For our shower (approx 30" x 60") we have two recessed canned lights - which each hold a florescent bulb. The outside/ceiling level part of the light fixture has a frosted glass cover made specifically to go in shower/tub areas. These two lights have a separate switch by the door to the bathroom, along with 3 other switches for the lights over the vanity/toilet, fan on a timer, and heater. Hope this helps.

Both of our showers have a light with vent fan (switched separately) approved for wet areas. It shouldn't be difficult to find one. I highly recommend the vent option on the light.

Our contractor is suggesting a can light over our tub/shower combination. He said that once we get the curtain up we will be glad we went that route even though I questioned it because the fan/light combo is within 2' of where the new can light will go. It's about a foot outside the side of the tub. On the plus side of it though, the floors will be dark tile and the paint fairly dark and with no window, I think it will be good to have the light.

I have a light in my shower. It is a 4" shower light and it is wonderful. I can't imagine not having a shower light. It makes shaving easy. One negative is that I can see that the shower is dirty easier! It is on a separate switch.

Good luck!

Thanks Homepro! That's exactly what I needed to know!

We have kind of a triangular shower so I installed 2 3" recessed shower lights. i would have done 3 and probably should have but the pitch of the roof was getting too tight towards the corner. I ordered mine from westcoastwholesale and everthing came quick and easy and for less. But I would suggest using a larger then 3" and they have them at HD. One more thing that has not been mentioned is I used line voltage they are cheeper and can be dimmed with no humm.

I love having a shower light. I have a 5" fluorescent can with a shower trim. You can get warmer colors in the fluorescent bulbs now. I can see my legs when I shave. Also, a brighter light helps me wake up in the morning!

Absolutely glad we got it.

We have one shower light in our natural slate shower, even though we have a window at the far end of the shower. It's rarely daylight when anyone here is in the shower, so the light is mandatory (even though we have a ceiling light in the middle of the small bathroom, and an over-the-vanity light). Hubby could NOT imagine needing a light in the shower, but he's the one who's raving about how lovely and warming the light feels with the stone.

There are lights that we saw that were heat lamps. We decided against this option. Just one more thing to suck electricity in our opinion. Our light is similar to this one in the link. Cheap and cheerful!

Here is a link that might be useful: Shower light

We have a shower light. I heartily recommend it.

A year ago this month me and hubby decided we would DIY our very small master bath.

Hubby is a pictures kinda guy...written instructions leave him looking like a deer in headlights.

He had never installed a canned light before so naturally I came here with all my DIY renovation questions regarding our bathroom, including questions about a light in the shower.

Mongoct responded to all my shower light questions, talking in words hubby understood.
I printed out Mongo's response and took it with us to the Big Box store and followed his instructions to the letter.

What took the longest time was picking out the glass shade for the fixture.
After that, thanks to Mongoct's well written instructions here, my new shower light was installed in less than an hour..and that included running the new wiring!

I had never had a light in the shower before..shaved by stubble braille.... all I can say is What a Difference!

You mean my time here isn't completely wasted? 8^ )

I'll count that as my good deed for the year! Dang. That was my good deed for last year.

Behind yet again...

"stubble braille" -- what a perfect, evocative turn of phrase!

Lukki, one of the contractors I'd spoken to recommended putting a light in the shower (which is combined with the tub). None of the others suggested it because it's really a tiny bathroom (5x8). I ended up with a three-light fixture over the medicine cabinet plus a single recessed light in the middle of the ceiling. I'm used to showering somewhat in the dark, and it's a little lighter now, but not *light*. But that's what I'm used to and I'm okay with it.

So it really depends on whether you want a lot of light in the shower or not.

I misunderstood your question. Thought you wanted to know what sort of lighting people had in their shower. Having not had a light in a bath/shower until my current house, I didn't know what I was missing. Sure I can get by with the light from the rest of the bathroom, but having just even one light in the actual shower made a world of difference. I made sure my sister put a light in her shower when she remodeled and she loves it. Do it. Put it on a separate switch if you don't think you'll always use it. If you shower/bathe in the evening, you'll probably be glad you did -- especially as one gets older the the eyes aren't what they used to be.

I think that lukkiirish has just a shower, but anyone else reading should know that you especially need a light for a shower bath since the shower curtain cuts down so much on the light.

I don't have one but our design is very open, all glass and my bath gets a ton of natural light. And Mongo, I was your good deed for the year- actually last year and this year!

Our shower is a "cave" shower - 3 walls, floor, nine foot ceiling, glass door, and is located in a room with no natural light - you bet we have a shower light. We have vacationed several times at a beach house that has a cave shower like ours with no overhead light. This shower is smaller than ours, and made of very dark slate, and gets a little natural light. I wouldn't like it for year round because it is really dark in the shower - you truly can't see into the shower - but it is somewhat "womblike", and always feels cool, even when you've just walked back from the beach on a 90 degree day - just a thought.