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7 Tips To Improve Your Bathroom Lighting

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If you want to achieve a certain mood in your bathroom, you need proper lighting. Lights are important in every room, even in the bathroom. It is the one room in your house you go to everyday, aside from your bedroom.

There are four types of lighting you can install. The four basic types are accent lighting, general lighting, task lighting and decorative or sparkle lighting. Professional decorators and designers usually combine the first three types of lighting in a room, sometime even the four of them. For the bathroom, task lighting is the most basic and critical lighting fixture you can install. Proper lighting design will greatly assist you in your bathroom routine such as applying of make up, dressing a wound, shaving and when you are putting on your manicure and pedicure.

1st Tip: Task lighting should be placed above the vanity mirror, near the sink. You can also opt to place it at each side of the mirror instead, depending on the aesthetic value of your preference.

2nd Tip: It is highly recommended that you install incandescent or halogen fixtures in your vanity mirror. This way, you are able to control the brightness of the lights by just installing a dimmer.

3rd Tip: Remember that it would be better to ‘over light’ than not to have enough light. If you do not have enough light, you will need to add another light fixture. If you have more than enough light, a dimmer is all you need to control the brightness in the room. Whatever amount of lighting you need, the dimmer will let you achieve it without having to install or uninstall another lighting fixture.

4th Tip: If you can find one, it is best to have neodymium light bulbs as your lighting fixture for your vanity mirror. It closely simulates sunlight that is why it is preferred by many. Neodymium is like an incandescent light bulb but with a slight bluish tint in it. The bluish tint is caused by the neodymium placed inside the glass envelope. This is the reason why it is less yellow than the ordinary incandescent light bulb.

5th Tip: Refrain from using recessed down lights because it causes too much shadow on your face. You can use this type of lighting anywhere else in the bathroom but not in your vanity mirror.

6th Tip: Near your vanity mirror, you might want to install a small lit concave mirror. This will magnify the image on the mirror plus, the additional lighting will help you in specific tasks such as applying your make up or shaving.

7Th Tip: Take also in consideration the lighting for your bathtub, shower or Jacuzzi area. To illuminate these areas, you can use two recessed downlights with special shower trims. If your bathroom is already fully constructed, then a remodel or recessed housing is appropriate. You can also choose to install a shower trim that has a glass diffuser and special gasket or a shower trim with a domed glass diffuser for uniform light distribution.

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