20 Dreamy Bathroom Lighting Ideas

The key to excellent lighting design in a bathroom — one that provides both beauty and functionality — is a layered approach, incorporating different types such as task lighting, ambient lighting and accent lighting.

Natural light is often at a premium in bathrooms, which is why choosing efficient lighting is especially important. Learn how designers take bathrooms from blah to brilliant with the use of chandeliers, decorative wall sconces, hanging pendants and even mirrors with integrated lighting.

To complement the faucet and hardware in this radiant primary bathroom, designers chose a trio of gold swing-arm wall lamps for above the mirrors and a delicate beaded chandelier above the tub.