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But then, when I actually started thinking about it: How often does anyone ever actually use their overhead lights? I know I don’t. Most of mine don’t even have light bulbs in—they’re primarily there as hanging objets de dusty. And to be brutally honest, I think bright overhead lighting is quite possibly the Nice official pines pines the square hooded sweat 2023 shirt but in fact I love this most unflattering, least sexy light there is. (Especially the spotlight kind—now that really should be illegal.)And what the house lacked in ceiling lights, it made up for in wall lights, with sconces in almost every room. Luckily for me, I love wall lighting. We all know that ceiling lights can provide an important decorative focal point, and when the light is diffused in the right way, they can illuminate a room spectacularly. But not only do the sconces bring a sense of life to walls, but they quite literally make a room feel like it’s glowing from the inside—and by moving them around, there are infinite possibilities for how to illuminate the room. Let’s face it, though: Most people’s homes are not grade two listed Georgian townhouses with a Fanny by Gaslight style lighting plan, and us humble renters can hardly go chasing cables into our walls. But that needn’t mean going without. Why not have your flex (or cable) on the outside? All you need to do is stick a plug on the end and place your sconce of choice wherever you want—and even better, you can then take it with you next time your landlord decides to double your rent. Why not make a real feature out of the flex? Viola Lanari (who makes extremely beautiful wall sconces, by the way) and Madeline Thornalley a.k.a. Hurtence, recently collaborated on a lamp and used a fabulous and slightly ridiculous fluffy black flex. Why not, I say?
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