When you are looking to upgrade your home, there are two rooms you should focus on to ensure that you get a good return on your money: the kitchen and the bathrooms. When looking at remodeling a bathroom, there are a few elements that really command attention and those are the shower, bathtub and the lighting. Lighting in a bathroom can really make or break a room. The great thing is that depending on the age and style of your home, you might be able to get away with updating your home’s lighting in an effort to bring your home up to date.
Another great thing about lighting is that it can be relatively inexpensive. For instance, there are many brands of lighting that are moderately priced in the $10 to $50 range, depending on the type of lighting. On the other hand, if budget is not an issue, you can spend upward of $1000 fairly easily on lighting, especially if you purchase a custom piece of lighting.
When choosing lighting for your bathroom, you want to ensure that the finish of the fixtures is similar to the finish of your faucets as well as your shower and bath fixtures. For instance, you don’t want to have some fixtures that are bronze and others that are chrome or oil rubbed bronze. You want to have some cohesiveness when laying out a bathroom. This is particularly true if you plan on selling your home in the near future. In addition, you may want think about the color of the flooring as well as the mirrors. If you are going to be upgrading the bathroom lighting, it would make sense to go ahead and replace or upgrade the mirrors as well. Mirrors are easy and inexpensive to upgrade, but really seems to make an impact visually, especially for the money spent.
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