How high do you put a vanity light?

It should be placed 75 to 80 inches above the floor and, like all vanity lighting, contain at least 150 watts — ideally spread over a fixture that's at least 24 inches long so that the light will wash evenly over the hair and face. read more

Decoding the Layers of Light. Task Lighting Vanity lighting gets top consideration because these fixtures work the hardest to illuminate the head and face for grooming. The most common mistake people make is putting recessed ceiling fixtures directly over the mirror. These cast shadows on the face, making daily grooming rituals more difficult. read more

Adjust the light so that it sits over the mark you made on the wall, which should leave 3 inches between the side of the light and the side of the mirror. Use a level to determine whether the light is straight to find the final position of the light. read more

(they charged me $5)and took about 10 minutes. You can see where the bottom is on the before picture relative to where the wall outlet is and the height of the old vanity. Then look at the after picture. The mirror was hung in the same place, it is just shorter to accomodate the taller vanity, yet we did not have to move the light fixture hook ups. read more