While overhead lighting serves many purposes, indoor wall lights can create dramatic highlights and set varying moods through proper use and planning. It is not uncommon for a tasteful room to sport both an overhead light along with several indoor wall lights serving as spotlights to naturally draw the attention of your guests and visitors.
When it comes to selecting the right modern indoor wall light for different areas of your home, there are several factors you should consider:
Fortunately, when working with Urban Ambiance, your choices of high-end wall sconces become virtually unlimited thanks to the extensive inventory of indoor wall lights which we carry for our valued customers.
While all luxury wall sconces attach to a wall, there are several types of indoor wall lights from which you can choose. Certain lights use fixtures which almost serve as alcoves in a wall, hardly projecting any material out from the wall and creating a flush look and feel; these indoor wall light types work well in narrow spaces, such as hallways and even for bathroom vanity areas, where there can be natural daylight contributing its brightness to the area.
In other rooms, such as living rooms and bedrooms, selecting a luxury wall sconce that projects out from the wall can deliver some delightful and dramatic effects for those areas. Projected fixtures can also serve as spotlights, highlights, or as extra illumination for spaces with nooks and crannies.
Finally, our indoor wall lights come in a variety of shapes:
All of our urban indoor wall lights are compatible with LED bulbs and are dimmable, for those desiring such features.
Within our selection of 25 superior, high-quality indoor wall lights, you will be certain to find a style meeting your artistic demands and tastes. Below are all the different styles of high-end wall sconces you can browse, along with the number of models for each style (please note that some models fit into multiple styles):
As we said before, you will delight in the many indoor wall light choices we have on offer for our valued clients. All are produced by reputable and recognized manufacturers and are designed to add value and taste to any interior living space.
Depending on which room you are attempting to size for modern indoor wall lights, you may use different methods for determining where to place the fixtures on your wall.
When using indoor wall lights for the vanity area in a bathroom, there are several considerations. For those bathrooms with mirrors above double sinks, consider wall lights flanking both ends of the mirrors with a centered wall light separating the mirrors and sinks. A bathroom with one sink does well with wall lights installed on each side of the mirror above the sink.
Mount the luxury wall sconces at about 65 inches above the floor (eye level for the typical adult). If flanking a mirror, a proper distance between wall lights is 3 to 3 1/2 feet apart from each other. If you are working with an average-sized bathroom, use fixtures no larger than 18 inches tall; for larger bathrooms, consider even larger sconces.
Using a wall light instead of a table lamp is so much easier, more efficient, and less likely to end up on the floor. Measuring where to place a wall light next to your bed is easy if you have a friend nearby and measuring tape. Sit at the head of your bed as you usually do when reading or watching something, and have your friend measure the height from floor to the top of your shoulder. Placing a wall light at that level gives you perfect illumination where you want it.
Normally a narrow passageway, you want to use wall sconces which do not stick out too far from the wall. This makes it easier not only for human traffic, but when moving large items through the hall. You are also better served to stick with wall lights with some type of shade or covering, as direct glaring light in hallways just doesn't work.
Even though you have lots of lighting choices (overhead, table lamps, floor lamps) in your living room area, the proper use of high-end wall lighting is ideal for accenting certain spots or wall hangings. Just as you flank mirrors in a bathroom, a work of art bordered on each side with wall lights can be the perfect way to emphasize particular pieces. If used in this manner, your luxury bathroom sconces should be horizontally centered with the hung work, with at least 4 inches of space between the edge of the artwork and the center of the sconce.
For this area, you can use the standard "eye-level" guide when placing wall lights, but if your artistic inspiration guides you towards other placements, follow that instinct. Wall lights placed at levels not normally expected can produce a delightful effect which radiates throughout the living room.
For best illumination when climbing stairs, you want to place your modern indoor wall sconces about three-quarters of the way up the wall, so just measure your ceiling height (in inches) and multiply by 0.75 to determine the precise position of your sconces. Too much glare in a stairwell can be as unsafe as insufficient light, so think about choosing wall lights enclosed with shades to soften the brightness.
Because stairways are usually narrow passages, stick with models that remain flush to the wall.
As you examine the various types of indoor wall lights, you have two major factors which demand the greatest consideration:
As with any wall light fixture, your options concerning the intensity of the light vary according to your needs. Even when using shades as part of your indoor wall lights, too strong of an intensity can be bothersome or distracting.
Consider the following as a simplified guide for light intensity in different areas of your home:
Since you can find wall lights where the bulb is installed pointing either up or down, you can consider each lighting situation and determine which position works best for each place you want indoor wall lights.
Again, we offer you a simple guide for determining lighting direction:
In most areas, there will already be wiring in place, often with an existing wall lighting fixture installed. Whenever you are working with electrical wiring, extreme caution must be taken, but the instructions for removing an existing fixture and replacing it with a new one is quite easy and safe.
Power should still be off if continuing from the last instructions. If not, kill the power and continue...
If you don't get illumination on the flip of your switch, be sure to turn off power before any troubleshooting. Then remove the fixture and double-check your connections.
If you want to install a high-end wall sconce where there is no existing wall light fixture, you can install a new indoor wall light fixture in just five easy steps and a couple of hours.
Taking good care of your new indoor wall lights is easy; all you have to do is add it to part of your weekly cleaning routine. Through regular care and maintenance, your wall lights will retain their new look and function as good as new for years on into the future.
Keep in mind that, when purchasing your indoor wall lighting through Urban Ambiance, you are acquiring the best-made lighting fixtures found in America today. This means the only the highest-grade materials are used in the production of these fixtures, so be sure to follow these care guidelines:
By following these four guidelines on a weekly basis, you will find your modern indoor wall lights lasting for years while looking as if you just installed them!
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