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.
Pendant light over freestanding tub.
Typically the bathroom ceiling needs be fairly tall.
Bathrooms aren t the first room that comes to mind as a good room for pendant lights as the main ceiling light but as you ll see they can be a good lighting option for some bathroom styles.
The national electric code nec from 2011 requires that any part of a light fixture including crystals dangling from chandeliers must be a minimum of 8 feet above.
Lighting above a tub needs to be rated for wet locations.
Cable or cord suspended.
You need to have a conversation with your electrician about this.
In many areas a light fixture can only be installed over a tub if the bottom of the fixture will be at least 5 feet above the water s surface when the tub is filled.
If not the two main locations they re found are above the vanity and above a tub usually a freestanding tub.
This photo shows a fixture that likely hangs lower than that 5 feet.
The shower is a secondary area of task lighting.
In smaller bathrooms if the stall has a clear.