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James Collins
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17/12/2006 2:41 am  

Remodeling the BR and looking for the right sconces for either side of the mirror. Very curvy room w/ round window so thought these looked cool:

aj eklipta maxi/mini
Designed by Arne Jacobsen

Anyone seen these on a wall? Are they OK for bathroom mirror light?

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/lighting/products/AJE/


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Olive
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17/12/2006 2:49 pm  

Very cool and very pricey!
If it were me I'd spend that cash on the water fixtures and go cheaper on the light fixtures! Check out 100Watt (link below) they have cool stuff. Or Forecast ( http://www.forecastltg.com).
But, a couple of things to consider...
1. Wet location rating
Which the ones you link do seem to have, but you should get the specs ahead of time from Highbrow if you do decide to buy.
2. Wattage limit
Again no specs on the Highbrow site, you'll want about 60W for use with a mirror using a fixture on each side. Much higher than that will make it hard to look into the mirror and lower makes things too dim...which could be good if you want avoid seeing grey hairs and wrinkles 😉
3. Type of bulb
No info was given on this either. Halogens are OK for mirror use but can tend to be a bit harsh so be sure you can control the wattage, which you can't always do with halogens. If it's a regular incandescent, consider using the blue-shifted GE Reveal bulbs for a truer sunlight effect which is much better is someone will be applying makeup at this mirror. I use these in my bathroom fixtures for exactly that reason and they are much much better than a regular incandescent.
http://www.100watt.net/cgi-bin/lighting/index.html


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