Wall lights are a brilliant way to enhance your living room—both visually and functionally. Acting as stylish accents and practical light sources, they bring depth, warmth, and personality to your space. Whether you're adding soft mood lighting, highlighting artwork, or complementing your main ceiling fixture, wall lights can be the finishing touch that transforms a good room into a great one.
Why Choose Wall Lights for the Living Room?
Ambient Atmosphere
Wall lights provide soft, indirect lighting that helps create a cosy and inviting mood—perfect for evenings or relaxing with guests.
Space-Saving Design
Mounted directly on the wall, they free up floor and surface space while still delivering stylish illumination.
Layered Lighting
Wall lights are an essential part of a layered lighting plan, working alongside ceiling fixtures, floor lamps, and table lights to create a balanced environment.
Decorative Appeal
From sleek modern designs to vintage-inspired sconces, wall lights add character and complement your room’s overall décor.
Types of Living Room Wall Lights
1. Uplighters & Downlighters
These fixtures direct light either upward, downward, or both—ideal for adding ambient light or creating interesting wall shadows.
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Great for hallways, corners, or alongside fireplaces
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Subtle yet impactful
2. Adjustable Wall Lamps (Swing Arms)
Perfect for reading nooks or beside sofas, these lights can be angled where needed for task lighting.
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Offers flexibility and function
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Ideal for multitasking spaces
3. Picture Lights
Used to highlight artwork, family photos, or decorative features.
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Adds a touch of gallery-like elegance
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Great for showcasing focal points
4. Sconce Lights
Classic or contemporary, sconces come in many shapes and finishes—from minimalist metal to ornate glass.
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Versatile and stylish
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Can be used symmetrically for balance or singly as a statement
5. LED Integrated Wall Lights
Modern and energy-efficient, these lights are often sleek and architectural in style.
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Low-profile and long-lasting
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Ideal for modern interiors
Where to Use Wall Lights in the Living Room
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Above Side Tables: Replace or complement table lamps.
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Next to a Fireplace: Frame a mantel or add a warm glow to a focal point.
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Flanking a Sofa or Mirror: Creates symmetry and elevates the room’s look.
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In Alcoves or Nooks: Highlight unique architectural features.
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On Feature Walls: Draw attention to textures or art.
Choosing the Right Style
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Modern: Think matt black, brushed steel, or minimalist LED strips.
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Traditional: Look for brass, antique finishes, or fabric shades.
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Industrial: Exposed bulbs, dark metal frames, and raw finishes.
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Scandinavian/Natural: Wood accents, simple forms, and soft tones.
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Glamorous: Crystal detailing, gold finishes, and soft opal glass.
Design Tips
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Layer Lighting: Use wall lights with ceiling and floor lighting to avoid harsh shadows and create even illumination.
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Think About Placement: Install wall lights at eye level—typically around 150–160 cm from the floor—for the best effect.
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Coordinate Finishes: Match or complement your wall light finishes with other fittings in the room (e.g., door handles, curtain rods).
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Consider Dimmers: Adjustable brightness allows you to create the right mood at any time of day.
Wall lights are more than just a lighting source—they’re a way to express your style, enhance your décor, and make your living room feel truly complete. Whether you want a subtle glow, functional task lighting, or a decorative accent, wall lights offer versatility and elegance in equal measure.
💡 Explore WT Lighting’s full collection of living room wall lights and bring your walls—and your living
When installing wall lights in a living room, some rooms allow for several wall fittings others maybe only one. Our large selection of wall sconces allows you to choose the correct style whether they are installed individually, in pairs or groups. Our decorative wall lights are available in a huge array of finishes, including popular colours, black, white, polished chrome, brushed chrome, gold and bronze as well as other options. We boast a comprehensive range of modern led wall lights as well as traditional and vintage wall lights all at competetive costs, whilst we also boast a large range of contemporary, timeless wall lights which would easily slot in amongst new or existing interiors. If you have a selection of special illustrations or portraits in your living room, we offer a selection of picture lights in a range of styles and lengths to cover the smallest to largest pictures. Many wall lights we supply feature a dimmable option allowing for you to alter the light level to what you wish, whilst alot of our quality wall lights come with a switch, often a rocker, or a pull switch, allowing you to operate them independently with ease.
When decorating a lounge or living room, many customers want there wall lights to match a ceiling light and often table and floor lamps, allowing there interior to flow. We boast a large selection of ranges where you can match your lights with modern, contemporary and traditional options available. Amongst our decorative wall sconces we include crystal wall lights for anyone searching for a luxurious look, whilst we also offer ceramic wall lights for anyone after a minimilistic look, these can also be painted. If you are searching for a single, or double wall lights we also stock a large selection in a variation of styles, including wall lights with glass, fabric and metal shade options, or alternatively wall lights where you can add a decorative led lamp. All the wall lights we stock, we supply lamps for meaning you can choose all your lights from one place. As well as lighting for living rooms, we also stock lighting for all areas of a property, including, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and hallways, whilst we also boast a range of outdoor lighting.
