Bathroom wall sconces over 36" vanities?

7 years ago

I want to use sconces flanking both mirrors that will sit over the double sinks in my master bathroom (renovation starting soon) ... but I'm not sure if we have room for sconces. Here are some details:

Will have LED lighting recessed into the ceiling, which is a vaulted ceiling that extends to about 12 feet high on right side of vanity. We have one vanity area, with two 36 inch vanities and a bank of drawers connecting them in the middle. On top of counter, we will have a cabinet tower, probably about 16 inches wide. The vanity area is tucked between the shower on the left and the wall shared with bedroom on the right.

So... I'm not sure, once we fit a mirror over each sink, will there be enough room on either side of the mirrors for sconces? Or do we need to just stick with lighting on the wall over each mirror? Does anyone have opinions about use of LED mirrors & no other lighting above or next to the mirrors? We will have sufficient lighting in the ceiling to light the place, so maybe all we need at the vanity area is a lighted mirror?

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Nancy in Mich
7 years ago
It sounds like a lighted mirror or medicine cabinet is a good choice, to me. People are going to come on and tell you that they no longer like towers that separate the two sink areas. Water gets splashed, sinks feel crowded in, and so on. At that point, tell them that you will recess the tower into the wall 4" and only 6 " or so will be on the counter - LOL! Lot of people find that having the tower sit on a second layer of the counter material also helps keep the wood dry. It is like the tower has a little platform under it.

My only concern with the lighted mirrors is that they can look pretty modern, so what style of cabinetry and overall style will your bathroom be?
Laura M
Original Author
7 years ago
It will be a transitional bathroom. Thanks for your answer!
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Nancy in Mich
7 years ago
If you can post a picture of the vanity and maybe chose a couple of the lighted mirrors that you are considering, it will help others to answer when they come along.