This travertine wall light brings together a cone of natural stone, a plate in solid walnut and a bracket in matt black metal. The light it gives can be aimed, and the material it is made of gives a wall a warm, mineral presence. A travertine wall light drawn for a contemporary room, and recognisable by how little it tries to do.

An adjustable travertine wall light in real stone

The principal argument for this travertine wall light is the shade: a cone cut from real yellow travertine, with the open pores and soft banding that belong to quarried stone. Like any natural material, travertine carries tones of its own, so the piece on your wall is not the one in the photograph, and that is the point of buying stone rather than a moulding. A travertine wall light is chosen for the block it came from as much as for the shape. The cone is adjustable, which lets you aim the beam at the exact thing you want lit instead of accepting whatever the fitting was pointed at on the day it went up. That single joint is what makes a travertine wall light useful over the years, as furniture moves and rooms change their purpose. Behind it the solid walnut plate warms the composition and the matt black bracket keeps the line sharp. With compact dimensions of 15 cm wide by 20 cm high, this travertine wall light settles into a small space without ever dominating it, and nothing drops below the body to interfere with the headroom of a 2.4 m room. Fitted in pairs either side of a mirror, a bed or a doorway, which is what the longest British search for wall lights actually describes, it reads as deliberate.

Specifications of the damp-rated travertine wall light

The technical side of this travertine wall light answers demanding uses. It is rated for damp locations, which allows it in bathrooms and covered outdoor spaces, with the position settled against the zones by whoever does the wiring. The standard E26/E27 Edison screw (ES) lampholder accepts a lamp of 40 W maximum, incandescent or the LED equivalent, chosen freely because it is not supplied; that is a generous ceiling for a wall fitting, and it means a travertine wall light of this size can do real work rather than only setting a mood. The fitting is compatible with a dimmer, not included, to take it from a clear light down to a low glow. In practice a travertine wall light combines a natural look with a serious specification, which is why the same piece suits a bathroom and a lounge. The 15 cm by 20 cm format leaves a great deal of freedom in placing it, either side of a mirror, a bed or a door, at whatever height suits you. No weight is published; travertine is dense for its size, so use fixings appropriate to the wall you have and spread the load on plasterboard, and check the fixing again once the cone has been aimed, since an adjustable head gets handled. Any travertine wall light with a moving joint is worth a second check a month after fitting.

Aiming a travertine wall light for the material

In a bathroom, use the damp rating to put the fitting near the mirror, observing the electrical installation rules that apply where you live and letting your electrician settle the zone. A travertine wall light shows at its best in grazing light, when the beam runs across the stone and brings the pores and the banding forward, so turn the cone towards the wall rather than out into the room if the material is what you want to see. If you intend to vary the output of the travertine wall light, pair a compatible dimmer with a dimmable lamp and keep the 40 W maximum in mind. Choose a warm lamp, which lifts the soft yellow of the travertine and the brown of the walnut; a cool lamp flattens both and leaves the stone looking grey. Aimed down over a basin or a book, the same travertine wall light becomes a working light, which is more than most decorative fittings will do.

With this travertine wall light you bring together real stone, solid walnut and matt black metal in an adjustable fitting of 15 cm by 20 cm. Rated for damp locations and happy with a dimmer, it suits a great many rooms, and a warm lamp is all it asks for. Aim the cone once the furniture is in place rather than before.

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