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Wall Lighting

Good lighting can transform your room and elevate your mood – as well as helping you make best use of the space. This illuminating selection offers solutions for all your wall lighting needs.

Atticus brass wall sconce Graham & Green

If you adhere to the principle that wall and ceiling lights are the earrings and necklaces of the home (and it’s a good principle) then this is a good investment. There’s a good chance the wall lights will be on at best 50 per cent of the time so they need to look good the other 50 per cent. These are decorative and will catch the light in a dark room and glow like jewellery on a darkly painted wall, whichever room they are in.
Stork wall fitting Pooky

I love a long arm wall light – great at either end of the sofa where they can be tucked away or pulled out for close work, pretty in kitchens where they make a change from the spot light and can be extended to reach out over cupboards and shelves and also by beds and over desks. Add a glass shade, keep the bulb naked or use a pretty paper lampshade depending on where you want to use it, this is a really versatile lamp. Also I can tell you that a few years ago (when I was looking) they were really hard to find so I’m tempted to say buy yourself a couple now before they disappear again in the end I made do with something else but I would prefer these.
Orta Cone Wall Light Lights & Lamps

For anyone who has been wondering about mixing metallics, here's the solution. Basically it works when the two are slightly "aged" in appearance, so this is a dull silver with a dark brass creating a rather gorgeous combination. Plug-in wall lights are so much easier to use, as you can move them where you will (wall fixings not withstanding) and this also has a smart black fabric cable and a dimmer switch - perfect for evening sitting rooms and bedtime reading.
empire shade in blue and red pooky

Wall lights used to be terribly difficult - in that most of them were awful. I know one designer who is so scarred by hideous wall lights from rented flats and 80s houses that he won’t use them to this day. But the times they are a changing and you can find some beauties now. Like this. Try adding a fun floral or plain velvet shade to bring another layer of pattern and print to your room. It comes in a variety of designs and colourways, too.
melville wall sconce pooky

This mercurised glass sconce will diffuse the light gently outwards. Bring a bit of luxe to the kitchen (instead of the dreaded grid of spotlights) or try them in a bedroom to create a softer effect than a pendant would bring.
Grosvenor Wall Light Dowsing & Reynolds

This will involve more effort to install as it’s not a plug-in, but it will look gorgeous and elegant – either by the bed or at either end of the sofa if there’s no room for a floor light. Wall lights can also be the best solution for halls, as pendants can get in the way of the front door and/or the stairs and there’s often restricted space for furniture.
Peg Wall Lamp Dowsing & Reynolds

Time was it was really hard to find a good wall light, and especially hard to find a plug-in version. But there are masses to choose from now – and they can work well for renters (just make good the place where the hook was) as well as small-space living, where there might not be enough space on a bedside table for a lamp and everything else. Or even space for a bedside table at all, come to that.
Brass Deco Wall Light Cox & Cox

Perfect for a small bedroom where space on the bedside table is tight (especially when it’s fighting for space with a pile of unread books). This has a flex and a plug so you don’t need to worry about calling in the professionals to wire it in and then replaster and make good where they had to chase the cables out.
Antique Brass Wall Light Cox & Cox

Another brass wall light but this time with a more antique finish, which will suit some of you better, and an angled arm so you can keep it on the page and out of your eyes.
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Small Halo Wall Sconce Graham & Green

This is very pretty. It’s not going to give a huge amount of light though so ask yourself if you want a bit of an ambient glow or to actually see the words on the page.