Wall Sconces

Whether you refer to them as wall sconces, wall lights or wall lanterns, they are all the same thing. Wall sconces are lights that mount directly to your wall to provide ambient lighting or task lighting.

At Lighting Direct, we want to make it easy for you to find the perfect wall sconce for your home. Browse through our Wall Sconce Buying Guide and learn a little bit about sizes, styles and types of wall sconces to make your shopping experience easier.

If you have any questions during your shopping experience, our certified lighting experts are here and ready to help, so give us a call.

Indoor Wall Sconces

Indoor Wall Sconces

How are wall sconces being used?

  • Mounted on each side of a mirror in a bathroom to create the perfect amount of light
  • Added on either side of a bed to provide reading light
  • Installed along the walls of a hallway to provide light

What height should a wall sconce be mounted?

  • The placement height of the light fixture can vary from 60" to 72" off the floor.
  • The wall sconce should be mounted at a height on the wall that doesn't allow the light bulb to be seen. This will save you and your guests from a painful glare when looking at the fixture.
  • Taller ceiling or vaulted ceiling can allow for larger or higher mounted wall sconces for a more dramatic lighting effect.
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Outdoor Wall Sconces

Outdoor Wall Sconces

How are outdoor wall sconces being used?

  • If space permits, two lights are ideal for the front door, one on each side of the door.
  • For side doors or back doors, a single wall light is most commonly used, often a smaller version of the ones around the front door.
  • For single wall light installation, mount the fixture on the same side as the door knob.

What height should outdoor wall lights be mounted?

  • In most cases, mounting the fixtures at a height that places the bulb 66" above the bottom of the door is ideal.
  • Wall lanterns should be mounted just above eye level.
  • Placing the light above eye level will allow guests to safely approach the door without glare in their eyes.
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Swing Arm Wall Lamps

Swing Arm Wall Lamps

How are outdoor wall sconces being used?

  • Mounted next to a bed as a convenient reading light.
  • Installed next to or behind a sofa or chair.
  • Mounted above a desk or table that sits against the wall.
  • Swing arm wall lamps are excellent space savers; they remove the need for space where a table lamp would normally sit.

What some popular features of swing arm wall lamps?

  • Adjustable arm for maximum flexibility.
  • On / off switches mounted on the fixture.
  • Plug-in option to allow for easier installation.
  • Secondary light source for additional task lighting, often with a gooseneck arm.

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Wallchiere Light

Wallchiere Light

A wallchiere light is like the grandfather clock of the wall sconce family. It is a combination of a wall sconce and a torchiere lamp. If you aren't familiar with torchiere lamps, they are the very tall and skinny floor lamps that cast a large amount of light towards the ceiling.

What are some benefits of a torchiere light?

  • Wallchiere lights offer all of the light of a torchiere floor lamp, without taking up floor space.
  • They create a soft, spreading light; most often in an upward direction.
  • These fixtures offer a stronger design element than a typical wall sconce, making it the perfect fit for a room that needs a little design help.

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Picture Lights

Picture Lights attach to the wall above artwork. The benefit of attaching it to the wall, rather than the picture is so you can change your artwork without having to replace your picture light. These picture lights are a great solution to high ceilings where a ceiling light can't reach the picture.

These lights are easily mounted to the wall using screws or other anchors. Some lights extend just enough to light the picture, others extend further out for additional style.