouse. For example, you will want task lighting at the mirror so that you can see clearly when you are applying makeup or shaving. Often, scones can serve this function with style.

Step4

You will want overhead light to be bright in a bathroom.

Step5

Ceiling fans are not recommended for bathrooms. However, consider an overhead light fixture that is both bright and includes an exhaust fan.

Step6

Allow as much natural light into the bathroom as possible. Natural light is soothing and can help you relax and unwind and really is the best light for applying makeup, tweezing eyebrows, etc.

Tips & Warnings

An interior decorator can help you make decisions about lighting in your bathroom. If you have never attempted this task before, you may want input from a professional. From that point, however, you should be able to make sound decisions on your own.