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Wall lights hang from a single fixing. Roses and overdoors are set, filled and painted in. Every piece ships with printed instructions.
One fixing, no wiring
The battery option suits rented rooms and walls with no existing electrical point. Nothing to make good when it comes down.
Mark the fixing
Hold the light where you want it and mark the fixing point. Use a wall plug in masonry, or a plasterboard anchor rated comfortably above the weight of the piece. Cast plaster is heavier than it looks, so do not rely on a bare screw in board.
Hook it on
Battery versions hang from the fixing on the back of the cast. Lift, hook it over the screw head and let it settle flat against the wall, then level it by eye.
Light it
The battery LED runs on a remote and needs no mains wiring. The mains version is supplied with a dimmable E14 bulb and an internal clip-on bracket, and should be wired in by a qualified electrician.
Solid, or a 50 mm centre hole
Two options, chosen on the product page. Nothing to cut on the kitchen table.
Solid centre — no hole
For decorative use, or where an electrician will cut the opening to the fitting on site.
Choose solid if there is no pendant, or if the hole size is still unknown.
Fig. 1 — Plan and section, solid centre.
50 mm centre hole
Cut here in the studio before the piece is packed. Sized for a typical UK pendant canopy, flex and rose nut to pass through and sit under the cast.
Choose 50 mm if you are dressing an existing ceiling fitting of that size. It is not a cable-only hole — a bare flex needs far less, and a wider canopy needs more.
Fig. 2 — Plan and section, 50 mm opening.
If you are unsure, send a photograph of the fitting before you order. Any other opening is a studio request rather than a stock option, so ask first — message the studio on WhatsApp.
Set, filled, painted in
Decorative pieces carry no electrical function. Electrical fittings should always be installed by a qualified electrician.
Isolate and prepare
Isolate the circuit at the consumer unit before working near an existing ceiling fitting. The surface must be clean, dry and sound; sand back anything flaking and wipe the area, because dust is the usual reason adhesive lets go.
Check the centre
The centre is settled before the piece is packed: solid, or a 50 mm opening cut in the studio. Offer the rose up to the fitting and check the canopy sits within the opening before any adhesive goes on. Nothing needs cutting here.
Fix and hold
Secure with an appropriate adhesive and mechanical fixings suited to your ceiling build. Press into position and support it while it takes.
Fill the seam
Once set, fill the outer edge where required and sand back flush. This is the step that makes the difference between a piece stuck on a ceiling and a piece that belongs to it.
Find the centre before you fix
Mark the centre of the rose and the centre of your ceiling point, and check they agree before anything goes up. A rose set even slightly off the cable reads as crooked from every seat in the room.
Dry-offer the piece first, with the fitting in place. Adhesive is unforgiving once it takes.
Fig. — Centre and divisions, ceiling rose.
Two thin coats beat one thick one, every time.
Finishing the piece
Pieces are supplied unpainted. Cast plaster is porous, so seal it first with a mist coat or a primer, or it will drink the topcoat and dry patchy.
Then two thin coats of standard interior emulsion with a small roller or a soft brush, letting each coat dry fully. Work the brush out of the detail rather than into it, or the relief fills and the shadow you paid for disappears.
Matched to the wall colour, the piece reads as architecture. Left white, it reads as an object. Both are correct; they are simply different decisions.
Fitting questions
Which centre should I choose — solid or 50 mm?
Choose 50 mm if you are dressing an existing pendant fitting and the canopy, flex and rose nut need to pass through the cast.
Choose solid if there is no pendant, or if the hole size is still unknown and an electrician will size it on site.
Still unsure? Send a photograph of the fitting on WhatsApp before you order.
Can you cut a different size?
Sometimes. 50 mm is the stock cut, and anything else is a studio request rather than an option at checkout. Ask before you order rather than after — message the studio on WhatsApp, or use the enquiries page.
Can I cut the opening myself?
Only as a last resort, and at your own risk. Cast plaster chips and cracks if it is drilled unsupported or opened too quickly, and a cracked rose cannot be put back.
If it has to be done, support the piece flat on a board, start small and work up through sizes rather than starting large, and take the dust off before you fix. It is safer to order the 50 mm cut, or to send a photograph and let the studio advise.
Do I need an electrician?
Not for the battery LED option, which runs on a remote and needs no wiring. Mains versions connect to an existing wall point and should be installed by a qualified electrician, in line with the rules where you live.
Will it hold on plasterboard?
Yes, with the right fixing. Fix into a stud where you can, or use a plasterboard anchor rated comfortably above the weight of the piece. The weight is stated on each product page.
Can I take it down again?
Hook-on wall lights lift straight off the fixing. Adhesive-fixed pieces can be cut away with a thin blade behind the cast, though the piece and the surface will both need making good afterwards.
Do I have to paint it?
No. The cast surface is a soft mineral white and works as it is. Painting is an option, not a step you are obliged to complete.
What if this differs from my printed instructions?
These are general guides. Always follow the printed instructions supplied with your piece, and message the studio if anything is unclear before you start.
Ask before you fix
A two minute message is cheaper than a second hole. Message the studio on WhatsApp.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm UK. Weekend messages are answered the next working day.
Send a photograph of the ceiling or wall and the fitting, and the studio will tell you what it needs.
Not sure which centre to take? See the drawing.
Interior designers and bespoke commissions: trade enquiries.