Wall Sconces – A Descriptive Guide

Home lighting is an important part of interior décor and one can use different forms of lighting fixtures for that purpose, such as fluorescent lights, incandescent lights, emergency lights, can lights and wall sconces.

Wall sconces are an excellent way to add life to the boring walls of your home. Wall sconces are lighting that are usually mounted above the eye level on a wall to provide either directional or indirect lighting on or beside a wall in your home.

• Wall sconces are also used to light areas like a shelf, end table, desk, etc.
• They can also be used to accent a wall or possibly a picture hanging on the wall.
• It can be used to create a focal point around an artwork or a fireplace.
• You can also light up the darker side of your room with wall sconces.
• They are a great accent lighting option for any room in the home.

Where to put up wall sconces?
Wall sconces are for every corner of your home, from bedroom to bathroom, hallways to living room. They are of great help whether you are doing stylist improvements or just doing remodeling of your home. In the following section we will tell you the right places to put up the wall sconces.

Your bathroom needs adequate lighting and wall sconces can add more light to the fixtures like wall mirror. Halogen lights give superior lighting so they are preferred but they cost you much on electricity bill so its totally your choice.

You can add an extra touch to the dining area with wall sconces. Other lighting fixtures in the dining table form shadows in the outer edges. Wall sconces offer the correct amount of understated light to walls in your dining room. They make the entire room appear cozy instead of dark and dingy on the edges.

Single bulb/ Multiple bulb
Single bulb wall sconces are preferred in bedroom, small living room or dining room. They create a cozy reading spot alongside your chair and provide that much of light required. You can put up a single bulb wall sconce in your bedroom on either side of bed. That would make the side table free and add soft convenient lighting. Multi bulb wall sconces are more suited to larger areas like hallways or drawing room, which need more lighting. Hallways are the perfect place for two bulb wall sconces placed at each two feet giving dim light with added sophistication and interest.