A Lesson in Bathroom Lighting
By: Susan Arnold, This Old House magazine (Page 4 of 4)
Bath lighting
Photograph Courtesy Restoration Hardware
sconces
Photo: Deborah Whitlaw
children's bath with vanity lights and round mirror
Photo: Deborah Whitlaw
vanity lighting at the correct height
Illustration: Ian Worpole

A pair of elongated sconces provides evenly diffused light at the vanity mirror.

In this children's bath, the vanity lights are installed at standard height; the wall-hung mirror can be raised as the kids grow. Set on a separate switch, rope lighting hidden along the vanity's bottom edge functions as a night-light.

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Where to Find It

Lighting Designer
Susan Arnold
Wolfers Lighting
Waltham, MA
781-672-4200
www.wolferslighting.com

Eaton Single Sconces
Restoration Hardware
800-762-1005
www.restorationhardware.com

Elongated Sconces
Metro Neo Sconce
and
Wall Sconces
Cassandra Light
Ginger, Fort Mill, SC
803-547-5786
www.gingerco.com

Recessed lighting
Thomas Lighting
800-825-5844
www.thomaslighting.com

Mirror
Siria
Design Within Reach
800-944-2233
www.dwr.com

Pendant light:
Mt. Scott by Rejuvenation
888-401-1900
www.rejuvenation.com

Dimmers
Lutron Electronics Co.
Coppersburg, PA
800-523-9466
www.americanlightingassoc.com

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