Australian Home Beautiful

Guiding Light

Picture this: you have a shiny new bathroom with carefully chosen tapware, tiles and joinery. It’s everything you ever wanted in a wet space. You could soak all day in your deep new tub or double shower. Then, you wake up in the middle of the night for a toilet trip and turn on the light – the glare is blinding. Or you go to put on make-up in front of the mirror and realise the shine from overhead casts shadows on your face, making it impossible to see what you’re doing. Your new bathroom might be beautiful but, without the right lighting in place, it’s not so practical or functional.

Taking the time to think ahead in the planning stages will make a major

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