Things To Consider While Planning A Lighting Design For A Bathroom
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Of all the rooms in your home, the bathroom in particular should be a well-lit area. Many people seem to overlook this detail when designing their homes as you don’t spend much of your day inside the bathroom. But a well-lit bathroom has its psychological advantages and it helps physically too to be able to see clearly and walk safely inside a bathroom.
If the design of your bathroom lets in a lot of natural light, you need only consider lighting arrangements for after-dark hours. In other cases, you may have to use a combination of natural and artificial light sources, to light up your bathroom. You can find a wide range in halogen and standard incandescent lights in the market. Go for the ones that are nice and bright and as close as possible to natural sunlight.
These days dimmers switches are becoming very popular. Through these switches you can control the intensity of light and can create any kind of environment. These help in saving energy and also increases the life of the fixture. But remember you need to have compatible dimmers for different light sources. Like, incandescent dimmers work for incandescent and halogen lights.
Normally, a well-lit bathroom will incorporate the following types of artificial light arrangements ” ambient lighting, accent lighting and task lighting.
Ambient lighting is the general lighting and the main purpose is to illuminate the over all space. You can go for a chandelier for a more fancy look. You can also have a number of small but bright lights along the walls of a bathroom. Recessed lights will also look good there.
Accent lighting is used to highlight special features of an area. Like in a bathroom, you can use them for drawing special attention to things like an ornate mirror or an artwork or a decorative wash-basin or beautiful tiling.
Task lights are for letting you perform the task comfortably. A bathroom is used for grooming, applying make up etc. So, place the task lights on the either sides of the mirror so that the shadow effect is minimized and you can complete the job without straining your eyes.
Last but not the least, keep safety factors in mind when installing your bathroom light fixtures. Hire a qualified electrician to do the actual installing and always use fixtures and lights specifically intended for use in wet areas. Place light fixtures at least 6 feet away from the bathtub or shower.
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