Wall Lights for Living Room

Why Add Wall Lights to a Living Room?

Because a single ceiling fixture lights a room from one point, and that is what makes a living room feel lit rather than finished. Wall lights lift the light off the floor, soften the corners and spread the brightness across several sources at low level, which is the layered glow people are describing when they say a room feels warm. They also solve problems a ceiling light cannot: a sconce beside a reading chair puts light on the page, a low-brightness lamp beside a TV unit cuts screen glare without lighting the whole room, and a run of three along a long wall washes the surface and makes a narrow room read wider. Akway handweaves 43 living room wall light designs, ₹1,299 to ₹2,899, made in India with free delivery pan-India.

Wall Lights and Wall Lamps for the Living Room

Akway living room wall lights are handwoven from rattan, cane, bamboo, jute and raffia by Indian artisans. Wall lighting does what a single ceiling fixture cannot: it lifts light off the floor, softens the corners of a room and creates the layered, low glow that makes a living room feel finished rather than merely lit. Prices start at ₹1,299 with free shipping across India.

Where should living room wall lights be placed?

Mount a pair either side of a sofa or console to frame the seating area, or a single sconce beside a reading chair. On a long wall, a run of three evenly spaced lamps washes the surface with light and makes a narrow room feel wider. Beside a TV unit, a low-brightness wall lamp cuts screen glare without lighting the whole room.

What light does a woven shade cast?

The shade material decides the effect. Open rattan and cane weaves throw a patterned shadow across the wall and read as decor even when switched off. Jute and raffia diffuse light more softly for a calmer, more even spread. Fabric and metal shades direct light up or down for a sharper, more contemporary look.

How high should living room wall lights be mounted?

Mount roughly 150-165cm from the floor, near eye level for someone standing, and allow 2-2.5m between lamps on a long wall so the pools of light overlap gently.

• Height: mount roughly 150-165cm from the floor, near eye level for someone standing.
• Spacing: allow 2-2.5m between lamps on a long wall so the pools of light overlap gently.
• Bulbs: a warm 2700K bulb flatters natural woven materials; cool white flattens them.
• Pairs: symmetrical pairs suit a sofa or fireplace; a single sconce suits a corner or stairwell.

Each shade is woven by hand, so small variations in the weave are expected and part of the character. Browse the full range of Akway living room wall lighting below.

Part of our full range of wall lights and sconces — 104 handwoven designs.

Can wall lights be fitted in a rented flat?

Only where a wired wall point already exists — a sconce is a fixed fitting, so adding a new point means chasing the wall and needs the landlord's consent and an electrician. Where no point exists and the wall cannot be cut, a floor lamp or a plug-in table lamp gives the same layered light with no fixing at all.