Bedside Wall Light Fluted Glass Tube Iron Sconce

A lamp on a nightstand takes the space you actually want for a book and a glass of water. Moving the light onto the wall gives that surface back. This one is drawn to suit that job: tall and narrow, so it fits the strip of wall beside a bed without crowding the headboard. The fluted glass tube keeps the bulb from glaring straight at you while you read.

Why a Wall Light Beats a Table Lamp Beside a Bed

A table lamp needs a base, a footprint and usually a trailing cable.

This one mounts on the wall and takes none of the nightstand.

It sits above the surface, so the light comes down past your shoulder onto a page.

There is no lamp to knock over reaching for a glass in the dark.

Mounted as a pair either side of a bed, they frame the headboard as well as light it.

Mount it high enough that the glass tube clears the headboard.

Around shoulder height when sitting up in bed is a useful starting point.

A pair either side keeps the wall symmetrical.

Because it is only 4.7 in wide, two do not crowd a standard bed.

What the Fluted Glass Does

The tube is ribbed down its whole length rather than smooth.

Each rib bends the light slightly, so the tube reads as a set of bright vertical lines.

That breaks up the bulb behind it and takes the hard edge off the glare.

It is not opaque. You still see the filament, so use a warm candle style bulb.

Unlit, the ribbing catches daylight and gives the glass some texture.

The ribs run vertically, which draws the eye up the length of the tube.

That reinforces the tall, slim proportion of the whole fixture.

A candle style bulb suits it, because the shape matches the tube.

A round bulb leaves the top of the tube empty and unlit.

Size, Finish and Fitting

The sconce is 22.8 in tall and 4.7 in wide. It is a tall, slim fixture.

Mount it high enough that the tube sits above the level of the bed.

Gold gives a warm metal against the glass and suits a softer room.

Black is sharper and reads as a clean vertical line on a pale wall.

The backplate is round and the arm is slim iron.

The fixture weighs 2.8 lb, so a standard wall fixing carries it.

The arm holds the tube slightly away from the wall.

That lets some light reach the plaster behind and softens the outline.

Gold suits warm rooms with timber and brass elsewhere.

Black suits a cooler scheme and reads more graphic.

It is a wall mounted fixture and needs a box behind the backplate.

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