Product reviews, how-to guides, and industry news from Ravenhill Studio.
A practical church chandelier buying guide covering size, ceiling height, and finish choices for a multi-light statement pendant, with clear decision ...
Category: Buying Guides
Swing arm sconces adjust and reach; fixed sconces stay put and disappear into the wall. Compare them on task lighting, footprint, cost, and installati...
Category: Comparisons
Pendants and sconces do not need to match. Learn the lighting matching rules that actually matter: shared material, finish, or form is enough to make ...
Category: How-to Guides
A practical wall sconce buying guide covering placement, size, finish, and bulb choices, with decision rules and real fixture examples to help you cho...
Category: Buying Guides
Painted metal light fixtures are tougher than most people think, but a few common care habits still cause damage. Here are the mistakes to stop making...
Category: Tips & Care
A practical pendant light buying guide covering size, hanging height, finish, and bulb choices, with clear rules for matching a fixture to your room a...
Category: Buying Guides
Not every sconce needs a junction box. Plug-in models like the Pivot Sconce Plug-In skip it entirely, while hardwired fixtures still require one. Here...
Category: How-to Guides
A step-by-step guide to placing bathroom vanity sconces at the right height and spacing, plus how to pick finishes and ratings that survive real bathr...
Category: How-to Guides
No junction box behind the drywall? Learn a safe, code-aware path to install a wall sconce, from checking for a nearby power source to finishing the m...
Category: How-to Guides
A practical lumens guide for pendants and sconces: how many lumens you need per room, how beam spread changes perceived brightness, and how to match b...
Category: Buying Guides
A practical, code-aware walkthrough for turning a hardwired wall light into a plug-in fixture, plus when it is smarter to buy a plug-in sconce instead...
Category: How-to Guides
A practical, step-by-step guide to cleaning opal glass pendant lights safely — including the one mistake that causes cloudy glass and how to avoid it.
Category: Tips & Care