How to Create an Industrial Living Room with up and Down Wall Lights

Up and down wall lights are one of the simplest ways to give a living room an industrial character. By sending light both towards the ceiling and the floor, they graze textured surfaces like exposed brick, concrete and timber cladding, drawing out the grain of the materials that define the style. To create the look, choose a robust metal fitting in black, steel or aged brass, space a pair or a run of lights evenly at a consistent height, and keep the rest of the lighting warm and low. In this guide we explain how beam width and wall texture change the effect, how high and how far apart to mount the lights, how ceiling height affects placement in older and newer homes, and how leather, metal and reclaimed wood furniture complete an industrial living room without tipping it into a themed set that you tire of quickly over the years ahead....