The Master Bathroom Lighting Plan

Ha, Summer hit hard around these parts!

I'm so sorry I've been so MIA lately. I went to San Francisco last week. It was like a mini vacation where I got to hang out with my sister and her family.  It was our very first time visiting the West coast and we really enjoyed the nice weather and well, pretty much everything about this beautiful city.

Now that I'm back home I'm getting all the bath makeover pictures organized and hopefully, I'm going to start sharing with you all the progress because it's almost done!

My last post was about the plumbing fixes, you can read about that right HERE.
As soon as the lower part (floor) was ready, we turned our heads up to start on the electrical.

I'm saying we, but I was a simple helper... Finding tools, fishing cables, getting rid of the old stuff.
All the electrical stuff was done by the guy my BIL recommended to me.

So, that first picture is the lighting I had in the bathroom... The famous Hollywood lights above the vanity and the main light in the center of the bathroom.

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We also had a small exhaust fan that we never used because it sounded as if a train was passing by!! 😣
Ha, when we uninstalled it we noticed that it had been closed this entire time! The little flap was stuck, it didn't move. No wonder it was so noisy!

It was replaced by this NuTone Ultra Green Fan. I got it for only $85, but now that I went to get the link I see it has been discontinued. :(
It's super quiet and we made sure to install it correctly!

NuTone Ultra Green110 CFM Ceiling Exhaust Bath Fan Energy Star - Discontinued |  Similar

Besides the exhaust fan, we also installed a new light fixture, more exactly a shower can light

Recessed Lighting Housing  |  Recessed Lighting Shower Trim

I wanted to have a good amount of light right there in the shower. The old set-up was too dark.

The main light fixture wasn't centered across the entire bathroom, so it was easily moved thanks to the old construction housing where you can slide the can light.

My initial plan was to replace the Hollywood lights with three sconces, but then, I changed my mind and decided to take advantage of the high ceiling and install pendant lights instead.

It was a bit more complicated to bring the electrical cable from the wall to the ceiling, but it was done.

This guy knows it all! It's been an invaluable learning experience for me, working at his side.

He set the connections and organized all those cables perfectly for the lights and fan to work on their own. Well, the three pendant lights work on one dimmer switch. The other dimmer switch is for the main light. The two smaller switches are for the can light and the exhaust fan.

I eliminated the outlet that was there. (right-hand side picture below). I'm adding an outlet inside one of the vanity drawers, so, there's no need for this eyesore to be right there.

  Light Switch with Dimmer |  15A Two Single Pole Light Switch  |  Electrical Work Box

This other outlet on the side of the vanity was also moved a little lower to the side of the vanity.

15A Tamper Resistant Outlet

Making sure the connections were right, the holes on the wall were patched.

Here, the new fan and two back lights.

Oh, and I wanted to leave you with this:

These were the sconces I first thought about using.

Antique Brass Wall Sconce

When I knew I was going to install pendant lights I ordered three of these:

Antique Brass Hanging Fixture

Here's my little dilemma:  I was looking for a chandelier for this bathroom, to use as the main light or center light. When I found this one at Craiglist I loved it, the price was really good, less than half the price at the store and it was new. I had to put it together.

However, I don't think it goes nicely with the three pendant lights. Its size is also something I have to consider, I don't want a huge chandelier there. I brought it there to the bath to see how it looks. It didn't seem too big for the space, but it's still hard to get the big picture in a bathroom that doesn't look nice.

Floral Burst Chandelier

I might give it another try and take a picture. ;)

Let me know what you think!

You can check little videos of this bath progress in my Insta-stories right HERE.


The following are the links to the projects done in this bathroom:

• Bathroom Reveal
• Tiling the Shower
• From Bathtub to Walk-in Shower
• The fake window
• The Mirrors
• How to Install Real Shiplap
• The Vanity Area
• Under the Eaves Storage Shelves
• How to Plank a Ceiling - ShipLap Ceiling
• Floor-Level Shower Install
• The Lighting Plan
• Fixing Trouble Areas - Plumbing
• The Shower Extension
• Getting to the other side of the bathroom
• Bathroom Demo - Part 2
• Bathroom Demo - Part 1
• The master bathroom plan
• Vintage Modern Master Bathroom Mood Board

Here's how I easily changed the look of the shower.

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