Dressing Table Light

[bolo 2]

At my daughter’s request, I’ve built a little dressing table in the middle section of a 3 sliding mirror doored wardrobe and it needs a light to allow her and her mum to to do the makeup thing with good lighting on their faces. The space is 670mm wide and I’m looking for ideas. The only stipulation is that the light must be mains operated (USB or otherwise) and not battery. Thanks in advance.

 

[blup]

Maybe a hole drilled through the back to reach the nearest socket, and an adjustable height lamp, or clip on lamp.

Blup

 

[bolo 2]

Maybe a hole drilled through the back to reach the nearest socket

Thanks for the rapid reply. The power supply is readily available. What’s more important is the type of light or lights which will maximise facial lighting without being to too bright.

 

[blup]

There are thousands of lights and lamps and down to personal choice.

IKEA do a good range and relatively cheap.

Good luck!

Blup

 

[Taylortwocities]

I did exactly that for my wife's make up mirror using strip LEDs from IKEA. Works great.

 

[bolo 2]

I did exactly that for my wife's make up mirror using strip LEDs from IKEA. Works great.

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Looks good. Are the lights linked or on separate power supplies?

 

[Taylortwocities]

They are linked. It’s an Ikea set with three strips that are supposed to plug into each other. It comes with One power supply, one switch. I spent a bit of time with a soldering iron so I could separate the two.

I see they do this one now, which may be easier for you.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products...dioder-led-lighting-strip-white-art-10420557/

 

[bolo 2]

I see they do this one now, which may be easier for you.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products...dioder-led-lighting-strip-white-art-10420557/

Given the proposed purpose of the lights, would these be bright enough?

 

[Tigercubrider]

Probably get an led light in the 5-6k region so it is close to daylight and not too orange

 

[bolo 2]

Given the proposed purpose of the lights, would these be bright enough?

Sorry for the late reply but the lights I ordered came (unknown to me), all the way from China! I put a 4mm rubber washer behind each pre-drilled hole and with a little alteration on each lamp, was able to totally conceal the wiring in the resulting gap behind the mirror.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTlite-Hol...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HKD82PPSVJP6FCENEPT3