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Anna Palmer Design Studio Decorates Homes with Contemporary Wall Lamps and Wall Sconces

A wall sconce at the Palmer Design Studio

Wall lamps and wall sconces can be hard to find and match with homes and interiors but lighting design expert
Anna Palmer with Palmer Lighting Design has been able to find some of the most popular lighting inventory
for her clients which range from La Jolla and San Deigo.

Palmer, a graduate from the Parsons School of Design in New York has been in the lighting industry for 17 years
and in addition to carrying some of the top lines in the field has also designed and created much of the wall lighting
and sconces she provides to clients.

A wall lamp / sconce at the Palmer Design Studio

A sconce is a type of light fixture affixed to a wall in such a way that it uses only the wall for support, and the light is usually directed upwards. It does not have a base on the ground. The word applies both to traditional forms of torch lighting, but also to modern gas and electric light sources affixed in the same way.

The etymology of sconce is from the Latin absconsus, and the French esconce. It is a word of many meanings, mostly signifying a covering or protection, or, by extension, that which is covered or protected.

Modern electric light fixture sconces are often used in hallways or corridors to provide both lighting and a point of interest in a long passage. Sconce height in a passageway is generally 3/4 of the distance up the wall as measured from the floor to the ceiling, and the distance between sconces on the wall is generally equal to the distance of the sconces from the floor, often alternating sides of the passageway. Sconce size should also be scaled to ceiling height.

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For a free consultation or more information on wall sconces and wall sconce inventory call Anna Palmer
at the Palmer Lighting design Studio at (858) 551-1350 or email her at info@palmer-design.com

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