Tips for the Best Bathroom Lighting

Posted on July 10, 2023

Bathroom renovations in Oakville are a chance for homeowners to enhance their space. Because the bathroom or powder room is one of the most frequently used rooms in a home, even the smallest details play a significant role in its ambience and practicality. From tile colours to fixture finishes, your home renovation contractors at Rose Building Group take care to ensure that each detail contributes to a cohesive environment that facilitates your daily grooming routine or your daily mirror selfie. One of the most important, but sometimes overlooked bathroom features is lighting. Read on to learn how you can elevate your bathroom renovation with lighting tips and the Rose Building Group team.

Choose the Best Bathroom Light Fixtures

bathroom renovations Oakville There are many different light fixtures that you can choose from for your home. Chandeliers, pendant lights, and vanity lights are all options that are considered for bathroom renovations. But as you explore these varieties, you’ll notice that there are many factors to consider from the finish, shape, illumination potential, and installation or setup. Generally in most bathrooms, home renovation contractors will recommend vanity light fixtures as a must-have. Hung just above vanity mirrors, these light fixtures are responsible for illuminating the mirror so you can see your face clearly at any time of the day or night. But depending on the size and style of your bathroom you can go luxurious and add pendant lights to extra vanity space, chandeliers above your bathtub, and pot lights around your ceiling for optimal lighting. At Rose Building Group, the team of experienced home renovation contractors will guide you through your light fixture selection process to ensure that your choices minimise shadows and deliver the level of lighting that is best suited to your space and lifestyle.

Multiple Bathroom Light Fixtures

Mixing and matching your lights is a great way to add variety to a room. There are three types of lighting to think about:

Ambient Lighting: This is a soft overhead light that is generally through pot lights spread out evenly to light up the whole room.
Task Lighting: This is a brighter light, typically placed near the sink in or around the mirror. This would be used for those detail-focused tasks.
Accent Lighting: This light falls in the middle of the task and ambient lighting regarding brightness. These usually are in the form of track lights that line an appliance or wall (under the cabinets, lining of ledges, etc.).
Contractors have been using all three lighting types to elevate the bathroom and save on your electrical bill, as you only illuminate areas of the room that need to be.

Add a Dimmer

The flexibility of a dimmer can aid in establishing and controlling the mood of any given space. The bathroom is a versatile room where you can either be in a rush or can have a relaxing experience with a bath. For every situation, you can set the mood.

Getting ready: if you are doing your makeup or shaving, you need optimal lighting to enable the best visibility of details on your skin. Being able to simply turn a dial or slide a dimmer to access bright light makes for a more comfortable and efficient grooming experience.
Taking a bath: the intention of taking a bath is typically to relax and have and embrace some downtime. It's hard to do that with a harsh bright light shining on you. Having a dim light can help enhance relaxation. Some individuals use candles and turn the lights off completely; however, with a dimmer, you eliminate the risk of a fire.

Adjustable Lighting Colours

Choosing different colour lights can be challenging. Instead, choose a light that is adjustable in colour. Different colours are more important for doing makeup as the appearance of your cosmetics can change depending on the lighting. When doing makeup, you can choose which light setting is closest to where you will get the best results. For instance, if you are going to a darker setting, like a candle-lit dinner, you may choose to get ready with the warmer-toned light. A "Daylight" colour is best for spending the day outdoors, and a cool tone is best for office spaces. The colour of the light can also affect the ambiance of the space. Warmer tones usually are softer on the eyes, creating a more relaxed environment.

Embrace Natural Lighting

Light fixtures are essential in modern bathrooms; however, embracing natural light is arguably just as vital. If your bathroom has a window or skylight, take advantage of it, as it can help to give your bathroom a natural feel. If you choose to decorate your bathroom with plants, natural light can add to the natural vibe you are looking for.

Light Up Your Bathroom with Rose Building Group

Rose Building Group is equipped to help bring your designs to life to create your dream home. Consult with Rose Building Group to get started on your home today.

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Our Oakville project with Rose Group was 3+ months and the overall experience was categorially outstanding. The entire Rose team, including sub-trades are patient, communicative, responsive, and professional. While any major renovation is stressful, Team Rose seem to have a calming way about them, for which we very much appreciated. The project was on time, on budget, and Rose is flexible to make sure you receive value add along the way.

The end result of our project is beyond our expectations, and we have no doubt Rose will be engaged again.

Many thanks to Matt, Neil, Alisha, Matt, Brittany, Andrew, Adam, Chris, and the entire Rose team!!!!

