Can this pendant light work in a bathroom?
Lacey Sheardown
8 years ago
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8 years agoLacey Sheardown
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Comments (1)Yes, I can picture it. One in the center that's shorter than the two on either side. That would be my choice. Monica...See More1 Pendant Light or 3 Pendant Lights from Ceiling
Comments (18)For the uplight, you could go a few routes, especially with respect to dimming functionality. And some fixtures don't support dimming, so you need to figure that out. To that end, I suggest you think through the use cases. For example, the use case that I think I'd appreciate most is late evening, after you've retired to another room of the house, at which time a mellow indirect glow from the skylight cutout would be particularly pleasant. You might also want the more light from this source on occasion, in which case you'd want brighter lights on a dimmer. That being said, here's some options. I'm thinking two, centered on the skylights, mounted near the bottom rim of the cutout (just above the beam probably). Regarding the pendant, I know that selecting pendants is hard enough without more to think about, but one downside of a single pendant vs multiple pendants is thhat single sources create worse shadows. And the clear glass pendants above exacerbate this harsh shadow problem by being point sources, whereas the Fillsta, for example, mitigates this problem because it's effectively a uniform 31" sphere of light. This large diffuser also makes it possible to use a brighter source. For example, you could put a 300W equivalent CFL in the Fillsta, but such a bright light would be unacceptably harsh in a point source like the clear glass pendants above....See Morebathroom vanity pendant vs over the mirror lighting dilemma
Comments (8)either do a whole wall framed mirror and mirror mount the sconces or get smaller mirrors. pendants in bathrooms are decorative IMO But do say you cant find any over the mirror that you like? there are have to be at least 800 choices, for example the one you like probably comes in a mutli head option. try kichler, hinkely, murray fiess, hudson valley lighting, minka lavery go to their actual websites and look through that way you will not be overwhelmed by say the vast amount on a lighting on line website....See MoreLighting choice in bathroom - pendants or wall sconces?
Comments (9)I agree. If the mirror is staying, you can't have even light with one sconce. But same with a pendant really. You would have to have a sconce on the side wall and a pendant hanging in front of the mirror on your right. Hmmm. My head is spinning lol. Since this is a little used bath, I would consider keeping the light bars, replacing the bulbs with frosted bulbs for your soft even light, and call it a day....See Moreck_squared
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