Light Placement Above Medicine Cabinet

How to position vanity lights on a bathroom wall.

Light placement above medicine cabinet.

It is surface mounted and cannot be recessed due to ductwork behind the wall. Install the light above the medicine cabinet or mirror at a height of about 75 to 80 inches from the floor. It isn t meant to add ambiance to a room but to assist in the tasks that you perform there. Vanity lighting is primarily utilitarian.

A successful bathroom lighting plan has multiple light sources including both overhead and task with good task lighting at the sink and mirror being key. Short of building some sort of box to attach the fixture to to align the light with. I am trying to find a good light to put above the cabinet no room on the side plus it abuts a window. To achieve a successful vanity lighting plan fixtures need to have adequate light output be of appropriate size and.

We realized the light fixture we selected to go above our medicine cabinet doesn t work because we are not recessing the cabinet into the wall. A medicine cabinet can be heavy you ll need help supporting and moving it as you work. You can also use the vanity as a guide. You can also use cardboard to cut out the mirror dimensions.

Place the light about 40 inches above the top of your vanity. Any fixture with shades that point down would light the top of the cabinet. Any of these techniques will allow you to easily make adjustments to the placement. Because the medicine cabinet sticks out the light fixture doesn t protrude from the wall enough for light to spill over the cabinet and not be blocked.

Getting yourself ready for the day can take effort but the job is easier with adequate lighting at the bathroom vanity.