Vanity Lights
One of the most often overlooked features of the bathroom are vanity lights. They are actually a very important part of the bathroom, not just decorative but functional at the same time.
In the daytime, vanity lights provide the necessary backup light to natural light so that you can shave your face a lot more closely and so that your wife can apply makeup in a natural-looking manner. If bathroom lighting is poor, vanity lights can add the necessary extra luminance to compensate for dark spots and shadows.
Another good thing about these types of lights is that they are a relatively affordable form of enhancing the decors in your bathroom. You can add pendant-type, bayonet-type or wall-type vanity lights to enhance the color or add a dramatic effect to your bathroom especially at night.
For the mirror, you can use the Sea Gull Lighting 4770-05 Devlin 8-Bar vanity light. At around $50, Sea Gull Lighting’s Devlin 8-Bar belongs to the classic designs of vanity lights. It features a chrome finish and can be mounted either horizontally or vertically to provide maximum lighting.
Like other bathroom vanity lights, the Devlin 8-Bar is listed for damp locations, an assurance of safety and functionality in your bathroom decoration.
Other options you may want to look at on types of vanity lights are the sconces. This type of vanity lights go on each side of the mirror or the medicine cabinet. You can also opt for ceiling lights depending on the size of your vanity and mirror.
Vanity lights ensure that your bathroom mirror is evenly illuminated and free of shadows in order to have a trouble-free time shaving, grooming or applying make-up. If you happen to have his and her bathroom vanities, then make sure that each one has their own vanity lights setup.
A high-end fixture is the Delta Faucet 17064-34 Victorian Vanity. It houses four lights in acid etched glass and oil-rubbed bronze finish listed at around $150. This particular vanity light fixture features quick connect wiring system making installation easier and is an exact match for the Delta Victorian faucet. The design brings old world ambiance and unmistakable style to modern bathrooms.
Vanity lights are as versatile as they come in various lighting configurations and usage. You can use them to provide ambient lighting, and some vanity lights even come equipped with dimmers so that you can lower their luminance while taking a soak in their bathtub.
There are also vanity lights that you can use as task-specific lights or simply for accent lighting.
Task lighting vanity lights as the name implies are commonly used for certain tasks like shaving, putting in contact lenses or applying makeup. You activate them only when necessary. On the other hand, vanity lights used for accent lighting are those that create a certain visual drama and atmosphere in the bathroom by emphasizing details of a particular section of the bathroom. Most commonly used vanity lights for accent lighting are decorative track or pendant lights.
A good example of a bathroom track light vanity light in track light configuration is the Eurofase 12121-014 Marrakesh 3-Light Bathbar in antique bronze. It uses 3×100-watt A19 bulb. It can do double-duty as a track light or accent light.
All of these are great vanity lights that would work great for your home. Just be sure to shop online though – especially for lighting. That is where the best deals are found.