Dan. Oakville, ON

Matthew and his team at Rose Building Group have completed 2 projects for us. A couple of years ago we completed a main floor renovation, which included a complete kitchen reno. Just recently we completed a master bathroom renovation. The work for both projects was impeccable. Really high quality workmanship, and incredible attention to detail.

The quality of the work is truly second to none. What impresses me the most about this company, however, is the people. They are all kind, warm, genuine, and professional. I enjoyed having them in my home, and was very comfortable. It is clear that they are committed to delivering a very high level of customer service and satisfaction through both the work they do, and they way they engage with the client. It's really impressive.

Kim. Burlington, ON

We recently completed our home renovation with Rose Building Group, which included a full renovation of both the interior and exterior of our house. We feel that we could not have picked a better company to do this extensive project. When Matt first came to our house to give us a quote we could tell instantly the professionalism and attention to detail he has when looking at a project. Throughout the entire renovation, Matt was easy to get in touch with, either by phone or email, which made it less daunting on my Wife and I whenever we had questions or wanted to add something. Matt was always upfront whenever issues arose (this was bound to happen during a full renovation of an old house) and always came prepared with possible solutions for us.

His staff always presented themselves as professionals. They were very respectful when speaking to us, and with taking care of our property by cleaning up the interior and exterior before going home every night. We even had neighbours on our street comment on how well our place looked, even during the construction. It was obvious that they are a very hardworking company, dedicated to ensuring a smooth and timely renovation. Rose building group was on schedule, and completed our project by the date discussed by Matt, prior to them beginning.

If you are looking to complete a renovation of your home, rest assured that if you choose Rose Building Group, that you will not be disappointed. You will have a professional company, that will make your home beautiful!

Paul S. Burlington, ON

We decided on Rose Building Group for our main floor renovation that started earlier this year. We have nothing but great things to say about RBG and the team.

At the beginning of the renovation we were provided with a renovation schedule so that we knew what would be happening on each day and we were most impressed at the adherence to this schedule. We were also provided a Scope of Work at the beginning of the project and any changes made along the way were clearly outlined.

Their communication during the renovation process was top notch and someone always got back to us very quickly.

Matthew, Settle and entire team were so professional and Alisha, the selections coordinator, was especially helpful and went out of her way to help with some of the finishing choices.

Other than a few things that were delayed beyond their control, this renovation was completed in a very timely manner and is absolutely beautiful. They made our vision come to fruition and we hope to use them again when we are ready to renovate our main bathroom. They made the process of doing a major renovation relatively low stress and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to do a major renovation.

Great job RBG- you were all awesome!

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Katie. Burlington, ON

Matthew and his team were amazing to work with. They recently completed a full basement renovation for my personal home. I work for Baudit Interior design and have worked with several contractors and was very impressed with their professionalism, correspondence, organization and can do attitude. The whole crew worked efficiently and diligently. They were kind, respectful of us and our home and kept a very tidy work space. The quality of the workmanship and attention to detail was impressive. I would and have recommended them for any future projects.

Sylvia. Oakville, ON

Matt has a great company with a team of highly skilled craftsmen. We originally contemplated a bathroom renovation project and expanded the scope to include new staircase, hardwood flooring, crown moulding, recessed led lighting throughout and painting top to bottom. Matt’s experience was extremely helpful in that he was able to guide us in making the right choices upfront to help modernize the look of our home. His detailed approach and project management thru his team ensured we got the results we were looking for and the highest quality or workmanship and finish. We are extremely happy with the results and feel like we are in a brand new home but better. Definitely a company to talk to about renovations.

Additionally, Matt and his team adhered to all COVID protocols at all times which was very reassuring given the scope of the project with most of the work over eight weeks occurring during the third wave while we continued to live and work from our home.

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Paul. Burlington, ON

Our kitchen renovation is nearing completion and we are so happy with the work completed by Rose Building. Matt and his team were 100% engaged and had ideas to share right from our initial meeting. Everyone has been a pleasure to deal with - they are friendly, clean and their attention to detail and quality is top notch! I highly recommend Rose Building Group and we will have them back for future renovations.

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Julie. Burlington, ON

Rose Building Group completed a living room renovation for me. Matthew and his team were a pleasure to work with and very professional.

Matthews team were patient with any questions or concerns I had and took the time to explain what was happening during the project and addressed any concerns. They are very professional and CLEAN.

I really enjoyed working with Matt and his team and I am very pleased with the workmanship from the trades they used.

Matts team also took the time to do some repair work for me that had some damage.

I will use Rose Building Group for my next home renovation

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