Bronze and Linen Wall Light | Classic Modern Sconce With A Natural Woven Linen Fabric Shade

Fabric is the softest diffuser there is. Linen in particular scatters light through its weave rather than bouncing it off a surface, so the glow that leaves a linen shade is warmer and more even than anything glass or metal produces. In a bedroom or a stairwell that is exactly the quality you want after dark, when a hard light source is the last thing anybody needs to walk past.

Aged bronze is the right frame for it. A bright chrome or polished brass would fight the softness of the shade, whereas bronze is dark, matte and slightly uneven in tone, which lets the linen stay the thing you notice. It also suits older houses and traditional schemes as comfortably as it does contemporary ones, which very few finishes manage.

Buy it now for layered lighting rather than as a room's only fitting, since this is a warm accent and not a bright overhead. It measures twenty four centimetres high by twenty four wide and projects nineteen from the wall, and it takes an E14 bulb which is not included so the output is your own choice. This is a hardwired fixture and should be installed by a qualified electrician.

• Shade: natural linen fabric that scatters light through the weave
• Frame: aged bronze metal in a dark matte finish
• Dimensions: 24 cm high by 23.9 cm wide, projecting 19 cm
• Bulb: E14, not included, 220 to 240 V
• Use: bedrooms, hallways, living rooms, studies and stairwells
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker