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When shopping for sconces, we suggest the following tips to help you find the right fixture for your home.
Survey the Situation:
To determine the right style sconce for your home, begin by surveying the room. What color, material or trend is predominant in room's decor? How do you want to enhance that statement? Traditional homes can command more ornate, decorative sconces, while modern abodes demand a less-is-more philosophy in design.
Design Savvy:
Visit us armed with a photo or sketch of space you are trying to light, fabric and color samples. If we know the size and shape of the wall, color and fabrics of the furniture and drapes, then we can really help in the process.
Plan Ahead:
Sconces can be used in any space and in any type of home or style. However, it is often difficult to install them in existing homes where the walls have not been pre-wired to accept the sconce. It is much easier to plan and install sconces in new home construction where the wiring has been installed before the finished wall is up.
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Check It Out:
Before buying a sconce, take time to really examine the fixture. The detail, finish and castings should be high-quality, neat and trim. Shades or other attachments should fit properly.
Right Light:
How the sconce produces light is a very important consideration. If you plan to use the sconce as a major source of light in a space, choose one with a shaded bulb and a minimum wattage of 75 watts to reduce glare. If the sconce is strictly decorative, wattages less than 75 are sufficient, but shades or shielded bulbs are still preferred.
If the sconce is to be placed in a two-story space, it's important to identify if the viewer will be able to see into the sconce when standing on stairs or looking down into the space. Some sconces have shields that don't allow a view into the fixture when seen from above.
Seek Guidance:
If the choices are not clear, it's always best to rely on the help of a lighting consultant in our showroom to help guide the decision. Lighting consultants often have design backgrounds and help move you in the right direction.
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Sconce Sense:
Sconces bring decorative demeanor to any room. In today's newer homes, high windows, walls and soaring ceilings increase the need for supplemental lighting. Older or historic homes were often designed with sconces in mind.
Once de rigeur in home interior, sconces are gaining in popularity. Sconces can expand a space and decor visually by lighting the perimeter of the room.
Sconces make themselves at home today in any room. Look for them over beds and behind bathroom doors, framing mirrors, marching down fences and lining great rooms.
They can be used in any room, and when used with dimmers can add significantly to the decor and mood of a space. The main obstacle to using sconces is simply not thinking enough about using them.
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