Lighting cohesiveness--do these lights go together?? (cross-post)
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Comments (2)Here's what we did. Mirror is overall 16" x 48" tall with a 2" sand-blasted border all around. Vanity top is 26" wide and pendants are 24" on center. It is a Powder Room so a large mirror is not necessary but actually this one has been totally satisfactory....See MoreVanity Lighting Options Bathroom - cross post in bathrooms...
Comments (0)Hello! I'm really tight for space with my vanity - the vanity is 32" wide (33" with counter) and will be centered in an area between a wall and the toilet - area is approx 39" wide at it's widest. How can I put a mirror above the vanity and allow for side lights? Some of the side lights that I have found are only 5" wide and I can do a mirror that is 22-24" wide... Will this work? Thanks everyone - I'm going crazy trying to figure this out......See MoreFlourescent UC lighting - how 'warm' ?? Cross post
Comments (6)The short answer is none of the fluorescent bulbs will produce light as pleasing as an incandescent bulb (xenon, halogen) for technical reasons due to the way fluorescent bulbs produce light. But you can get close to the warm, incandescent look by choosing a color temperature approx. 2700 - 3500 and a CRI above 80. It has been my experience that the big box stores do not stock many bulbs like this and I have ordered mostly online or purchased from a lighting specialty store. However, it also depends on the size bulb you need, so do check locally first. Here's a fairly good description of what to look for in fluorescent bulbs (read the parts about color temperature and CRI) with photo examples. Color temp descriptions...See MoreCraftsman Inspired/ Craftsman Light - Thoughts? (Cross Post)
Comments (4)Thanks to both of you, to clarify, I was going for a floor plan similar to that linked, with a facade similar to the picture (neither exact, as they don't match perfectly). It's hard to tell from the picture, but we have a very steep slope just past that tree line (we have a lot of work in our future cutting some zig zag paths down to the pond). That, coupled with a very deep front setback requirement (40 ft from property line, approx 60 feet from road), leaves us with a max house "depth" of about 45 ft (including any porch on front) before we get into prohibitively expensive sloping terrain. We can go as long as we want to go, but we're trying to stay with a 1500 sq ft foundation. If we do a side load garage, with our slope, we're talking about a significant extra cost in retaining walls along the side of the driveway. I'd rather spend that money elsewhere. In this area of Iowa, 95+& of garages (even on very expensive houses) face front. I guess that's why a front-facing a garage door really doesn't bother me. Update - we have a draft of the first floor plan... what do you think? For context, top is north, view is to the north. Neighbor to the east (right) is quite a distance away, and there are trees between. "Back yard" would be to the east. My first thoughts - garage and dining room/living room area might need to be a foot or two bigger. Need to add a fireplace and windows to living room. We'll have 3 bedrooms upstairs (plus bathroom and possibly bonus room), and will eventually have a rec room/wet bar/in-law suite in the walkout basement. I don't have drafts of those yet I really want a first floor master bedroom, which coupled with my max depth requirement, lends toward a little different thought process for the floor plan....See Morenosoccermom
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