Overhead bathroom lighting like this provides general or ambient light. Ensure the fixture’s bottom is at least 7 feet above the floor to leave enough headroom.
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Be sure to select bulbs designed for vanity illumination. They generate light in the daylight spectrum. Avoid bulbs that are too white or too yellow – they won’t reflect how you look outside the bathroom. If the fixture normally takes an incandescent bulb, replace the bulb with a compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) for greater energy efficiency and longer life. Remember that some CFLs require about a minute to reach full brightness when you flip the light switch.
