Renovation Detail: The Desk Sconce
Clear off your desk in one smooth move: Move your task lighting onto the wall with a sconce for task lighting
We've broken ground on our home-office renovation. What I'm most excited about is the nook we're creating for a built-in desk and shelving. I love to tuck things away, so a built-in streamlined desk nook is the perfect solution for us.
A clutter-free work surface is high on my priority list, so we're outfitting the nook with wall sconce lighting. Mounting desk lighting onto the wall allows for more open desktop space.
Whether two sconces frame the workspace or a centered sconce anchors it, wall lighting in an office feels appropriately library-like. One may also consider choosing an articulating fixture, which allows for task-light adjustment, a welcome option in a workspace setting.
A clutter-free work surface is high on my priority list, so we're outfitting the nook with wall sconce lighting. Mounting desk lighting onto the wall allows for more open desktop space.
Whether two sconces frame the workspace or a centered sconce anchors it, wall lighting in an office feels appropriately library-like. One may also consider choosing an articulating fixture, which allows for task-light adjustment, a welcome option in a workspace setting.
In a midcentury home office, the sconce is mounted on the wall perpendicular to the desk. Its long swinging arm allows for task-light adjustment.
Mounted directly onto the built-in bookcase, two fixed sconces frame the desk space.
Each of these desk cubbies is outfitted with its own Boston Functional Library Wall Light and built-in corkboard.
Arguably the most popular swing-arm wall lamp of all time, Artemide's Tolomeo is the perfect choice for a contemporary home office.
An office in a home's turret features sconces fixed onto the window casing.
Two swing-arm wall lamps may be adjusted for ample workspace lighting in this home office.
Located just off the kitchen, this coordinating home office features modern cabinetry, stone counters and a centered sconce.
Centered below a window, this built-in vanity is flooded with natural, sconce and table lighting.
A single sconce is centered within the cozy little desk nook of a little girl's bedroom in the Netherlands. It's the perfect spot for doing homework and crafts.
Tell us: Do you work under a wall lamp? Show us your sconces!
Tell us: Do you work under a wall lamp? Show us your sconces!