Christmas Glow Wall Silhouette Lights

About these lights

Seven laser-cut wooden shapes with a warm light set behind each one. The cutouts throw the shape onto the wall as a soft shadow, which is the effect they are bought for: a plain wall in a dim room and a reindeer half a metre above the sofa. Each piece is about twelve by twelve centimetres, light enough to sit on a small hook or a sticky pad, and the set arrives as seven pieces in one pattern rather than as seven different patterns.

Wood and light

Laser-cut natural wood, with the pattern cut clean through the panel rather than printed on it, so the antlers, snowflake arms and gingerbread buttons all read as openings. Behind each cutout is a warm LED that lights the wall through it. The edges are cut smooth rather than rough, which matters when the light is low and the wall is close, because every irregularity in an opening is magnified by the shadow it throws.

Seven pieces, one pattern

Each style is a set of seven cutouts, not a single one, which is why the price is what it is and why a single style is enough to fill a wall. Twelve by twelve centimetres each is small on its own and substantial as a group, so the way to use them is as a staggered cluster or a loose row rather than as one piece in the middle of a wall.

Hanging them

About two hundred grams in total, so no fixings are needed beyond a small hook, a nail, or a strong adhesive pad, and there is no wiring to run into the wall. Choose the layout on the floor or against the wall first, because the distance between pieces is what makes the group look deliberate, and a wall is a poor place to change your mind. Indoors only, and away from damp and heat.

Where the effect works

A living room wall behind a sofa, a bedroom, a fireplace surround, an entryway, a party backdrop, or a window in a room you look into from outside. It needs a wall with nothing much on it, because the shadows are subtle and competing with a gallery wall or a patterned wallpaper loses them. A plain painted surface in the darkest room of the house is where these earn their money.

Specifications

Type	Laser-cut wooden silhouette wall lights
Material	Laser-cut natural wood with a warm LED backlight
Piece size	About 12 x 12 cm each
Set size	7 pieces per set
Weight	About 200 g in total

Arranging them

1. Plan it on the floor first

   Lay the seven out at the spacing you want and look down at them before anything goes on the wall.

2. Stagger the heights

   A loose, uneven arrangement throws a better group of shadows than a straight row.

3. Keep the wall plain

   These need an empty surface. Pattern and pictures both swallow the shadow.

4. Indoors only

   Away from damp and away from anything that runs hot, including the top of a radiator.

In the box

• 7 laser-cut wooden silhouette pieces in the pattern you choose
• Warm LED backlight for each piece

Care

Dust the wood with a dry brush, not a wet cloth, because water marks the cut faces and the openings hold moisture. Keep the pieces away from moisture and from heat sources, and pack them flat with a little paper between them so the cut edges do not chip against each other off season.

Sizing and fixing