Is a single 60 watt bulb bright enough for small powder room?

8 years ago

I have a tiny powder room. Just enough for a 22 inch sink and toilet beside it. I think it's 4x5 ft maybe.

I'm considering this light and just wondering if that will be bright enough for it?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/CWI-Lighting-Eustis-1-Light-Black-and-Gold-Brass-Sconce-9735W7-1-101/303434540

It also has a 2 light fixture but I don't like the base as much.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/CWI-Lighting-Eustis-2-Light-Black-and-Gold-Brass-Sconce-9735W15-2-101/303434550?keyword=CWI+Lighting+Eustis+15+inch+2+Light+Wall+Sconce+with+Black+++Gold+Brass+Finish

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Nancy in Mich

8 years ago

Not if the light is up high, as if above a mirror. You will need two.

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pandtkendall
8 years ago
No. We had a 6'x6' powder room and had a 3 light fixture over the mirror at the sink.
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Janet
8 years ago
We just got home from vacation and the house we rented had a couple of places where they had fixtures with the type of bulbs shown in your link. They were decorative, but horrible for actual lighting.
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Anglophilia
8 years ago
No.
randy427
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I have the same powder room and a 3 bulb fixture just over the mirror with 40 watt bulbs is barely adequate.

YMMV
Nancy in Mich
8 years ago
Oh, and those edison style bulbs give out far less light than regular light bulbs do, too. They seem to me to be more decorative than useful. Think about it. Can you even look at the wire on a regular bulb if it had clear glass? No, too bright! So how much less light are these bulbs giving out that we can look at their squiggly elements?