Figuring out final Mirror (and Lighting) plan for Oddly-shaped MBR

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

What do do about Mirrors?

Our Master Bath reno project is finally about to move forward on the project; no one found any better way to organize the vanity than the floor plan I posted in January (attached below). The Tub/Shower and toilet are on the opposite wall, and that's pretty straightforward.

Below that is a photo of the current setup, that has the vanity between the sinks. We're removing a wall that chopped it up, and left us with a longer left side of the space. Since the left wall will be longer now, we're moving the sinks together on that plane, but wanted to preserve a seating/vanity area, so it's shifting to the right, where the right-hand sink was.

One question has come up, that affects the lighting placement - how to handle the mirrors over the two sinks (that will be adjacent) and the vanity area to the right?

We've thought of three individual rectangular or oval mirrors, or possibly a plate glass section over the sinks with then a separate mirror over the vanity? In our last project we did sconces to the left/right and between two separate sink mirrors, but the spacing isn't quite right to do that with the vanity area to the right.

I'd really appreciate any thoughts/suggestions. No matter what, we're getting rid of the Hollywood lights above the mirrors!!!

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kandrewspa
3 years ago
Sconces on either side of the mirror is the best way to light yourself for daily grooming, so I would do that. You can always use a double fixture in the middle if you don't have room for two singles. Use painters tape to mock-up the placement on the way before cutting holes in drywall for junction boxes. Also, if the walls are going to be open at some point, it's good to know where the studs are in case they're going to interfere with the placement of light fixtures. Have you ordered your vanity yet? Sink placement depends upon the configuration of the vanity. In the picture below they didn't leave room on the sides for sconces, but you can see they used a double in the middle.

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AHMIowa_NJ
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for your comments - the vanity has been ordered, and the sinks will be centered in the two 35" cabinet units on that left side - so there should be plenty of room for sconces to the left, right and between, if we do two separate mirrors.

The big quandary for me is what to do with the vanity area to the right. DH really doesn't like a whole wall of mirrors, which is essentially what we have now. So I don't know whether to make the vanity mirror look like the other two, or make it different? There's not as much room on the right of the vanity area for lights, so you can't place the lights evenly across the space.

Also wondering whether any ceiling lights above the counter are worth it, even with sconces? The room has nine-foot ceilings, so it's a big space, vertically.

Thanks for your thoughts!
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RL Relocation LLC
3 years ago
Use an LED lit mirror for the vanity area. my question is when you are seated will the mirror height work?