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Urban Light Company

9 to choose from · from £95.00

White Wall Lights

White arm, wooden plate, exposed bulb. For a room where the light should be the only thing you notice.

All 9 white wall lights

Choosing white wall lights

White is the one that vanishes. Against a pale wall the arm all but disappears, leaving the wooden plate and the lit bulb doing the talking — which is exactly the point if you want light in a spot without adding another object to the room.

That makes it the quietest option in a small room, a narrow hallway, or anywhere there is already enough going on. It is also the finish that makes the bulb the hero, so it is worth choosing a bulb you actually like looking at.

The bulb holder is where the interest goes. A brass or copper holder against a white arm gives you one small warm detail and nothing else; chrome keeps the whole thing pale. And because the arm recedes, the wood matters more here than in any other finish — walnut for contrast, beech to go paler still.

Not sure which to pick? Tell me about the room and I’ll tell you what I’d do.

Choose the finish

Or start from a different finish.