Vanity Lighting – Saber in Honey Gold by George Kovacs
Bathroom vanity lighting is easily some of the most important lighting in your home. From getting ready in the morning to brushing your teeth at night, the lighting you use in your bathroom is not just practical, but an integral part of your daily routine.
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite bathroom vanity lighting to help you add style without sacrificing function.
Sconces
Sconces are a versitile and stylish addition to your bathroom vanity. Their small size and simplistic design make them easy to place just about anywhere and add multiple fixtures without overwhelming your space. For best results, sconces should be used in pairs on either side of the mirror at a face framing height.
Vertical Lighting
Despite its name, vertical lighting can often be styled horizontally or vertically depending on where you would like the fixture placed. Generally, a light would be placed vertically when flanking the sides of a mirror, and horizontally when placed above the mirror.
Vanity Light – Tube in Chrome by George Kovacs
Bath Bars
Bath bar is a more general grouping of a wide variety of bathroom vanity lighting. Because they are often designed in multiple size options, bath bars are perfect when you want to keep a consistent look throughout your home with bathrooms large and small.
Beyond Vanity Lighting
We’ve focused primarily on vanity lighting, however, it is still important to consider the big picture and include multiple layers of light into your design plan. The three types of illumination you should include when altering any room are ambient, accent, and task lighting.
- Ambient light is general illumination that’s often provided by ceiling fixtures, chandeliers or pendant lighting.
- Accent lighting uses focused fixtures such as mini pendants or spotlights to emphasize specific features in a room.
- Task lights create bright, even illumination in work areas. In the bathroom, that’s your vanity or mirror.
Adding recessed lighting is an easy way to add a layer of light to your bathroom vanity. Recessed lighting provides ample lighting without interfering with the overall look of your bathroom.
Recessed Lighting – Recessed Canless by Recesso
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2 Comments
Please help me decide what kind of lighting is best for applying my make up. I live in a pre fab home. I have a light bar above my mirror. What kind of bulbs are best for doing make up. If I need to purchase something different than the bulbs what can you recommend that’s not to expensive. Thank you very much. Norma.
Hi Norma,
I would suggest using LED bulbs because they do not generate any heat which can be helpful when applying makeup. LED bulbs come in all shapes, sizes, and color temperatures; there are bound to be many options that will fit your current vanity light. If you let me know what size light bulb your fixture takes, I can make a suggestion, or you can browse our selection of LED bulbs here.
You can also check out our blog post, Best Bathroom Lighting for Applying Makeup.