Luxe LED Mirror Wall Light | Minimalist Linear Wall Lamp In A Black or Gold Aluminium Finish

A horizontal bar above a mirror is the only wall light that actually solves the bathroom problem. Light from above and in front removes the hard shadows a ceiling fitting throws under the eyes and the chin, which is why every well lit mirror in a hotel is lit this way rather than from directly overhead, where the shadows fall in all the wrong places.

Sixty centimetres is the length that suits a standard mirror without overhanging it, and thirteen centimetres of height keeps the fitting slim enough not to block the top of the glass. Aluminium is light on the fixings and does not corrode in the humidity a bathroom generates day after day, which rules out a lot of cheaper steel fittings.

Buy it now for a bathroom mirror, a bedroom, a study or a living room wall. Black is the graphic option against pale tile and gold is warmer and more decorative. The integrated fifteen watt LED gives soft warm light across five to ten square metres, so there is no bulb to buy now and nothing to replace in a few years time. This is a hardwired fixture and should be fitted by a qualified electrician.

• Form: slim linear bar on a circular base, 60 cm wide by 13 cm high
• Material: aluminium, light on its fixings and corrosion resistant
• Light: integrated 15 W LED in warm white, no bulb required
• Coverage: roughly 5 to 10 square metres
• Finishes: black or gold
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker