The Ordinary Light Switch in a Bathroom
I counted the other day, mostly out of boredom and partly because my nephew asked why I had a drawer specifically for old switch plates, and the number came to…
The Black Bathroom Shelf That Looks Better in Real Life
Every product photo of a black bathroom shelf looks the same. Moody light, one candle nobody would actually put that close to running water, maybe a single fern that has…
Not Every Light Belongs Near the Shower
Everybody’s got an opinion about bathroom lighting, and the opinion is almost always the same one: it’s complicated, it’s dangerous, don’t touch it, call someone. I spent years believing that…
Bathroom Lights and the Ratings Nobody Reads
I own eleven light fixtures that have, at some point, lived in a bathroom. Eleven. I counted them for this and then sat on my bathroom floor for a genuinely…
Wall Sconces in a Bathroom Without Regrets
My mom walked into my bathroom in Baltimore, flicked on the sconce beside the mirror, looked at herself for a solid four seconds, and said, “well, that’s rude.” I asked…
A Vanity Table as a Desk: Working From the Makeup Corner
The reputation is pretty simple: a vanity table is a place you sit for twenty minutes with a ring light and a beauty blender, not a place you sit for…
Pendant Lights in a Bathroom: Where They Can and Cannot Go
I once dragged a genuinely beautiful milk glass schoolhouse pendant halfway across three counties, got it home, and hung it directly over my clawfoot tub before I’d thought through a…
Light Switches in Bathrooms: Why All the Fuss?
I was brushing my teeth in the dark last Tuesday. Not because the power was out, not because I’m going through some sort of aesthetic phase involving candles, but because…
Mirrors for a White Vanity
I own seven mirrors right now, in a condo with exactly one vanity, and I want to be honest that four of them are currently stacked against the wall of…
Bathroom Lighting Temperature Explained Simply
I own fourteen light bulbs in my bathroom right now. Not fourteen fixtures, fourteen actual bulbs, because at some point I decided that four different vanity bars each needed their…