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Dimmable Wall Sconces

Dimmable wall sconces do two jobs on one wall: enough output to read by in the evening, and a low glow late at night. Listed here are only the fittings whose specifications state dimmable, rather than any sconce that might happen to cooperate with a dimmer. The pairing between fitting and control decides everything after that.

How to choose dimmable wall sconces

Beside a bed is where the feature pays off. A fitting at the head of the bed clears the nightstand and puts the control on the wall, and the range takes it from reading level down to something one person can leave on while the other sleeps. In a hallway the same range turns a bright fitting into a night light.

Direction matters as much as level. A downward facing shade dims into a small pool on the bedding. An uplight dims into a wash across the ceiling with no visible source at all. Where two people share a wall, two separately switched fittings work better than one pair on a single control.

Switching and mounting for dimmable wall sconces

Dimming needs a compatible pairing between fitting and control. An integrated LED has a driver built in, and not every driver cooperates with every wall dimmer, so read the specification on the product page against the dimmer already installed. Where the sconce takes a bulb, that bulb has to be dimmable too.

Mount a bedside pair 36 to 40 inches above the mattress, around 60 inches from the floor, with the switch or pull cord reachable from lying down. A plug in model with an inline control avoids the wiring question entirely, provided an outlet sits near the headboard.

Wall dimmer or a control on the fitting?

Whichever the wiring allows. A wall dimmer keeps the control at the door and handles a pair together. A control on the fitting itself works in a room with no switched circuit and lets each side of a bed set its own level. Both types are listed per product.

Can a hardwired sconce be dimmed without new cable?

Yes, where the existing wall switch can be swapped for a dimmer. That is a switch change rather than a rewire, though some smart dimmers need a neutral wire at the box. The fitting itself still has to state dimmable for any of it to work.

Other pages in this family: Plug In Wall Sconces, Rechargeable Wall Sconces, Hardwired Wall Sconces and Dimmable Pendant Lights. The full category is Wall Lamps.

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