Clear glass shades in a dark bathroom...too much light?
Will clear glass shades like these be too bright in a dark bathroom? I assume they would go up high over a mirror.
Or should I get a frosted shade? Or maybe put a light on each side of the mirror? If the light was lower on the wall, wouldn't that help? I have a windowless bathroom so I want light, but not blinding light. Thanks.
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Peke
3 years agoYes, but shower, cabinets, mirrors, lights, toilet, and even drywall are gone. All I have now is a heat/vent/nightlight in the ceiling.
Cabinets will be medium colored oak. Countertop will be a light colored quartzite or marble. We are either keeping the black marble floor or tiling over it with a grayish white tile. New shower base will either be a light gray or white solid surface base with glass panel and glass door. The old lights had 9 bulbs in two bars.
I did not use flash, but the bathroom looks bright. It is very dim. The shower is on the left by the concrete. The toilet is on upper left and the sink cabinet will be on the upper right because of the plumbing.
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