Lighting Ideas in Interior Decoration
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Bathroom Lighting »
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Study Room Lighting »
Ceiling Medallion »
Decorative Lighting »
Hanging Chandelier »
Dimmers for Lights »
Ceiling Fan Lighting »
Lighting Feng Shui Style »
Landscape Lighting »
Outdoor Glass Lights
Bathroom Lighting
Planning and designing is a tedious job. Today’s bathroom wears a well dressed look , its design recognizing people’s needs to begin and end their day in pleasant surroundings. It is after all an intimate personal place- perhaps the only room in the house where one can be totally private and get much needed peace.
- For a relatively small room , the bath area can use a no. of different types of lighting.
- General lighting is essential in a compact bath , a central ceiling may suffice.
- Medium size and large size baths and especially those with sectioned areas for tub , shower and toilet will require several overhead fixtures.
- The lights are general , recessed into the ceilings or those over a tub or a shower must be watertight and vapour proof . A minimum of 100W incandescent or 60W fluorescent lamp is sufficient.
- The most critical lighting in a bath centers around the mirror area , this is the basic for good grooming. For shaving , make up applications hair care , light should be soft and diffused without glare or shadow.
- Avoid lighting the mirror itself rather light of the person looking into the mirror . The most efficient to light up a person’s face is to use three fixtures , one on either side of the mirror and one overhead. Side fixtures should be mounted 30" – 36" apart on the wall and install about 60" above the floor.
- Incandescent fixtures should have a minimum of 75W bulb and fluorescent tubes on either side of 20W and one tube of 30W or two tubes of 15W overhead. Additional bath lighting for specific purposes may include plant lights to take the advantage of bath humidity for growing the flowers and ferns.