Kitchen wall light

Mount the kitchen wall light on the wall above the worktop, on the opposite side to your cooking hand, so you are not working in your own shadow. This selection mainly brings together LED wall lights in warm white 2700-3500K, in black, white or grey aluminium, easy to match with a light splashback or a dark worktop.

How do you light a worktop with a kitchen wall light?

Place the light between 40 and 60 cm above the worktop, under the wall units, on the opposite side to your dominant hand. The light then falls in front of the chopping board and not behind your back. A long profile lights the whole area, an adjustable version is set according to the task.

Kitchen wall light for the worktop

A kitchen wall light for the worktop is chosen on its length before its power. The PINNE 150 light, in aluminium, measures 150 cm and diffuses 38 W in warm white 3000K: it covers a whole splashback in one stroke, with no break between two light points. On a shorter worktop, the 60 cm JORUN at 8 W is enough. Both formats are fixed to an existing wall cable outlet, vertically above the worktop. The rest of the wall is handled with an additional kitchen light, or is limited to a design wall light and wall lamp so as not to multiply the sources.

Kitchen wall light with a switch

A kitchen wall light with a switch is controlled from the wall, like any other light point. If the cable outlet is already connected to a two-way switch, the light comes on from the kitchen entrance. Models with integrated LED need only two wires; versions with a bulb take a G9, E27, GU10 or G4 socket. Some models accept a dimmer, which lets you lower the light in the evening without changing the fixture: the adjustable Lueur Flexible wall light demonstrates this. You will find these formats in the kitchen wall lights.

A kitchen wall light or a ceiling light for the kitchen?

The kitchen wall light is fixed to an existing cable outlet, at splashback height or higher along a unit, while a ceiling light or kitchen pendant lights the whole room. The two complement each other: the wall light sculpts the light over a work area, the ceiling light spreads it over the floor and the table.

Kitchen wall light

Check the direction of diffusion before drilling: a light that shines upwards does not provide the same service as a model directed downwards. Long profiles suit bare walls, 91 cm for the CHAIN, 150 cm for the PINNE 150, up to 200 cm for the PINNE 200 in aluminium. The compact, adjustable format remains more flexible above a sink or a narrow worktop. These formats can be browsed in the indoor wall lighting.

Kitchen ceiling light

A kitchen ceiling light illuminates the centre of the room and the floor, which the wall light does not do. If you install only one source, keep the ceiling light and add the wall light above the worktop to remove shadows from the worktop. Like a very thin kitchen LED strip, the wall light goes unnoticed when it is well sized. Ceiling lights and pendants complete the wall range rather than replace it.

How do you tell a modern kitchen wall light from a vintage one?

Modern kitchen wall lights play on aluminium and steel, tube, round or square lines, in black, white or grey. The vintage and industrial style uses metal, iron, rope and brass, with ball or cage shapes and E27 or G9 sockets that leave the choice of bulb.

Modern kitchen wall light

A modern kitchen wall light is recognised by its material before its shape: brushed aluminium, steel, matt surfaces in black or white. Thin 8 W profiles, like the JORUN, go unnoticed on a light splashback. Modern kitchen decor works on few materials, two or three maximum per wall. For a coherent set, start with a modern wall light in aluminium, then match the splashback and handles. A gold finish is enough to warm a very mineral wall, without changing anything else.

Vintage kitchen wall light

A vintage or industrial kitchen wall light shows its structure: metal, iron, rope, brass, ball or cage shape. The Nyla, in metal and copper, takes a G9 bulb and lets you choose the temperature. The Mori combines wood and metal on an E27 socket, compatible with a decorative filament bulb. These pieces can be found in the metal wall lights. The result is warmer, more textured, and suits a kitchen open to the dining room.

Which powerful LED wall light should you choose, and with which socket?

Power is read in watts and follows the length: the integrated LED wall lights in the selection offer different powers, with a temperature set to warm white or neutral white. The G9, E27, GU10 and G4 versions take a bulb that you choose, which makes the power adjustable.

Powerful LED wall light

On a long profile, the power is distributed over the whole length, as on the PINNE 150 and PINNE 200 in warm or neutral white, or the JORUN. A powerful wall light does not dazzle for all that, the light remains diffuse and grazing on the wall. Choose warm white for a kitchen used in the evening, neutral white if you mainly cook during the day and want to distinguish food colours clearly. For a kitchen pendant with Italian design, thin lines and combinations of glass and metal complement these wall lights well.

Which socket for a kitchen wall light?

LED socket when the source is integrated: nothing to change, the temperature is set by the model. G9 socket for a compact bulb, E27 for a decorative bulb, GU10 when you want a directed beam, G4 for the small light points of ball or step wall lights. The Biscuit takes a G9, the Ceno a GU10, the Pael a G4. The LED wall light catalogue groups the integrated models, and the black finishes blend into a dark splashback.

Where should you place a wall light in the living room, the WC or the hallway?

In the living room, a powerful wall light replaces an additional lamp near the sofa or a bookshelf. In a WC or a bathroom, it lights above the washbasin. The selection also covers the hallway, the entrance, the staircase and the office, with a criterion that changes each time.

Living room wall light

A living room wall light is placed on either side of the sofa, around 1.20 m from the floor, or above a bookshelf for grazing light. Power matters more than style: aim for a source bright enough to read without turning on the ceiling light. Adjustable models direct the flow towards a book or a wall. The wall lights for the living room and the bedroom wall light share the same additional lighting logic.

WC wall light

In a WC, a compact wall light above the washbasin is enough, provided you check the IP rating. The hallway and staircase require low, regular markers: the hallway models are installed in series, the staircase wall lighting favours compact formats and a light that does not mark the steps. A dining room wall light, for its part, lights the sideboard in warm white.