Ready toย create a mood, light up a favourite artwork or wash your wall with light?ย As old as the incandescent lightbulb, wall lighting, or sconce lighting, has come a long way over the years. Today, you can buy a huge variety of traditional, contemporary and โedgyโ wall lights.
Ultimately, the sconce-lighting style you choose will depend on your personal taste, the theme of your living area and what you hope to achieve with the space. Here at Lights.ie - Ireland's biggest web-shop for lights, lamps and light bulbs - weโve gotย wall washer lights, torch wall lights, picture wall lights, recessed wall lights, swing arms and plug-ins. Theyโre versatile, visually striking and very, very stylish. Welcome to Wall Street!
Wall lighting offers aย source of general lighting that works with ceiling lights to provide basic orientation and subtly accentuate a certain part of the room. Mounted at eye level, wall lights can make a strong design statement that canโt be overlooked. And wall lighting can be a great space-saver, too โ for example, swing-arm lights for your bedroom.
We provide a detailed step-by-step manual, but please consult an electrician if youโre in any doubt.
Want to wash a wall with a sheet of illumination? Or maybe you want to highlight your pictures? Weโve got a whole range of wall lighting all designed with different aims in mind.
Wall washer lightsย - wash your wall with illumination, rather than a single focused beam
Torch lightsย - create soft upward shadows, delicate designs and subtle moods
Picture lightsย - show off your favourite artwork
Recessed wall lightsย - save space and create ambient or accent lighting
Plug-in lightsย - make bedtimes special with plug-in police cars or princess projectors.
Aim forย roughly eye level, but factor in the height of your ceiling, the size of the wall light, and features such as windows and dรฉcor. If in doubt, consult theyโrule of thirdsโย and fix your lights two-thirds of the way up the wall.
So you fancy wall lights only? Whether that works will depend on the effect you want to create and what kind of room weโre talking about. In a living room, you could create a cosy atmosphere, which will be fine if the room is bright with big windows.
Or how about in a dining room? Go for a little atmosphere while cutting out glare โ and create a striking medieval effect. However, in an office, relying only on wall lights might not be enough when you need task lighting for your work.
Check the IP code. If it ends in 4 or higher, you can use the light above the bathroom mirror. But please ask your electrician which IP code heโd recommend for your installation. See all our bathroom wall lightsย here.
The wonderful thing about wall lights is their versatility. Choose a style that complements the aesthetic of your room. Is it traditional, modern, edgy, antique? Whatever you decide, note that wall lights work best in pairs or groups.
Styles include chicย designerย pieces and tiffany lamps, as well as modern, classic/antiqueย and rustic inspired designs. There're many options when it comes to materials, too, includingย fabric, brass, copper, glass andย ceramic.
Should you opt for an upward-facing or downward-facing sconce? Well, if you want to highlight the ceiling and create ambient lighting, go for an up-facer. For more functional lighting โ say, task lighting to help you read, go for a downward-facing wall light.
Canโt decide? How about lights that combine both an up-facing and down-facing sconce? These are a great way to break up a blank wall and create an interesting lighting effect. Consider them for minimalist rooms without much furniture, such as hallways.
Thatโs a good question, and one with no right or wrong answer. Youโve got many options when it comes to using wall lights, but they generally work best in large rooms such as:
Hallway/Staircase - create a relaxed, tempered setting.
Living roomย - create a subtle ambience, improve your task lighting, highlight your wall art.
Bathroomย - great for task and mirror lighting and also for chilling out in your own home spa.
Bedroomย - save space with task lighting, position lights next to the bed for reading, or by the mirror for applying make-up. Choose a swing-arm light for added flexibility.
There is a very simple way to tell if a ceiling light can be used in a bathroom. Every one of our lights has an IP code in in the technical specifications on its product page. If theย last digit of the IP code is 4 or moreย , the light can be used above the mirror in the bathroom. If the last digit is higher than 4, the light can be used above the shower. Please donโt forget that you should always ask a qualified electrician if you have any doubts.
Dimmable lights
Want a dimmable light? See the technical specification on the product detail page (โDimmable: yesโ). You can also use the webshop filterย โdimmableโย to get an overview of our products. If the light isnโt dimmable, you may be able to fit a dimmable lightbulb. Talk toย Customer Services. Always consult an electrician if youโre unsure about installing a dimmer.
Built-in switch or pull cord
Use our webshop filterย โincl. switchโย to browse these options.
This depends on the wall lights. Lumens are the measure of brightness. Please see the technical specifications on the individual product page. On the table, you can find out how the brightness compares to older measurements of watts on the table to the right.
It depends on the product. Please check the technical specifications on the product page. If they donโt give the base type, the bulb is built in. Built-in bulbs offer 20,000โ25,000 hours of use. LED lights are generally built in.
All our wall lights comply with European norm DIN-EN-60598-1. For more information, contactย Customer Services.
The strike-through prices correspond to the manufacturer's RRP.
Included in the price of LED lights/bulbs is a contribution to recycling costs of โฌ0.05. Included in the price of CFLs/fluorescent bulbs is a contribution to recycling costs of โฌ0.15.
All prices include 23% VAT, delivery costs excluded.