1.9sq ensuite. 4 spots. Where

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Here I have a 1.9sq ensuite. Changed ceiling rose to 4 x 10.5w Monza spot lights. Ip65.

Drawing the diagram I have them 600mm each away from each wall. Looking at the diagram, I'm thinking maybe to much light in the centre.

Would you install the similar to this or arranged differently.

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By definition "Spotlights" light "spots".

This is not what one needs in a "bathroom"- nor just about anywhere else !

Your diagram shows a "basin", on the wall in front of which there may be a mirror.

Someone using such a mirror would require lighting on their face - not on the back of their head !
Hence, one, or more, "wall-mounted" lamps would be useful in that position, above or to the side of any mirror.

Apart from that, all that would be required in a bathroom is "general lighting".
The best currently available device for this is a LED "Panel" on/in the ceiling - but not over the shower.
 
Check that your shower head is not blocking the light.
 
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By definition "Spotlights" light "spots".

This is not what one needs in a "bathroom"- nor just about anywhere else !

Your diagram shows a "basin", on the wall in front of which there may be a mirror.

Someone using such a mirror would require lighting on their face - not on the back of their head !
Hence, one, or more, "wall-mounted" lamps would be useful in that position, above or to the side of any mirror.

Apart from that, all that would be required in a bathroom is "general lighting".
The best currently available device for this is a LED "Panel" on/in the ceiling - but not over the shower.
This was also my feelings, what area to you want to spot light, I assume into some kinky photography to want spot lights in the bathroom! However I used spot lights at my bed head to light my book when reading in bed in old house and in this house in the kitchen and bedroom to light up areas far away from main light, but if able to select where mounted would not flood lights be better.

I in old house with spot lights at bed head found turning them to the ceiling worked well, in essence turning them into up lighters.

I would move the one by basin 1671291854258.png to make sure head does not get between the light and mirror which I assume is above basin. Then two in shower area, and one to light rest of room, but all seems a little silly to me, what's wrong with central pendent?
 
I hear Yas about spots in a bathroom etc.. but what the woman wants, the woman gets. It's less headaches. I'm sure yous know yourselves lol
 
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Last place I lived had 6 of the ***kers in the kitchen [3.5m*4.5m]. I found some GU10 compact fluorescent globes [ie, they hung way down], et voila, it was like having two pendant lights.
 
That's a lot of light for such a small room! I have 2x of the same output in a bathroom twice as big, and it's fine.
 

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