Wall lights play important role in beautifying your home and adding the required brightness to your house. The only thing that you require is to choose the proper kind of wall lights.

Wall lights can be easily installed on a wall outlet box. They are sufficient for lighting hall, room, porch or outdoor area. Depending on the type of task where you use wall lights, these lights can be divided in three categories described below.

Task lighting is designed to provide focused light for a specific task, such as reading or hobby work. Ambient light is for providing general illumination for a room or other area of the house. Accent lighting is used to highlight specific objects, such as a portrait or to create a mood through color, light and shadow.

The fundamental use of wall lights is to generate lighting for a dark room, hallway or staircase. These fixtures are also appropriate for creating task lights. In ambient lighting, two opposite walls should have a distance of 6′ inches in between. Take care that you do not install the wall lights on a very low level or a very high level. Standard distance of a wall light is 60 inches from the floor.

A light fixture that is normally attached to a wall space is referred to as wall sconce. It includes a single arm that is stretched from the wall to a light bulb and is covered with a glass, cloth or porcelain.

In torchieres, the light is directed upwards. In this light, the shade opens in upward direction. Torchieres help in producing ambient or mood lighting. Its affect enhances when the shade or light bulb is colored.

In candle wall sconces, you can place candles, oil lamps, hurricane lamps and gas lights. In this, the extending arm places the flammable candle at a good distance from the wall. Its face late have shiny metallic surface that reflects the light and enhances its intensity.

In wall bracket light fixtures, you can get multiple light sockets unlike sconces that can hold a single bulb at a time. With the help of lanterns, you can make your home more graceful. Lanterns can be used both inside and outside the house but most of the people consider it outdated.