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The room you walk past every day
The hallway is the first room anyone sees and usually the last one anybody finishes. It gets a builder’s fitting and a cold bulb, and it stays that way for years. It is also among the least expensive rooms in the house to change, because it takes one fitting rather than a whole scheme.
Flush overhead, or light on the wall
Most hallways are better served by a fitting that stays close to the ceiling. The Antique Brass Semi-Flush uses a pressed glass shade with a brass lampholder and ceiling plate. The Nordic Wood-Tone Ultra-Thin Flush is the quieter option, a painted metal rim with a warm wood-tone accent and an acrylic diffuser, in a single 30 centimetre diameter.
On the wall, the Crystal-Effect Cylinder Art Deco Wall Light sits beside a mirror or repeats along a corridor, its faceted shade breaking the light rather than flooding it, in satin gold or matte black. For a simpler line, the Quasso Flush Ceiling Light comes in two sizes and two finishes.
Measuring the space
The Antique Brass measures 28 centimetres across with an overall height of 20 centimetres, and the Crystal-Effect Cylinder is a round 14 centimetre shade standing 24 centimetres tall. Because the Quasso comes in two sizes and the Nordic Wood-Tone in one, a corridor can carry the same fitting more than once without hunting for a match. Every product page lists its dimensions in centimetres, with a measured diagram in the gallery. Each piece replaces an existing ceiling or wall fitting on the same wires, so there is no new wiring to run.
Related
If your hallway ceiling gives you little headroom, start with Lighting for Low Ceilings. If you would rather light the walls than the ceiling, see Wall Lights.