Because to them it's "different" and lord knows if something is "different" and "no one else does that" then why on earth would you want it?

Happened when I redid the kitchen (you're putting an outlet in there?) and with the bathroom (but everyone puts a light there). I just smile and say "I've thought a lot about how this is going to look/function for the rest of the time I live in this house and it's going to make me really happy. "

On the flip side if it doesn't work out like I thought it would, not their fault. I either learn to live with it, or pay them to change it. Only a couple minor regrets with half of the house remodeled so far.

Just keep smiling :-)

Lisa

I have a dimmer in my bathroom right over my vanity no less. At low setting it can serve as a night light for guests to guide them to the bathroom at night.

I have a Lightolier lighting system in my home. All the lights are dimmable.

I got that same question about my recent bathroom remodel. My only question was, which lights to put dimmers on, and will I regret having fixtures that are not dimmable? I ended up with dimmers only on the recessed lights, partly because I got exhausted trying to get my contractor to do what I wanted. I, too, like the ambiance, but mostly I wanted at least one light I could turn on in the middle of the night without being blasted in the face with wattage. Do what you want--you don't have to dim the lights just because you can.

I don't know how much progress has been made on dimmable LEDs, but we put dimmers on our under-cabinet kitchen lights a couple years ago and are disappointed that the lowest setting is still pretty bright.

I'm considering a dimmer for my powder room which has 3 5-inch recessed LED lights. Its bright, but the light level is not really necessary unless someone wants to apply makeup in there. I have done lots of things like that in my home - not really that much added cost, but I think my inlaws think I am "excessive". I agree that the lower light would be great for a soothing bath and as a nightlight. Go for it!

What an absolute blessing it is for these folks to have so few worrisome things going on in their lives that they have the time an energy to to worry about your stinking dimmer switches.

benjesbride:

I gladly spend time reducing the most obnoxious things in my life. A Gestapo light in the eyes after waking up certainly qualifies.

Joseph, I think benjesbride was referring to those questioning the OP, not the OP.

I think every light should be on a dimmer. And bathroom lights in particular, so that if you are using bathroom in middle of night, or first thing in the morning on a dark winter morning, you are not blinded by the light on full power.

There's also an energy saving - if you don't need the light on full power, why be forced to use it on full power when you could just have it on a dimmer instead?

Also, dimmer switches are an inexpensive addition to a home. Seriously, you can find dimmer switches at very low prices. Why wouldn't you install dimmers?

Oh dear!! I just caught that my comment was misunderstood. I think I should have typed "those folks" instead of "these folks", maybe. I meant "everyone (in the OP's immediate world.)"

I typed that on the same day that my neighbor came over to tell me she didn't want me to paint the exterior of our house any of the colors we've been sampling. Really? I had to count it a blessing that she is healthy enough to walk over and that if her heart and mind is not filled with more significant stressors than what my house color will be, that is a good thing :-)

Unless you asked her opinion (and it sounds like you didn't), she gets to decide your house color at the closing, when she pays for the deed. Of course, we'd all like to control our outside views. I'd like my neighbor to move his house a few feet so I don't have to worry that he can see in my window. But he's my neighbor, not my subject.

Dimmers on as many inside lights as possible and wired timer switches for outside lights. Finished a master bath remodel a few months ago and have dimmers on all the lights, even the two 4" recessed lights in the shower ceiling. It doesn't make sense not to do it!

Is there any limitation on how many dimmers will fit within a 4-gang switch? I remember seeing the insides of a dimmer the electrician was installing and thinking it could get crowded in there. On the outside, I have those little sliders, so that shouldn't matter.

We have a row of 3 recessed lights on our patio (along with 2 ceiling fans). They are on dimmers too. Love to sit out there at night under the glow of low lights :)

The dimmer in the bathroom is IN. My bil installed it earlier this week and was rolling his eyes the whole time LOL No one has been mean about it, just can't understand and make fun of me (in a nice way) :) Like some of have said "why wouldn't you have dimmers on ALL lights?"

Make sure the bulbs in the fixture are dimmable before installing a new switch.

Good tip; or vice versa, make sure you can get dimmable bulbs for the fixture.

What a great idea, dimmable lighting in the bathrooms! (Making note!)

I sell lighting for a living and I always recommend dimmers for the bathroom. I've had dimmers in my own bathrooms forever as well--wouldn't do without them.

I was in for a pleasant surprise when my bil finished installing the dimmer switchs (3-pole). I didn't expect the current 30 year old fixture to allow the bulbs to dim but it does :)

When I bought the fixture I found out if it was dimmable.

I wish I had spent more time thinking about which lights I wanted on dimmers. Before starting my renovation, I had all incandescent lights, and only dimmer switch was in the dining room. I didn't realize how bright my new LED recessed ceiling lights would be. Two of the light switches in my master bathroom are on a stacked switch (that is, two 1/2 size switches in a column), which I've since learned can't be dimmed. I ended up with about six different light switches in my master bathroom; I don't think any of them are on dimmers - electrician just installed the switches this week, and I've not yet figured out what goes to what.

Our new bathroom lights are going on dimmers (sconces over vanity and one recessed can over the tub. My wife wondered if that were necessary so I reminded her of late night toilet trips and she understood the usefulness.

We also put a dimmer in my 20 month old daughter's room for bedtime - we dim the light enough so one of us can still read a book to her but the light is not so bright that it keeps her awake.

One word of advice: pay a bit more for dimmers that have an on/off switch so you can leave the lights on a particular setting and just turn them on and off. If you have the type that just rotates to turn off it is not as convenient.

Question about dimmers: I've had some that, when set to very low, are completely off when turned back on. It's not because I accidentally moved the slider lower. Why does this happen? Someone once explained to me that dimmers are never completely off, or something like that, but I obviously don't remember the explanation, nor whether this applies to all dimmers. And this wouldn't explain why mine go off on low setting. Anyone know more about this?

I'm fairly certain my go totally off. If they're set to the lowest setting and I turn them off, when I turn them back on with ONE tap of the paddle switch, they go to the last setting (in this case, the lowest setting). If I double tap the paddle switch, they go full bright. You can also use the paddle to hold and increase or decrease the light. Using the toggle on the right side increases or decrease the light one step at a time.

Honestly I love having a dimmer in my washroom! When I get up at 6 am in the winter, its nice to have the lights on very low. Before I would shower in the pitch dark or in a bathroom that felt like it was as bright as the surface of the sun!