Perhaps you enjoy a long soak late at night. Or maybe the only way to your day off to a good start is with an invigorating spray. Whatever method you prefer to refresh yourself, bathroom lighting enhances the time you spend washing, dressing, and relaxing.
Lighting in Zones
While each bath zone needs lighting, in a bath with a dark palette, be especially mindful of providing enough light to prevent the room from becoming dark and dreary.
Style Updates for Bathrooms
There are several forces at work influencing lighting trends. Consumers are demanding contemporary fixtures, especially as baby boomers to migrate to smaller homes or condo and generation X homeowners stray from traditional designs.
Here are 3 ways to update your bathroom’s lighting style:
1. Replace multilamp bath strips.
2. Switch to globe lights. If you think you need to find a new way to apply makeup or shave, the problem may actually be the lighting. Exposed globe bulbs have lots of glare diffusers over the bulb can reduce glare, but if budget allows, choose a different fixture to direct light better.
3. Spend money on a statement fixture. A chandelier in the center of the room is a light source with a dramatic impact. Or replace a large, outdated fixture with several smaller ones. Smaller light sources for task and accent light direct light more effectively and specifically to highlight the space better.
Layering Light in the Bathroom
A bathroom relies heavily on overhead fixtures, such as chandeliers and task lighting by vanities, to make bathing, showering and daily “prep” work enjoyable and easy. Place accent light sources to highlight plants and artwork, but consider adding it in unusual spaces, such as strip lights under the toe-kick panels of cabinetry, along a ceiling cove, or on a shelf.

