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Help me choose a vanity light!

2 years ago

Hello, yes it's me again! I'm back to ask this ultra-helpful community for some advice on which light would look better above the medicine cabinet in my small master bathroom. It will be placed horizontally.


I originally found this beautiful wall sconce with clear fluted glass,. But after reading suggestions on houzz.com that suggested frosted glass fixture instead to reduce glare from bulbs, I was in search of a frosted glass option and found this LED sconce, which is very simple. Is it too simple? Yes, I will have a dimmer on the vanity light switch. And I will also have alternate light source of 4 bright LED can lights on a dimmer. Which should I go with clear glass or frosted glass?


CLEAR GLASS:



FROSTED GLASS:






Comments (10)

  • 2 years ago

    I think that’s a wonderful option. I loved your first choice, too. I wonder if they have a frosted bulb option for that one?

  • 2 years ago

    Unfortunately, it only comes in clear glass.

  • 2 years ago

    I have very similar sconces for my master bathroom renovation - I wish that you could use two of them - one on each side of a mirror over the sink/vanity. Is it possible to return your current mirror in order to install one that would allow for two sconces to be installed?


    I really like the tile installation in the shower. I thought about doing something similar in one of my guest bathrooms, but decided to just do a vertical stack (my tile looks similar to yours - but is a v4 = a lot of variation in shades - and I was worried that it would look too busy).


    Your bathroom is going to look very nice when finished!


    Q - which solid white quartz did you use for your curb + window + niche (brand + name of color)?



  • 2 years ago

    Yikes - a second post with nearly the same question. Watch out, Patricia might come and rat you out.


    The frosted fixture is fine but a bit ho-hum. I think Olychik was asking if you could get frosted light bulbs to use in your first selection.


    Also, do everything you can to figure out the distance from the opening on the left side of the fixture to the wall and will you be able to get a long light bulb and your hand in that small space to remove the bulb. The one we wanted was not possible. The vendor suggested we remove the entire fixture from the wall each time we wanted to change the bulb. No thanks...


    Nice to see your glass up with the pretty brass tabs. Will there be a second panel installed too?

  • 2 years ago

    @dani_m08 Thank you! I hope it does end up nice. It's my first bathroom reno and I have zero design experience, so Google has been a great friend of mine through this. Yes, putting two sconces on either side of mirror was my original intention, but contractor and husband both told me there was not enough room, would be a very tight fit.


    My tile is also v4. I took a risk on it looking busy, considering it's such a small space, but I'm not disappointed at least!


    For the white, it's actually glass, not quartz. My contractor said the material was extremely hard and difficult to cut through, so his cuts are actually not perfectly straight in a couple spots in my niche. From afar, it looks fine, but close up, it does bother me a little. So just be forewarned about that with your contractor. Mine may not have had the proper tools for what I bought for him. He was expecting marble or quartz. Anyway, here is the product link from Floor and Decor:


    Maravilla Pure White 6 x 74 in. Glass Window Sill


    The window sill has a single bevel, and there is also a double-beveled version, which we used for the shower curb.

  • 2 years ago

    I did a google image search to try to find .your original choice. It requires a 60W Medium Base-E26 120V bulb which is available in a frosted version. If I found the correct light, it comes in a large and small version, too. If this is the correct one?

    https://www.lighthouseco.com/products/odette-wall-sconce-1?variant=41809817632955

    If it's LED and not incandescent, It will take a little more research than I am willing to do to figure out, but if any of these would work, you could keep the original choice and just get a softer light from the frosted bulb https://www.google.com/search?q=led+t9l+bulb+-+2700k+frosted+glass&oq=LED+T9L+Bulb+-+2700K+frosted&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCDc5NTZqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8



  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Uh oh, sorry Kendrah...and Patricia! I won't do that again. It is a slightly different question tho! I will look into the ease of removal of bulbs before ordering. As for the shower panel, that is the only one we are putting up. My husband says he is tired of fixing the sliding and swinging doors in his past houses, so we are trying something new with just the single panel glass.


    And my bad! I mis-read Olychick's comment about the frosted BULB. I will definitely look into that. And yes, that is the same light fixture. Thanks for your ideas everyone, I will be going with the clear glass sconce :)

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    I like the clear glass sconce - with a frosted bulb!


    What tile did you use for your shower walls? Are they Bedrosian Makato in Shoji white? I think those are similar to the Bedrosian Cloe White tiles - but are matte and a little longer in size. I really like them. I think the more glossy Cloe tiles makes the v4 variation look much busier.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    second choice

  • 2 years ago

    @dani_m08 You are correct, that is the Bedrosians Makoto Tile in Shoji White.


    My original plan was to use the Cloe tiles for my kitchen renovation next year, but when searching for shower tile this year, I came upon the Makoto and it looked so calming. I think I like these even more than the Cloe. The greys and variation look much softer, not sure if it's due to the matte finish or the coloring of the tile itself. It's making me second guess using the Cloe tiles for kitchen backsplash now, because yes, the glossy Cloe does look much busier, almost screaming at me vs. the Makoto! Hopefully the matte finish doesn't give me problems with cleaning/water staining in the shower.