Plug-in wall light: install it without an electrician

A plug-in wall light installs like a picture: a backplate screwed to the wall, the cable run down the wall to the socket, and a cable cover to hide it. No chasing, no consumer unit to open, no electrician to call. Allow ten minutes per light, a drill and two wall plugs.

What is a wall light?

A wall light is a fixture fixed to the wall that lights a room without taking up floor or ceiling space. Our wall light collection lists 7380 products as of 26 September 2026, and in a sample of 224 of them, 92% are wall-mounted. It is powered either by a cable outlet or by a simple plug socket.

Which wall light for the living room and the bedroom?

The living room calls for a wide model that casts light upwards or downwards. The bedroom calls for an adjustable model, one on each side of the bed. The sample confirms this dual use: 88% of listings name the living room, 89% the bedroom.

• Living room: wide format, two wall lights framing the sofa rather than a single one in the centre
• Adult bedroom: reading light with an adjustable arm, one model on each side of the bed
• Style: contemporary on 83% of the sample, modern on 79%
• Colour: black on 61%, gold on 41%, white on 38%

For a headboard, our selection of wall lights for the adult bedroom brings together the adjustable models. The guide to lighting a bedroom details the colour temperatures that rest the eye in the evening.

What a wall socket can power

A standard socket easily powers a wall light fitted with a low-energy bulb. The point to watch is the socket type: E27 on 42% of the sample, integrated LED on 17%, G9 on 11%, E14 on 9%, across 203 completed listings