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Recessed light or surface mounted light in bathroom?

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Tommy2000GT

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I have a new master bathroom that is in the process of being constructed.

So far the plan is to have a recessed light in the shower area, wall mounted light over the vanity, and then a fan/light combo as general lighting for the entire bathroom. The bathroom is 7x6.'

I'm debating weather to separate the fan/light combo so it will be fan only with no light and then install another recessed light as general lighting.
 
I just finished a similar project, though a little bigger of a bathroom. My thoughts: if you're going to have additional lighting besides the fan/light combo, then skip the combo - fan is fan only, and all the lights match. Separate switches. And, since I threw in a wall-mounted light above the vanity/sink, I put that on a 3-way switch so that it can be turned on at the entrance to the bathroom, or while standing at the sink. I've lived with a y-chromosomally deficient person long enough to realize she's going to go into the bathroom, turn on just the ceiling lights - which generally would be good enough - then decide to stop and touch up her make-up before leaving the bathroom and will want the additional light on.

For above the shower, I'm rather pleased with the LED offering that Lowes has - surface flush mount, else will retrofit into a recessed can. It gave me the ability to stick in a round j-box rather than a can for recessed lighting. Since it's an insulated ceiling, and I have 5 1/2 inches to work with before a floor board in the attic area, it avoided the size of an insulation contact can. The lights are about $25-30 each. I don't know yet how the light is going to look when it's turned on (see thread about wrong type of switch.) Though, I'll probably wait to turn it on until the entire shower area is done, so I can take it all in at once. 🙂
 
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My contractor's thought was that the fan/light combo would be better for a small bathroom at illuminating it evenly. But now I'm having 2nd thoughts because it seems rather old school. The fan/light combo is a Panasonic unit that has the fan and light switched independently.

The recessed can over the shower is LED and sealed.
 
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