Japandi Wall Sconces
Japandi wall sconces borrow from two traditions that agree on most things: Japanese restraint and Scandinavian warmth. On the wall that means a quiet shape in a natural material, with light that comes out soft rather than sharp. This edit is wall fixtures only, so everything below mounts beside a bed, along a hall or up a stair.
Choosing a Japandi sconce by material
Material does most of the work in this style, so start there. Solid wood is the warmest choice, and two of the wooden designs come in both a light oak or natural tone and a darker walnut, each in more than one diameter. Silk and fabric shades spread the bulb into an even glow, which is why they suit a bedside, where you end up looking straight at the fixture. Resin, cement and travertine carry the wabi-sabi side of Japandi: textured, slightly uneven surfaces that look better with light raking across them than they do in a flat photograph. Rattan gives a looser, woven texture if the room already leans on linen and wood.
Where a Japandi sconce light works
Most of these are bedside and hallway pieces. A pair either side of a bed clears the nightstand and keeps the light low, which is the whole point of the style; a single sconce on a landing or beside a mirror does the same job in a smaller space. Treat them as the warm layer rather than the room's main light, and pair one with an overhead and a lamp, as our guide to layering lighting explains. Most are hardwired and a couple come with a plug-in cord, so check the listing before you plan around a socket.
The Japandi lighting guide covers the palette and bulb colour that hold the look together. For the same style overhead and on tables, browse all Japandi lighting. If wood matters most, the wood and walnut wall sconces go wider, and what travertine lighting is explains the stone.
