Sunday, October 18, 2009

What to Look For in Bathroom Ceiling Lights

By Brian Talert

Anyone renovating a room like the bathroom in their house will be familiar with the subject matter of bathroom ceiling lights. These often set the entire mood for a bathroom and must be chosen carefully to ensure that everything blends in within the context of the room.

When it comes down to it, there are probably two major things to consider when trying to figure out what to put inside your bathroom light fixtures. The big question at hand is whether you should get ambient lighting on its own, or whether you want to throw some task lighting into your bathroom ceiling lights. You can do a combination of both.

There are ambient light bulbs and there are task lights. Task lights are oriented toward things like vanity mirrors and other things that involve some closer inspection of your body or face. The ambient ones are for a more subdued overall look to the bathroom, as these lights can dim.

Yet another thing to consider is what kind of bulb you want to go with. There are halogen bulbs, fluorescent bathroom ceiling lights, and another kind known as GU10. Let's take a look at the benefits and drawbacks of each type.

As far as the halogen option goes, this is a popular one for the fact that halogen technology is said to be more advanced than fluorescent bathroom ceiling lights. The light is more pleasing and more flattering, but there are drawbacks too. Halogen light bulbs have short lives and can become costly to replace.

As far as the fluorescents go, these are a more affordable option, but one that many believe to be an uglier option when it comes to bathroom ceiling lights. The light is a bit more white than it is with halogen, which can skew the appearance of someone's complexion in a mirror when coming out of bathroom light fixtures.

Yet another alternative is the GU10 bulb, another variety of bathroom ceiling lights. These blend the good and the bad of halogen and fluorescent, but they're often a weird shape and might not go well with your bathroom.

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