In our living room, the brass sconces have attractive clear cords. At first glance, it gives the illusion that the sconces are hard-wired, rather than plug-in. Similarly, above our nightstands, the black fabric cord hides behind a painted cord cover. Painting the cover the same green as the walls causes it to blend right into the background. The first, in our dark green master bedroom, covers the cord hanging below a family photo. Let’s take a look at several before and afters around my home, where we’ve installed cord covers. It’s the type of project that is incredibly affordable and easy to execute but elevates the look of your space. Installing cord covers for wall light cords is an understated – but impactful – home update. You might also like: How to make a DIY rope cord cover in 30 minutes! Before and After: Cord Covers for Wall Sconces ![]() This tutorial will explain how to install a cord cover for wall sconces without using adhesive! However, I installed it differently, so that I didn’t have to worry about damaged walls. Take a quick look at the reviews, and you’ll see that this cord cover is no exception. I do NOT like using adhesive on my walls.Īdhesive is too permanent and will damage walls when removed. Maybe some day technology will allow a lamp to be mounted easily on a wall with no cord needed.Many cord covers for walls have a major downside: the cord cover requires adhesive. :-) You can see how I did it in this post: Have you ever hardwired a fixture? I did for the wall-mounted TV. Here is one in brass, but they come in white and silver finishes also: They are either like a round metal tube or a square channel that mounts out of the bottom of the fixture. Most, but not all wall-mounted lamps come with them. Or on some higher end wall-mounted lights the cord covers are part of the design. If you have a similar lamp with a cord hanging down and can’t hardwire it, then you can place a cord cover over it and paint it the same color as the wall. I will update the post to share this since you are not the first one to ask. We moved from the house soon after and I never got around to adding cord covers over the cords or getting another photo. I realized later that the question about the wiring could come up. I forgot I did that.Īt the time, I just did it for that reason alone since the post was about brass. The final image was photoshopped since it looked like the cord was part of the shell on the top of the books. Hi Jean – When I did this post back in 2014, I did not have the lamps hardwired into the wall. Here is one in brass swing arm lamp cord cover, but they come in white and silver finishes also. They are either a round metal tube or a square channel that mounts out of the bottom of the fixture. Most, but not all wall-mounted lamps come with cord covers. If you have a similar wall mounted lamp with a cord hanging down and can’t hardwire it, then you can place a cord cover over it and paint it the same color as the wall. I used the magic of photoshop to remove the cord from the image from the first image in this post since it looked like it was part of the shell. My swing-arm lamps are not hardwired to the wall. How to Hide the Cord on a Wall Mounted Lamp Want to age brass with no brush marks? Check out this post on how to do it. You can move them around to get just the right light, no matter how you are sitting or lying on the bed.
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