Back lighting bathroom vanity mirrors

[codeunderstanding]

Has anybody have any experience back lighting mirrors? I am to bid on installing some of these lights and have never back lit any mirrors. I was wondering what type of lights would work for this. These mirrors would be going in the bathroom over the vanity.

 

[svh19044]

I have installed quite a few mirrors with backlighting, but they were for the most part all mirrors that came with the back lighting which shines through on the frosted transparent portion.

As to what they use, some have been linear fluorescent, while others have been bi-pin halogen.

For the backlighting of the entire vanity, LED's (ribbon light, even inexpensive rope led light) or incandescent rope, depending on what you are going after, give a nice effect. Another option will be something like Seagull Ambiance LX track with xenon heads (usually used for undercab or cove lighting). There usually isn't enough room to install something like a linear fluorescent when they frame it out this way.

So are you back lighting the actual mirror where it is frosted, or are you backlighting behind the mirror/vanity so that the sides are illuminated?

 

[codeunderstanding]

I have installed quite a few mirrors with backlighting, but they were for the most part all mirrors that came with the back lighting which shines through on the frosted transparent portion.

As to what they use, some have been linear fluorescent, while others have been bi-pin halogen.

For the backlighting of the entire vanity, LED's (ribbon light, even inexpensive rope led light) or incandescent rope, depending on what you are going after, give a nice effect. Another option will be something like Seagull Ambiance LX track with xenon heads (usually used for undercab or cove lighting). There usually isn't enough room to install something like a linear fluorescent when they frame it out this way.

So are you back lighting the actual mirror where it is frosted, or are you backlighting behind the mirror/vanity so that the sides are illuminated?

I would think we would back light behind the mirror. I did google some of those mirrors that had the light on them already. I did take a look at nora lighting at there LED ribbon lighting that would seem to work. How long did it take you to wire mirror supplied with a light?

 

[svh19044]

I would think we would back light behind the mirror. I did google some of those mirrors that had the light on them already. I did take a look at nora lighting at there LED ribbon lighting that would seem to work. How long did it take you to wire mirror supplied with a light?

minutes...

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