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Importance of Task Lighting in Your Bathroom
Using task
lighting to help illuminate your bathroom mirror
when shaving or applying makeup is vital.
Central room lighting is
usually not bright or focused enough to
illuminate a task you are trying to accomplish.
In addition, you often have to deal with
shadows, either your own or something between
you and the source of the light, which adds to
the difficulty. While you can try to solve this
problem by putting a higher wattage bulb in the
central fixture and increasing the brightness of
the general lighting, this still won’t eliminate
shadows. In addition, this may create a new
problem: too much light can be harsh and
oppressive when you don’t need it to perform a
task. The solution to the problem is to install
task lighting.
Task lighting is commonly found in kitchens. For
example, under cabinet lights installed behind a
facia panel provide direct lighting for work
surfaces. This eliminates the formation of
shadows falling on food preparation surfaces and
greatly reduces the risk of accidents while
using kitchen implements. You can purchase under
cabinet lighting at local home improvement
stores or online.
Another example of task lighting is a clip-on
spotlight you can move to any room in the house
where you need it. Moveable task lighting can be
extremely handy. You might use it to read in bed
without waking up your partner, work on a
drawing or craft project, or fix an appliance.
An angle-poise lamp is more stationary, but it
can be positioned differently depending on the
requirements of the particular task you are
doing. A floor lamp is usually permanently
positioned and provides backlighting in addition
to task lighting to complement the primary
source of light in a room.
Many manufacturers offer fixtures for bathroom
task lighting. One type of fixture is installed
above the bathroom mirror and includes a shaver
socket. These fixtures should only be installed
by a qualified person; water and electricity do
not mix. In addition, there are many regulations
governing the installation of light fixtures in
bathrooms.
Task lighting is also advantageous in the
bedroom. A couple can each have an individual
task light, allowing one to read while the other
sleeps. A room that contains a display of
information, such as how to operate equipment,
will benefit from task lighting. Low voltage
track lighting or a small light turned upwards
to highlight a painting or decorative object
will have a dramatic effect on atmosphere. The
eye of an onlooker will naturally be drawn to
the item or items on display.
Two easy ways of installing task lighting in a
room that only has a central lighting fixture is
to change the fixture to a three-way spotlight
or to install a track light with a central feed.
This can be done inexpensively. Many companies
offer central task lighting fixtures. Again, any
electrical work should always be done by a
competent person. An incorrectly installed light
is more dangerous than poor lighting.
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