Nordic Elegance LED Wall Sconce | Modern Bedroom and Living Room Light In Two Metal Finishes

A fabric shade is the softest diffuser available on a wall light. Light scatters through the weave rather than bouncing off a surface, so what leaves the shade is warmer and more even than glass or metal produces, which is exactly the quality a bedroom or a reading corner wants after dark, when a hard source is the last thing anybody needs at eye level.

The arm is what makes it useful. At fifty eight centimetres long with a twenty centimetre wall projection it reaches out over a bed or a chair rather than only washing the plaster behind it, so the light actually lands on the page instead of somewhere in the general vicinity of it. That reach is what most bedside sconces are missing.

Buy it now in pairs either side of a bed, which frees both nightstands and always reads more deliberate than one. Black is graphic against pale walls and brass is the warmer, more traditional option. Baked paint and electroplating over iron is what keeps either finish from chipping. It runs on wide voltage from one hundred and ten to two hundred and forty volts. This is a hardwired fixture and should be fitted by a qualified electrician.

• Materials: iron frame with a fabric lampshade, baked paint and electroplated
• Dimensions: 58 cm long, projecting 20 cm from the wall
• Shade: 13 cm diameter by 16 cm high, on a 12 by 15 cm base
• Light: energy efficient LED, 110 to 240 V
• Finishes: black or brass
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker