Outdoor Lighting

Weatherproof sconces and entry fixtures - the lamps that hold the threshold.

Most of this range is wall-mounted, and most of it is rated IP65. That is the rating worth checking outdoors: it means the fitting is sealed against dust and against water thrown from any direction, not merely dripped on from above. Confirm it on the product page before you commit anything to an exposed wall, because a fixture meant for a sheltered porch will not survive one that catches driving rain. The slim Edge fittings and the cube garden light also belong to our clean-lined minimalist range, next to indoor pieces cut the same way. On a table indoors, minimalist table lamps come in metal and glass.

A second group runs on solar, which changes where you can put a light rather than how it looks - no cable, no electrician, and a spot on a fence or a path that was never going to be wired. The trade-off is honest: output depends on the day the panel has just had, so solar suits marking a path or a boundary rather than lighting a table you actually want to eat at.

At the front door, size the fixture like an entry light rather than an afterthought. Entry and foyer lighting carries the diameter rule and the 7-foot clearance line, and it applies to a pair of sconces flanking a door as much as to anything hanging. Keep the bulb warm at 2700K - this is the first light anyone sees, and cooler light reads institutional at a front door; colour temperature explained sets out the difference. For the indoor half of the same range, see wall lights, and for the metal, exposed-bulb version of the same idea, industrial-style fixtures.

Outdoor wall lights, ratings and sizes

Wall mounts make up 114 of the 127 lights; seven are table lamps and the rest are garden, path and spot lights. 70 titles state IP65, one states IP54 and 18 say solar. Half of those that list a height are 16 to 46 cm (6 to 18 in) tall, and 45 come in more than one size.

Retro, modern or statement outdoor lights

By title, modern is the biggest group, then minimalist and retro, with a few lanterns. Retro and lantern shapes suit brick and a period front door; slim modern fittings suit render, cladding and a plain door. For a statement at the entrance, go bigger rather than brighter: a single light beside a door is usually about a third of the door's height and a pair about a quarter each, with the middle of the fixture 150 to 170 cm (60 to 66 in) above the step. Like everything we sell, outdoor lights ship free wherever we deliver and arrive in 6 to 9 business days.
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FAQ

Are these outdoor lights waterproof?

Go by the rating on each product page, because not every light here carries the same one. IP65, stated in 70 titles, means sealed against dust and against jets of water from any direction; IP54 means protected against dust and splashing water.

Can an outdoor light switch on at dusk by itself?

Some can. Seventeen lights here have a dusk-to-dawn or motion sensor stated on the product page, and on seven of them it is an option you pick rather than standard. A hardwired light can also run from a timer or a photocell switch fitted by your electrician.

Does an outdoor wall light have to be wired in by an electrician?

The hardwired ones do, and 59 product pages here say hardwired. The 18 solar lights charge from their own panel and the rechargeable lamps only need charging, so neither needs wiring.