Bathroom lighting installation Milton ON![]() Bathroom lighting doesn’t get as much love as other rooms in the home such as the kitchen. But as in the kitchen, the bathroom needs ambient lighting, task lighting and optionally decorative or accent lighting to make it functional and beautiful.
Ambient lighting is the base layer of light that fills in the majority of the bathroom. It is typically flush mount ceiling lights or a few potlights. If your bathroom is grand, you might even opt for a chandelier. After this base layer, you want to look at task lighting. This is usually sconces flanking the mirror on the sides to provide plenty of illumination for brushing your teeth, applying makeup or shaving. One common mistake is putting the sconce above the mirror which would cast unsightly shadows. No one wants to be frightened by their own reflection! And finally, there is decorative lighting, which can be overlapped with the ambient or task ones if you’re using a drop light fixture like a chandelier for the former and beautiful sconces for the latter. Don’t forget the lighting above the bathtub. It can be as simple as an overhead recessed light or as fancy as a drop pendant light, depending on the style of the home and bathroom. In a powder room, with the smaller scale of the washroom, keep the lighting simple and limit it to ambient and task lighting. No need for additional decorative lighting. If you think about which rooms of your home get the most traffic, it's your kitchen and bathrooms. So as the saying goes regarding putting more emphasis on making sure your bed is comfortable because you spend a third of your life there, a similar thinking can be applied to high traffic rooms such as the bathroom. So you'll want to put a bit more effort on the powder room or washroom lighting to keep the room's functionality at a maximum. If you're still not sure which lights to install or the placements of them, don't hesitate to ask us. |
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After selecting the types of light fixtures for your bathroom, think about what you’ll need for switches. Separate the light switches from the fan switch, and consider adding a dimmer option for when you want to change the environment to a calming during a bath or middle of the night visits to the washroom. Having said that, installing a dimmer switch is optional since not everyone takes a bath. The functional basics of bathroom electrical wiring is the ambient and task lighting, along with the bathroom fan switch. Whatever you choose is determined by your sense of style and purpose for any particular room in your home, the bathroom being no exception.
Whatever options you choose for light fixtures and switches, we’ll be here to help install and guide you on the best placements and types.
Whatever options you choose for light fixtures and switches, we’ll be here to help install and guide you on the best placements and types.