Article: Let powder room light flatter you

Let powder room light flatter you

By PATRICIA DANE ROGERS

Washington Post

Sunday, April 1, 2001

In most rooms, the goal is to find lighting that makes the space look good. In the bathroom, the lighting needs to make us look good.

Whether for shaving, putting on makeup or dressing in front of a bathroom mirror, the ideal lighting will let you see what you're doing without making you wince.

"When I look in that mirror, I want reality -- but I don't want harsh reality," says Bhramara Heid, who teaches lighting courses to interior-design students at Montgomery College in Rockville, Md.

The answer, lighting designers agree, is balancing multiple sources of light that will illuminate your face ...

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