Outdoor Window Wall Washer Light

Windows are the features most houses have the most of, and most outdoor lighting ignores them completely. The Outdoor Window Wall Washer Light is designed to change that. Mounted beside a window or a door, it throws a clean band of light up and down the wall, framing the opening and giving the face of the house structure after dark.

In die cast aluminum with a tempered glass lens, rated 8W and IP54, it is a tidy, architectural way to light an elevation.

A band of light, not a glare

The point of a wall washer is that you see the lit surface rather than the fixture. Light travels along the wall, picking out the texture of brick, render or stone, and the source stays out of your line of sight.

That matters even more beside a window. A fixture that fires outward can throw light into the room behind the glass, which nobody wants in an evening. A washer sends its light along the wall instead, so the view from inside stays comfortable.

Two styles to choose from

A style measures 6.3 inches wide and 4.33 inches high, on a 4.13 inch wall plate. B style is a little narrower and taller, at 5.51 inches wide and 5.12 inches high. Both are offered in black or white.

Choose the proportions that suit the opening you are lighting. A wider fixture reads well beside a broad window, while a taller one suits a narrow window or a door reveal. Whichever you pick, using the same style across an elevation keeps the rhythm consistent.

Build and rating

The body is die cast aluminum with a tempered glass lens in a black or white powder coated finish. It is rated 8W and IP54, and it is suitable for indoor or outdoor walls. Finish tone varies slightly between batches.

Tempered glass is a practical choice for a lens that faces the weather, staying clear where softer materials can cloud over time.

Where the washer works

• Beside windows. A band of light frames the opening.
• Door reveals. Light on the wall rather than in the doorway.
• Feature walls. Grazing light brings out brick and stone.
• Hallways. The same fixture works indoors.
• Modern facades. A narrow body keeps the elevation clean.

Installing it

One wall light is included with its mounting plate and fixing screws, in the style and finish you select. It is a hardwired installation, so turn the power off at the breaker before starting and have an electrician run a supply to the spot if there is nothing there already.

• Decide which side of the window or door the light will sit.
• Keep every fixture on one elevation at the same height.
• Fix the plate, then seat the body onto it.
• Check the band of light after dark before fitting the rest.

Care and pairing

Wipe the light with a soft, dry cloth, and dry the housing immediately after rain or cleaning so water does not sit on the metal.

For more fixtures that graze a surface, browse the wall washer lights collection, and for other wall lights, see the outdoor wall sconces collection. Path lights at ground level finish the picture.

Lighting windows changes how a house reads at night. Instead of a dark facade with a bright door, the elevation gains a pattern: bands of light beside each opening, repeating across the front of the house. It is the sort of effect that looks expensive and is mostly a matter of planning.

Symmetry helps. If the house has matching windows either side of a door, light them the same way, at the same height, with the same style. Where windows are irregular, pick the two or three that matter most rather than lighting every one.

Indoors, the same washer can light a stair wall or a hallway, which is a neat way to carry a detail from the outside of the house through to the inside.

One practical note: a washer works best when there is enough wall above and below it for the beams to land. Directly under a deep soffit or hard against a lintel, the upward beam has nowhere to go and the effect is lost. Standing back and looking at the wall as a surface, rather than as a place to attach a light, usually shows the right spot straight away.

It also pays to think about what is planted or parked nearby. A shrub that grows across the beam, or a car that sits in front of it, will interrupt the band of light, so leave a little clearance where you can.

Checking the view from indoors after dark is worth a minute, since a lit wall outside becomes part of the room at night.

Is the window washer right for your home?

This wall light is a good fit if you:

• Want to light windows and doors rather than the yard.
• Like a narrow fixture that keeps the facade clean.
• Need a light that works indoors or out.
• Can have an electrician run a supply to each spot.

It is an architectural accent light rather than a floodlight. For broad security light over a driveway, a flood light will do more.

Every order ships free across the US and most arrive in 6 to 9 business days. Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days, and questions sent to info@norafurnish.com are answered in 1 to 2 business days.