Mid-Century Modern Bathroom Lighting for Your MCM Home
July 23, 2024
July 23, 2024
Whether you’re reimagining your powder room, the master bath, or the guest room ensuite, modern bathroom lighting elevates the look and feel of the room and may even inspire you to replace your faucets and hardware to complete the look.
So, let's talk about mid-century modern lighting options, bathroom lighting concepts in general, and what's trendy in mid-century bathroom lighting today.
Mid-century modern lighting fixtures vary in shape and style but share some commonalities. Mid-century modern lighting was originally designed to be functional, and fixtures often feature adjustable arms and a light source that offers both direct and indirect illumination.
Materials range from brass or brushed nickel to blown glass, featuring enameled metal and natural teak wood, and shapes tend to be rounded or geometrical, often with a space-age flair.
The bathroom lighting fixtures you choose will largely depend on the room size. Powder rooms, for example, are small spaces and may limit your choices. Essentially, you have four basic styles to consider: sconces, pendants, task lighting, and ceiling lighting. There are great mid-century modern options for all four of these style options.
Task lighting can be ideal to light the vanity or if you’re challenged for wall space, as fixtures can be hung from the ceiling. Harris Modern Task Light is highly versatile as it comes in single fixtures or up to five directional lights on a bar. Use the single lamps to frame your shower or mirror, or hang a multi-light bar over a double vanity. In brushed gold or matte black, Harris adds sleek, modern flair. The lights can be rotated and focused to your preference and are dimmable to create a relaxing sanctuary when needed.
You may wonder how many lights you need in a bathroom. Ideally, you'll want to light up this room's mirror, tub, or shower area and have a central ceiling light to illuminate the whole room with even light. Modern ceiling lights can also be an excellent solution for powder rooms when a larger fixture isn't possible. The Bryce Modern Ceiling Light is both practical and stylish, its sleek minimalist design adding a distinctly mid-century modern style to any size bathroom.
For larger bathrooms with generous wall space, Halo is a stunning accompaniment to your Bryce ceiling light, lighting your bathroom with a modern touch and echoing the simple circular design.
In the master bath or adjoining dressing room, you might want something more dramatic. Get the design results you're looking for with the Arcade Modern Chandelier. This chandelier adds dimension and elegance with its simple, symmetrical layered design. It's a perfect choice to add to high-ceilinged bathrooms, and you can easily mix and match it with any of the modern bathroom lighting ideas we've mentioned today.
The task lighting idea we discussed will work well as sconces flanking your bathroom mirrors. Emma Sconces is another idea; the soft curves and circular design would pair well with Bryce and Halo for a striking effect.
Bathrooms come in all shapes and sizes. Your choice of lighting will be informed by the features you need to light and the real estate available for you to install the fixtures. Don't be afraid to mix and match; all the modern bathroom lighting ideas we mentioned today go well together, and most are compatible with slanted walls. Choose an option from MOD Lighting. We offer customizations no matter which product you put in your cart and will ship it straight to your house.
Think about Arcade over your soaking tub, Halo on the wall, and Emma Sconces or Harris framing your mirrors. Simply dreamy!
Trendy modern bathroom lighting takes your mid-century interior design to the next level. If you’re looking for installation advice or bathroom lighting inspiration, contact the lighting experts at Mod Lighting today. Mid-century modern lighting is what we do best, and we’d love to share our ideas with you.