Softmara Subtle Macaron Wall Light | Soft Colour Sconce In Beige, Green, Red or Warm Soft Pink

Coloured light fittings usually go wrong by being too loud. The Marlow Vane Softmara avoids that by keeping its colours chalky and muted, closer to a macaron than a paint chart, so the sconce adds a note of colour to a wall without becoming the loudest thing in the room. It is a small fitting doing a quiet job, which is exactly what most walls need.

Four colours and two light temperatures give eight combinations. Beige is the safest and reads almost neutral. Green is cool and works beside timber and plants. Red and pink are the warmer, more playful pair and suit a bedroom, a nursery or a hallway that needs waking up. Warm white flatters those colours, while cold white keeps the whole thing crisper and more modern.

Buy it now and think about pairs rather than singles, because two matching sconces either side of a bed or a mirror always look more deliberate than one. Fix into a solid wall or a stud with appropriate fixings. This is a hardwired fixture and should be installed by a qualified electrician to local electrical code, with the circuit isolated at the breaker first. Let the fitting cool before cleaning it, and use a soft dry cloth only.

• Style: small Nordic wall sconce in muted macaron colours
• Colours: beige, green, red and pink
• Light temperature: warm white or cold white on every colour
• Suits: bedsides, hallways, nurseries, landings and mirrors
• Tip: fit as a matching pair either side of a bed or a mirror
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker