Where to position bedside Wall Sconce?
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beaglesdoitbetter1
10 years agoOurs are pretty much right above our night stands:
This post was edited by beaglesdoitbetter on Sun, Dec 8, 13 at 20:26
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
10 years agoI just put some up in what used to be my son's room that is now an extra guest room. Mine are between the tables and bed. I slept there the other night to check the height of the lights and they were perfect for reading and turning on and off from the bed, although there is also a wall switch that can control them. Now, I just need a dimmer.
This post was edited by cyn427 on Sun, Dec 8, 13 at 20:35
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10 years agoThe sconces look fabulous on both your rooms, and they're in both locations I mentioned. I guess there's no design law for this one, like "NO white shoes after labour day"!
I've attached a screen shot of the sconce...Cyn's sconces & room are more similar to mine, except my sconces are oil rubbed bronze with a cord cover, and I just know that dark cord cover is going to draw the eye. That's why I'm thinking centre over the night stand would be best...but I don't think they provide enough light for reading there. Unfortunately, the room is wallpapered so I'll have to replace an entire section if I pick the wrong spot and need to move the lamp
P.S. Cyn, where did you get your sconces? They'd be terrific in the office/sewing room...And Beagles, after seeing your blue room I've decided my guest room is going to be blue and blingy with lots of white trim! What color did you use, and where did you get that rug???
Baroo2u
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Annie Deighnaugh
10 years agobeaglesdoitbetter1
10 years agoBaroo2u, you should definitely do the blue and white, we love it!
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We did the same blue in the sunroom w/ white trim too. The color we used needs to be in a room w/ a lot of white and w/ fairly good light though or else it gets pretty dark (we tried it in the dining room in our FL house and it made the room a black hole b/c there wasn't enough white trim or natural light to brighten it up.)
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
10 years agocyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
10 years agojones3g
10 years agojones3g
10 years agoAnnie Deighnaugh
10 years agotheclose
10 years agoI think, as you can tell from the responses, it depends on if you need/want them for reading or not. To me, beagle has them positioned for decor purposes and cyn has them positioned for utilitarian purposes. I moved into a home with sconces already installed and they are in a similar position as cyn's sconces. I think ours are a tad high compared to our bed and unfortunately they aren't on a dimmer. The light is a bit bright. One day we will replace them but they work ok for now.
So, no way is "wrong". Place them where you need them! Here is a pic of our master.
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10 years agonosoccermom
10 years agoWhere would you put swing-arm sconces if you had a canopy/four poster bed? Inside or outside the frame? I actually have curtains on the frame. Needed for reading, so I guess inside makes more sense; however, I find them too squashed together.
Baroo2u
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10 years agonosoccermom
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