Black & Gold Wall Light – Warm or Cool White LED Sconce

A wall sconce finished in black and gold together, with the light set to warm white or cold white. The two metals are used as a pair rather than as alternatives — black holds the structure and gold picks out the detail, so the fixture reads as something outlined rather than as a single mass of one color on the wall.

Combining a dark finish with a bright one solves a problem single-finish sconces have. An all-black fixture disappears against a dark wall, and an all-gold one glares under its own light. Black and gold together keep the fixture legible against either. The light temperature then decides which of the two metals dominates: warm white pushes the gold forward, while cold white flattens it toward silver and leaves the black to carry the shape.

It suits a hallway, a bedside wall, or the space beside a mirror. With no color options to choose between, the temperature setting is the only decision, and it is worth making against the wall color rather than in the abstract.

• Finish: Black and gold
• Light: LED, warm white or cold white
• Mounting: Wall-mounted
• Form: Wall sconce