Wall lighting in the living room can be practical, while also helping you to achieve a cosy and inviting atmosphere. We have a fantastic collection of living room wall lights in varying styles and sizes, and a mix of both modern and antique, so choosing the right fittings to enhance your living room lighting scheme has never been easier.
The living room asks more of its wall lights than any other room. They have to flatter faces at a drinks party, light a page at reading time and wash a chimney breast with warmth on a quiet evening – often all in the same week. Choosing well means thinking about layers, not just fittings.
Our own living room wall lights are designed and handmade in our Herefordshire workshop, as we have done since 1982: hand-spun brass, mouth-blown glass, hand-pleated silk. The Lugg brass wall light gives a soft, ambient wash beside a sofa or fireplace; the Sellack wall light brings classic, shaded elegance in pairs; and the Ledbury adjustable reading light puts light exactly where an armchair needs it. Because our own fittings are made to order, shades, arms and finishes can be tailored to your scheme. Look out too for Studio Stock pieces – end-of-line fittings from our own range at reduced prices, such as the Hereford contemporary wall light – while stocks last.
Build the full scheme with our living room ceiling lights, living room pendant lights and living room table lamps. The complete collection sits in our living room lighting range. Tell us about the room and we will be honest about what will work.
The best living room wall lights combine soft, shaded light with a design that earns its place: double-arm classics flanking a fireplace, swan neck designs over seating, and adjustable reading lights beside armchairs. Warm, diffused light flatters the room and the people in it, so shaded or opal-glass designs usually work better than bare, directional spots.
Use three layers: a ceiling light or pendants for general light, wall lights for warmth and atmosphere at eye level, and table lamps for pools of task light. Run the layers on separate switches or dimmers so the room can shift from bright and practical to low and relaxed. Wall lights are the layer that makes a living room feel finished rather than flat.
Position living room wall lights where they frame the room's anchors: a pair flanking the fireplace or sofa, beside a favourite armchair for reading, or washing a chimney breast or artwork. Mount them around 150-170cm to the centre of the fitting, and keep shades out of the television's sightline to avoid distracting glare.
Yes. Our living room wall lights take LED bulbs, and with dimmable bulbs and a compatible dimmer they shift from bright, social light to a low evening glow. Dimming is worth planning at the outset in a living room, where the same fittings often have to cover entertaining, reading and film nights.
Our living room wall lights currently range from £251.10 for a Pixley contemporary wall light to £1,472.10 for the largest Wye Valley long swing arm, with most designs between £300 and £800. Studio Stock end-of-line pieces from our own range, such as the Hereford contemporary wall light at £224.86, cost less while stocks last.
Yes. Our Studio Stock pieces are end-of-line fittings from our own Herefordshire range offered at reduced prices – for example the Hereford contemporary wall light, reduced from £311.10 to £224.86. They are the same handmade quality in limited numbers, and once a Studio Stock piece sells out it is gone.
Yes. Our own living room wall lights are made to order in our Herefordshire workshop, as our fittings have been since 1982. Hand-spinning, hand-pleating, wiring and testing all happen under one roof, so shades, arms and finishes can be tailored to your scheme. Contact us for current lead times before planning around a date.
In most living rooms, no – and we would be honest about that. Wall lights give soft, low-level light and work best layered with a ceiling fitting for general illumination. In a small snug or a room with several bright wall lights and table lamps they can carry the space alone, but most living rooms need both layers to work well.
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