Vanity light placement?

Another common question that I am asked is how to position bathroom vanity lights. Many catalogs and websites display a vanity with the glass pieces facing up or down which can be a little confusing.

Actually, 95% of all vanity lights can be hung either way.  That decision is completely up to you as the end user.

There are benefits to both up and down facing vanity lights.

Upward facing vanity lights are often used in a powder bath to dress up the space and provide greater overall light in the room as the light reflects off the ceiling and disperses. 

A downward facing light will provide less overall light in the room but provides excellent light downward onto the mirror and vanity space making it the best light for hair and make-up application.
 

The other item I haven't addressed yet is the use of Sconces in a bath vanity space.If you are considering sconces I'll post more info soon about how to use them for optimal lighting

Thanks for reading