The bathroom is one of the most (if not the most) sacred places in your household. All of your most private moments take place here – and I won’t detail them all – but some of them involve preparation for special occasions, showers, makeup and hair styling. For many of these activities, you need the correct bathroom lighting.
If you’re doing your makeup, you’re going to want a clean mirror with lights so that you can apply your makeup properly and look your best. For this, you’re going to want bright light, preferably in front of your face. For this, you’re probably going to go with something like a bar of lights above the mirror, much like this selection from Thomas Lighting. These lights will allow bright light in front of the mirror, but not so bright in the rest of the room that they’re distracting or uncomfortable. Hooked to a dimmer, you can even turn them down for a nice relaxing shower.
Another route you can go, especially if you enjoy a nice hot bath and a glass of wine (or tea) after a long day at the office, is to have dedicated dim lighting over your bath tub. If you’re a DIY type, you can pick up a chandelier type fixture at a garage sale or flea market and wire it yourself. Fit the fixture with candle light bulbs, or even use a candle chandelier, to provide a relaxing, flickering candle light effect. Some soft music, the sound of the water, and your favorite after work beverage will combine to make a perfect environment to relax in after a long day without the long trip to a park or the beach.
For the best of both worlds, you could wire a single light to a dimmer in the center of the room. This would provide you with a light you can dim for your relaxing shower and, if you do it right, the light could be brightened and reflect off the mirror for your makeup or other styling needs – giving you the perfect light to prepare for a date or to relax after a long day.
Bathroom light fixtures come in all styles – you can use ceiling lights, wall lights, even portable lighting if you need. With a little bit of research and a good idea of what you want out of your bathroom lighting, you’ll be able to find the perfect scheme of bathroom lights to suit your personal needs.