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Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 11:09
| I need to finish the lighting in my master bathroom. We have a mirror hung over each sink. Mirrors are 26" each We are haning a sconce over each mirror. Should I go with a 2 light sconce that is 14 15/16"W or a 3 light sconce that is 23"W? And do we hang the sconces facing up or down? They can go either way. Are there any rules for this stuff? Thanks so much!!! The sconces are Kohler Devonshire. |
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| Lighting on the side of the face is often a better choice, if you're able. It cast less shadows; easier to put makeup on by. If you put a 2 light fixture above each mirror it probably would be enough, depending on the wattage it can take. I have a sconce on either side of my 21x33 oval mirror, a bit smaller than yours. It is enough lighting. I use 100 watt bulbs in them and I can dim them. My over all size of my bathroom is 6.5x9.5 and lots of light colors & reflective tile surfaces. These 2 lights are all I use for lighting. If I had darker materials in there I might need more lighting than this. I face mine up so I don't have to look at the bulb. I think the 2 vs 3 would be a personal style issue. What looks better. I think either would work. You could do a search on Houzz and look at all kinds of sconce pictures. |
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- Posted by newyorking (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 23:16
| I would do 3 sconces too. I have that in my master bathroom and it provides ample lighting, it looks quite nice too. |
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