The wall torch:
A journey through time from the medieval castle to the modern home When we think of a wall torch, we like to think of the soothing flickering of a real flame that provides light and warmth inside a romantic castle - a beautiful image, but one that has never existed. Pitch torches were indeed a source of light and heat in the Middle Ages. But the place where they were accommodated (cold, almost unheated castles) was not really romantic. Not to mention all the soot and smoke!
If anything is truly romantic, then it is the wall torch of today. Beautifully designed, fantastically luminous without any soot or smoke and stylishly placed in your cosy four walls. Sounds modern? It is. In this guide, we also explain how you can combine genuine rustic flair with modern lighting and living quality.
Do all wall torches look antique?
Although the wall torch has medieval roots, it has evolved from a (more or less) functional source of light and heat into a modern living object. But that doesn't mean that every torchiere wall light has a truly modern design.
Rustic models come with many iron\ components in rust\ look, sometimes also with wood. The shapes are generally coarser, whereby ornamentation or decorations are not excluded, especially in the medieval style. Torchlight wall lamps form an intermediate stage, which are more traditional in colour, i.e. dark brown or black, but quite modern in design. A stylish furnishing idea, e.g. also for the country house style. And then there are the very modern representatives. Its shape is an abstract wall torch. The material, however, is chrome-coloured metal or clear glass elements (in addition to the lampshade), whose purpose is to look beautiful and shape the light.
Are torchiere-style wall lamps also available with a switch?
The most stylish way would probably be to walk around with a torch or candle yourself to light your wall torches. At least if you want to bring a little medieval flair into your four walls. But to be honest, it's not done like that anymore. Switching on with a switch directly on the torch wall light is safer and also much more convenient (and not to forget: more contemporary).
Of course, most wall torches can be switched on and off using the standard light switch. But there's something about a separate switch ... Separates. An island of light detached from other light sources with sometimes rustic, sometimes completely modern charm.
Are torchiere wall lights also available with LED?
For those who prefer medieval flair in their rustic walls, a wall torch with LED may at first glance appear to be the most unrustic thing you can have. But please allow yourself a second look. Because on the one hand you can screw a stylish LED candle lamp into any torch wall lamp with a socket. This not only saves electricity**, but also provides cosy light**. And as a smart home lamp, the LED can even produce effects such as flickering. Well, pretty close to a really rustic wall torch, isn't it?
On the other hand there are torch lights with installed LED lighting technology. These are the variants where you will search in vain for the candle-shaped or bulb-shaped light source. And ask yourself where the light comes from in the thin, chrome-coloured luminaire body. As you can see, these "wall torches" are usually incredibly modern in terms of design. They don't necessarily fit into the rustic medieval style, but they certainly fit into modern four walls.
Which wall torch looks like a real torch?
Only a real wall torch made of wood, held by iron rings and with a real flame is truly stylish? Fortunately, that's not true! Every smoke detector would also jump in triangles with this traditional wall torch, beep and, in the case of a smart smoke detector, send all kinds of push messages to your mobile phone.
But while we're on the subject of smart homes: A smart home light with flickering effects, which you can make glow reddish like a real candle, already has something of a real candle. If you then choose a more antique model, with a rustic, iron body (possibly with a rust look) and perhaps actually a little processed wood, crowned by a beige glass lampshade that covers the bulb, then the torch wall light is very, very close to a "real" wall torch. Only in modern and contemporary. And yes, your smoke detector won't freak out either.
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