Wooden Wall Sconce

A wood wall sconce is chosen on three points: the room to light, the bulb base and the light temperature. For a living room or a bedroom, an E27 base in warm white, around 2700 to 3500 K, covers most uses; for a sheltered outdoor area, an IP45 protection rating is required.

• The role of a wood wall sconce
• Choosing for the living room
• Choosing for the bedroom
• Style, bohemian and country chic
• Bases, wattage and dimmer
• Outdoor, powder room and toilet
• Installation and care
• Budget, warranty and ordering

What is a wood wall sconce and what light does it give?

A wood wall sconce dresses the wall and diffuses accent light, grazing or directional depending on the shape. Wood, often combined with metal, aluminium or glass, brings a warm tone that matches the furniture. Depending on the model, the light is warm white, around 2700 to 3500 K, or cool white.

Natural wood, as on Woody in natural wood, keeps a light grain that brightens an already dark wall. Brown and beige tones dominate, with a fine line on wood and metal models and a softer diffusion on those combined with glass. To move from one shape to another, tube, ball or square, our lighting catalogue gathers all the references.

Which wood wall sconce for which room?

Living room wall sconce: which wattage and which model to choose?

For a living room, the aim is a sconce that lights without dazzling: an E27 base takes a more powerful bulb, an integrated LED keeps a steady flux. Adjustable models or those with an offset arm, such as Sövel or Prestige Chic, direct the light towards a sofa, a painting or a reading corner.

Wood living room wall sconce

Behind a sofa or above a console, the sconce frees the floor and replaces a table lamp. Prestige Chic and its long adjustable arm, supported by a cork shade, sends light towards an armchair rather than towards the eyes. A black and wood finish blends into a painted wall, and black finishes match dark furniture.

Powerful living room wall sconce

Wattage is read on the bulb, not on the fixture. Sövel, with its socket and offset arm, takes an E27 bulb and accepts a dimmer: intensity is raised to read, lowered in the evening. To broaden the search to other lines, living room wall lighting is often combined with two light points.

Which wood wall sconce for the bedroom?

In a bedroom, the sconce is placed on each side of the bed, at reading height, to replace bedside lamps. Models with a cork or fabric shade give a soft light and a dimmer allows the intensity to be lowered in the evening. E27 and E14 bases cover most needs.

Wood and white wall sconce

Zira, in wood, metal and aluminium, combines a dark shell with a light support and accepts a dimmer. It stays discreet above a bedside table. For a more contemporary setting, the modern bedroom wall sconce plays on slim volumes.

Dark wood wall sconce

Blyn mixes brown, black and beige on a narrow support, with an E27 bulb and dimmer. For a child's bedroom, Caro brings grey, pink or green on a rounded shape. Both families are found in the wall lamp for the bedroom.

Original, bohemian or country chic wall sconce: which style to choose?

Style is read in the material and the shape: wood beads and rope for a bohemian feel, a wood and steel cube for an industrial line, a cork shade and natural tones for a country chic feel. Tube, ball or square shapes then compose the decor according to the room.

Wood and rope wall sconce

Rigo, with its wood beads and rope, measures 33 cm and takes an E14 bulb: its flux remains limited, which makes it suited to accent lighting rather than main lighting. Round volumes are also found in ball shaped sconces.

Country chic wall sconce

A country chic sconce relies on beige or off-white tones, light wood, cork and sometimes wrought iron, as on white models. A very light grain, driftwood style, brightens a narrow hallway, while modern lines prefer aluminium and black.

Powerful LED wall sconce: how to read base, wattage and dimmer?

Wattage alone does not tell the amount of light. On a sconce, the base is checked first, E27, G9, E14 or GU10, then the colour temperature, warm white or cool white. An integrated LED is changed with the fixture, whereas a classic base leaves the choice of bulb.

A dimmer is only possible on some models. Wood and metal sconces, such as wood and metal models, often show a slim support that leaves the bulb visible.