Nordic Glass Wall Lamp | Smoked Tube Design Sconce For Bedrooms and Living Room Side Walls

Smoked glass does something clear glass cannot: it lowers the apparent brightness of the source without lowering the actual output much, so you can run a lamp at a usable level and still look directly at it. In a bedroom or a living room where the fitting sits in your eyeline from a bed or a sofa, that matters more than any other property.

The tube form is the other half. A vertical tube reads as a line rather than an object, which suits narrow walls, the space beside a mirror, or the strip between a door frame and a corner where a round or projecting sconce would look crowded. It gives light in a shape that does not compete with what is around it. Fit a warm bulb, since smoked glass already removes a good deal of the output and a cool lamp behind it reads grey rather than moody the way it should.

It suits bedrooms, living rooms, hallways, and beside mirrors or artwork. Mounted in pairs the vertical line reads as deliberate. Clean the glass with a soft dry cloth. Electrical installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician in line with local wiring regulations, with the supply isolated first. Buy it now.

• Smoked glass lowers apparent brightness, comfortable in eyeline
• Usable output without glare from a sofa or bed
• Vertical tube reads as a line rather than an object
• Suits narrow walls and spaces beside mirrors
• Reads as deliberate when mounted in pairs
• Installation by a qualified electrician