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Best Bets: 10 Ultra-Modern Outdoor Wall Light Ideas

For the modern design aficionado, the wrought iron, metal patinas and decorative finials found in many outdoor wall lighting designs are probably not your thing. Two more straightforward ingredients—simplicity and functionality—are more likely up your alley (er, walkway?), to welcome to guests arriving at your home. Here are 10 ultra-modern outdoor wall light fixtures that will appeal to your contemporary, minimal sensibility.

Written by Sarah Chappell

Root Outdoor Wall Sconce by Tech Lighting

Enjoy a little variety with your minimalism. The Root Outdoor Wall Sconce is a slick hexagonal fixture with a downward-facing LED light source. Your decorative instincts will tell you whether to leave the lengthwise cut-out completely open or fitted with a woven wire mesh or perforated metal insert.

Root Outdoor Wall Sconce by Tech Lighting

Dawn Indoor/Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

Deconstructivism at its best, the Dawn by Modern Forms distorts the perfection of its shape with structure that’s ever-so bentforward. These elements hardly deter the light spread—in fact, they help increase the amount of light reflected on the wall’s surface.

Dawn Indoor/Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

Ledge LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Scone by Rich Brilliant Willing

If you want the absolute minimum in structural design, then the Ledge LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce by Rich Brilliant Willing is for you. A simple shelf houses the LED light source, and can be flipped depending on where you want the wall wash to go.

Ledge LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Scone by Rich Brilliant Willing

Impact Resistant LED Ceiling/Wall Light by Bega

There’s nothing more timeless than black and white...and the Impact Resistant LED Ceiling/Wall Light by Bega pulls it off with the absolute minimum in aesthetics. This sconce may be small, but its Marine Grade classification and lighting capabilities prepare the Impact for a long lifetime outdoors.

Impact Resistant LED Ceiling/Wall Light by Bega

Pitch Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by George Kovacs

The Pitch Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by George Kovacs has the right angle when it comes to the powers of persuasion. It’s hard to tell where the light is coming from, successfully grabbing your attention with a negative-space-approach to modern outdoor lighting.

Pitch Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by George Kovacs

Scotch LED Indoor/Outdoor Light by Vibia

The Scotch LED Indoor/Outdoor Light by Vibia likes to take its light neat, featuring a thick glass tumbler shade with rich and warm light. The simplicity and small size can place this wall sconce virtually anywhere—whether lining exterior corridors or above a vanity, this fixture adds instant elegancy without any fuss.

Scotch LED Indoor/Outdoor Light by Vibia

Crisp LED Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling/Wall Light by Rich Brilliant Willing

Who knew a crinkle-cut surface could make such a great light diffuser? The Crisp by Rich Brilliant Willing adds a bit of intrigue to a straightforward silhouette with a rippling surface that liquefies its mostly frosted exterior.

Crisp LED Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling/Wall Light by Rich Brilliant Willing

Bloc LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

Create the buildings blocks of modern design with the Bloc LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce by Modern Forms. Equipped with powerful LEDs in either one or two-directional light, the Bloc is hardly square when it comes to sophisticated technology and functionality.

Bloc LED Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

Pantarei Outdoor LED Wall/Ceiling Light by Artemide

Artemide, so named after the goddess of the moon, knows a thing or two about the virtues of a perfect circle. Their Pantarei is utterly functional, designed to be unobtrusive and as simply pretty as the full moon itself.

Pantarei Outdoor LED Wall/Ceiling Light by Artemide

Rain Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

Rain, rain…don’t go away! This Modern Forms sconce adds a little sunshine to a gentle storm, splashing freshly watered light against the wall. By texturizing the clear glass, this sconce can remain minimalistic in construction but decorative in the light it creates.

Rain Outdoor LED Wall Sconce by Modern Forms

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&Tradition, Alessi, Artek, Arteriors, Bambrella, BDI, Bernhardt Design, Big Ass Fans, Blomus, Blu Dot, Calligaris, Capital Lighting, Carl Hansen, Casablanca Fan Company, Cerno, Cherner Chair Company, Chilewich, Contardi Lighting, Copeland Furniture, Corbett Lighting, Craftmade, Currey & Company, Cyan Design, dweLED, EcoSmart Fire, Eglo, Elan Lighting, ET2 Lighting, Ethnicraft, Fanimation Fans, Fatboy, Feiss, Fermob, Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting, FLOS, Fredrick Ramond, Fritz Hansen, Gabriel Scott, Gan Rugs, George Kovacs, Greenington, Gus Modern, Heller, Hennepin Made, Herman Miller, Hinkley, Hubbardton Forge, Hudson Valley Lighting, Humanscale, Hunter Fans, Huppe, Iittala, J. Adams & Co., Juniper Design, Kebe, Kichler, Knoll, Lafer, Lafuma, Lechuza, Loll Designs, Loloi, Louis Poulsen, Luceplan, Lyon Beton, LZF, Magis, Marset, Maxim Lighting, Metropolitan Lighting, Midj, Minka Aire Fans, Minka-Lavery, Mitzi - Hudson Valley Lighting, Modern Fan Company, Modern Forms, Modloft, Modloft Black, Monte Carlo Fans, Moooi, Moooi Carpets, Nanimarquina, Nelson Bubble Lamps, Nomon, Oxygen Lighting, Pablo Designs, Petite Friture, QLOCKTWO, Quorum International, Regina Andrew, Robert Abbey, Roll & Hill, RS Barcelona, Savoy House, Schonbek, Sea Gull Lighting, Secto Design, SONNEMAN Lighting, Stickbulb, Studio M, Tech Lighting, Teckell, Terzani, The Great Outdoors: Minka-Lavery, Toulemonde Bochart, Troy Lighting, Vibia, Visual Comfort, Vitra, Vondom, WAC Lighting, Zaneen Design

Some eligible brands may include items that do not qualify for this promotion. This list is subject to change at any time. Clearance, light bulbs and some sale items are also excluded from this offer. Cannot be combined with any other offers or past orders.