From the staff of Classic Interior Lighting.
It can be daunting to replace the light fixtures in your house. If your house is older, it could very well be a safety need, but even if it is simply a desire to give a fresh look to your house, it doesn't have to be a hassle to replace the lighting. This article will give you some tips on one of the often overlooked areas of the house: the bathroom.
The Ceiling
The first place to discuss is the ceiling. Good lighting design has three parts: ceiling, wall and surface. We want a good strong light to come from the ceiling. Ceiling lighting seems straightforward and it is -- unless you are talking about the bathroom. Why is it tricky here and no where else? Because bathroom lighting is essentially task lighting. You need to pay attention to where the ceiling light sits in relation to the mirror. If the placement is off, your head will cast shadows over you when you are trying to perform delicate operations like shaving or tweezing eyebrows. A flush-mount fixture is a classic in bathrooms. If you have a high ceiling, you could consider a pendant light, but it is a little risky. The bathroom might feel crowded if the light fixture is too overbearing.
The Wall
The wall is the next lighting zone. In the bathroom this zone is, again, special. Normally wall lighting means sconces. Period. In the bathroom (unless it is a large or master bath) it means anything but sconces. In fact, the quintessential bathroom light fixture for the wall is the lighted mirror. What makes it such a perfect fit for the bathroom is the placement of the light bulbs. As mentioned earlier in the ceiling lighting section, you have to be careful about shadows in bathroom lighting design. If the light is emanating from the wall, there are no shadows to account for! It's a problem solved before it even happens.
Surface Lighting
In general light design, the floor or surface lighting plays a huge role in tying the entire room together. In bathrooms this sort of fixture is more rare. Again, a larger bathroom might be able to accommodate a small table lamp or such, but the average bathroom might not. If you want just a little ambient light, say as a night light, then you could, quite honestly get a little night light plug in. A candlestick lamp could work, because the footprint is so small. I hate to see a bulbous lamp (invariably with a seashell motif) cluttering up the vanity surface.
The styles of light fixtures available are astounding and you can lose yourself for weeks deciding which ones to buy, but at least now you are armed with some basic information about what bathroom light fixtures will compliment your particular space.
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