Modern Up and Down Wall Light Curved Metal Sconce

Most wall lights point one way. This one is open at the top and the bottom, so it lights the wall in both directions from a single fixture. The result is two soft triangles of light meeting at the sconce. Because the lamp is tucked inside the curl, you never see it directly. That is what keeps the light comfortable in a room you sit in rather than pass through.

What Lighting a Wall in Two Directions Gives You

A single downlight leaves the wall above it dark. That can make a room feel low.

Lighting up and down instead fills the whole height of the wall.

The two beams are soft edged, so they read as a glow rather than a spotlight.

It is indirect light. Nothing points at eye level, so nothing glares.

That makes it easy to use in a living room where people sit facing the wall.

The two beams are widest where they meet the wall furthest from the fixture.

Close to the sconce the light is tight, then it opens out.

That gives an hourglass shape of light rather than a flat wash.

On a textured wall the effect is stronger, because the surface catches the edge.

Where to Put a Fixture This Small

At 5.9 in wide and 3.1 in tall, this is a small object on a wall.

It works best in pairs or in a run, spaced evenly along a wall.

Either side of a bed, either side of artwork, or along a corridor all suit it.

A single one on a large blank wall can look lost.

Mount it at eye height or a little above. Too low and the downward beam stops short.

A run of three or four along a corridor gives an even rhythm.

Set them at the same height so the beams line up with each other.

Above a sofa, two spaced across the width look better than one centred.

Leave clear wall above and below. The light needs somewhere to land.

Finish, Lamp and Fitting

It comes in gold or black. Gold picks up the warm light and glows a little itself.

Black keeps the fixture quiet and lets the two beams do the work.

It takes an E27 lamp, the ordinary large screw base.

A warm lamp suits it. A cold white one makes the two beams look harsh.

The fixture is wall mounted and weighs 3.3 lb.

The shade is metal, so the fixture itself stays cool to look at.

The curl at the edge is what hides the lamp from a side view.

It is rated for indoor rooms rather than a covered outdoor space.

At 3.3 lb it is heavier than it looks, so fix it properly.

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