Raise your art a few inches to look more balanced on those walls.

Not all art has to be "eye level" ... whatever that means, since we are all different heights! Aim for a balanced look.

Are you looking for a flush, semi-flush or pendant light?

As Chispa said, raise the art by 6 inches. Right now the walls and everything are all white to the eyes, so there is no contrast which makes the eyes look for something to hide the height of the ceiling.

Changing the wall color to An off white or cream or even a different texture can help. If paint is staying as-is, then raise the art and possibly put them in frames so there is a break in the walls. Your paintings also look too similar and like they were quickly bought at a hobby lobby.

For the chandy, 22inch would work perfectly well. What size you get depends on the width of the tub.

I would suggest the following:

•Either get rid of the paintings and put a mirror with sconces above it for lighting

•Keep one painting or get rid of both and leave one wall blank. Get a pendant or drum shade chandy

if you absolutely want paintings, having 2 paintings would look better with a low profile mounted light /Pendant.

In the U.S., a hanging fixture must be no lower than 8' clear to the top of the tub rim.

So if you want a larger diameter than 22" you may want to move the location further away from the wall for a ceiling mounted fixture.

There are also multi-light recessed fixtures where you can focus on each artpiece as well as over the tub.

Oh wow. I didn’t know that. If that’s the case I can’t hang anything because the lip of the tub is 2’ and my ceilings are 10’. I guess even a flush mount would not meet the 8’ clearance requirement. I looked up recessed lighting options but nothing very stylish. I assume all these pics I see on Houzz and Pinterest are just not to code? I’m not sure what to do now ???

^^^^^ 3onthetree has provided important information and helpful advice. The light fixture shown by SF Interiors would violate code.

There are so many photos posted by designers/builders/etc. that show light fixtures above tubs that do not meet code requirements. 10" ceilings seem high enough for a non-flush light fixture - however, the 8' requirement is measured from the top of the side of your tub walls to the bottom of the light fixture (+ it extends out I. I have 11' ceilings above my tub - while I can install a light fixture that hangs down from my ceiling, there isn't much space for it to do so.

The space shown in green in the below figure shows the restricted area related to light fixtures over a tub - the 8' requirement also extends out 3' away from the edge of the tub.

Freestanding tubs can range in height from 15"-30" with the average height = 20" - 24" - if you add 8' on top of 2' - you have reached the height of your ceiling. How tall is your tub?

With respect to your question re: width - typically, you take the length of the room (in feet) + the width (in feet) = the diameter in inches. However, if you treat the alcove as a "room" - 10" would be too tiny. It seems like you should treat the tub similar to a dining table in order to to create a proportional size for your light fixture.

While dining tables should have light fixtures that are 1/2 to 2/3 the length of the table (if the table has been sized proportionally to the size of the dining room), some designers have proposed a guideline of 1/3 of the length of the tub. Freestanding tubs are around 60" in length = a baseline diameter of 20". Because your alcove is 4x6 - you shouldn't go above 20" - I would think 16" - 20" would be the diameter to use (however, I am not a designer!)

Below is what a 20" light fixture would look like in the alcove over the tub. Remember, you need to make sure that the light fixture does not impede into the restricted green space as shown in the above figure I posted.

I've also raised the art a bit - it lines up with the top edge of the side casing trim + doesn't create an awkward gap between the bottom of the paintings and the cap of the wainscoting. I don't know if that's the correct position - it's just what I decided to do.

That’s beautiful! My ceilings are 10’. I think you nailed the suggestion and I agree with everyone on raising the art. Thank you!!!

Agree with SF INTERIORS with hanging a mirror instead of artwork.

Also, you are better off installing a surface mounted or recessed light fixture.

Yes, most people install a hanging lamp over the tub after they have passed inspection.

Bottom of mine is at just over 7 ft above floor level ... we will never use the tub. We have it because it is the only tub in the house, as we did showers in all the guest bathrooms. Future owners can do whatever they want with the light.

Serena & Lily Capiz pendant: 22.5" diameter, with 10 ft ceilings

I know someone who installed a recessed light above her freestanding tub (instead of a chandelier/pendant) because of code requirements. When the bathroom was completely finished (after final inspection), she used a recessed light converter kit to add a light fixture over the tub. The converter makes it easy to change back to a recessed light if/when she sells her home. The kit had a weight limitation for the light fixture - I don't remember what it was exactly (I think around 50 lbs.)

Great idea. We could save our puck light and switch back later if we were selling

No one will care when you are selling. If the buyer's inspector even calls it out, which I have never seen one do, it would be an easy swap to a shorter/smaller light that gets you to the 8 ft.

Just make sure that anyone standing in the tub can’t reach up and touch the light fixture.