Side glow type cable is often used for this. A carpenter creates a channel large enough to hold the cable against the glass edge. The channel could be painted white to reflect light back into the glass rather than absorb it. You should do all sides in a complete loop starting and ending at the light source for the most even effect. You might find help with design from the manufacturer. Most have someone on staff. Be careful with the light source [...]

The Aculux housing in that link is a premium fixture. It comes with a stippled clear uniformity lens to eliminate striations without altering beam spread to help smooth out hot spots as you requested. It has better lamp positioning, too. Use a good lamp like GE constant color. FNV lamps are about 55 degree beam spread if you need it wider. EXN is the 40 degree normal flood everyone stocks. Almost no one stocks constant color so you might have [...]

First posted: Fri, Mar 16, 07

I think your mirror area is too wide to have only side lighting. What is popular is to have a smaller framed mirror with sconces closer on each side at face level. This gives good light with the right sconces. Another style is to have strip fixtures vertical between sections of mirror but again closer to you. Lights on the sides and above is very common. The most popular look right now is the framed mirror with [...]

Anyone like the apurure style

Check on the adjustment range for the trim and wattage limit with the combination. You may be limited to 35-watts. To dramatize and call attention to something accent lighting needs to boost the lumens on the subject well above the surroundings to bring your eye to it. You may need to dim the center fixture to help compensate so that the art stands out if I understand the look you want of spotted paintings glowing [...]

First posted: Mon, Jun 18, 07

Halogen is being replaced with xenon

Xenon is cooler than halogen, slightly warmer color temperature, longer life than halogen, dimmable with magnetic or electronic dimmers depending on power supply

fluorescent is cooler and won’t warm up cabinet contents as much, longest life with up to 20,000 hours, energy efficient, but not possible or expensive to dim with some fixtures. With [...]