Guide to Choosing Wireless Picture Lights

Displaying artwork deserves the best of lighting. And that’s to highlight every detail of your artwork without becoming overbearing of the surroundings. If you have family portraits, prints, paintings, certificates or other decorative wall pieces displayed in your rooms, you should consider making use of the best of wireless picture lights to add to the ambience of the rooms.

This guide will help you to consider all of these points when purchasing your wireless picture light so that you can find the perfect piece to light up your artwork.

Understanding Wireless Picture Lights

Picture lights can be either battery-operated or rechargeable wireless picture lights, designed for individual pieces of artwork or displays of many items on a wall. Many wireless picture lights are designed to be used in either permanent or rental properties, with simple fixing methods, such as screws, or even adhesive mounting systems. Modern wireless picture lights come in a variety of stylish finishes, including; Brass, Black, Bronze, Silver and even Matte Gold.

Why Wireless Picture Lights Are Becoming More Popular

Unlike traditional picture lighting, wireless picture lights for walls are usually relatively easy to install. Even self-build homes or rented properties can benefit from a permanent wall light that has the appearance of having no electrical wires. The wireless nature of these fixtures also enables their easy relocation, without having to chase any wired fixtures. This makes wireless picture lights for walls especially suited for a gallery, a living room, bedroom, office or hallway.

Some of the major benefits include:

Simple Installation

The majority of wireless picture lights can be mounted to a wall using screws or alternatively using an adhesive mounting system. The simple fixing enables the wireless picture light to be installed within minutes and requires minimal tools.

Flexible Placement

No electrical connection is required for wireless picture lighting so you can place your work of art anywhere and it can travel with you from home to office, hotel room or rental property.

Clean Appearance

The Hidden Wiring offers a Clean and Sophisticated look to your space whilst keeping focus on your beautiful artwork.

Easy Maintenance

Wireless picture lights can be equipped with rechargeable or replaceable batteries that can be swapped without the need for any electrical modifications.

Modern Features

Most wireless wall lights for pictures come with all sorts of additional features. A remote control, timer or even a dimmer are typical examples of features that will increase the usability of your wall light on a daily basis. For example, you can switch on your wireless wall light automatically with a timer or adjust the brightness with a dimmer.

Consider Brightness Levels

In order to make the best out of your artwork and show it off from all angles, the brightness of your artificial lighting needs to be just right. Many wireless picture lights now have adjustable brightness. So you can change the light to suit the room.

Several factors influence the ideal brightness:

Artwork Size

Larger paintings require more light than smaller photos or prints etc. such as certificates.

Wall Colour

Dark walls have low light absorption, therefore they will require a brighter light to produce the same effect as a light on a white or very light wall.

Ambient Lighting

Additionally rooms flooded with natural light or ceiling mounted lighting will typically require less brightness from a wireless picture light than very dark rooms.

Viewing Distance

When you are viewing artwork from a distance it may be beneficial to have the brightness set a notch higher than you would for viewing from up close.

An adjustable brightness offers greater flexibility during the day and night.

Battery Type and Runtime

The battery performance of a wireless solution is one of the most important factors when selecting suitable lighting for your artworks.

There are generally two types of power systems used by wireless picture lights.

Rechargeable Batteries

Rechargeable Batteries are cost effective and environmentally friendly in the long run as there is no need for constant replacement of new batteries. Many have a USB charge which makes it easy to recharge.

Replaceable Batteries

Wireless picture lights that use AA or AAA batteries are ideal for applications where charging is a problem. These lights can be easily replaced with new batteries.

The battery life will depend on how you have set the light up i.e. the level of brightness that you prefer and how long a day you leave the light on.

Some wireless picture lights also come with built in timers which will automatically switch the light off after a set period of time. Longer battery runtime reduces maintenance and improves convenience.

Look for Adjustable Lighting Angles

Each piece of artwork is unique, and can be better highlighted with use of a wireless picture light that has adjustable lighting angles.

Most wireless picture lights come with pivoting or even rotating heads. You can thus modify the beam of light to suit the size of your artwork.

Adjustable fixtures help:

●      Reduce Glare

●      Proper positioning minimises reflections from glass-covered frames.

●      Improve Coverage

Highlight Texture

Canvas paintings or very textured artworks benefit from carefully angled lighting that gives them depth.

This also means you can use just one light for different items on display over time.

Memory Settings

Some picture lights even have a ‘memory’ to return to the last settings of brightness and color that were chosen. This means that when the light is switched on and off the settings will be returned to as they were previously.

These functions enhance convenience while extending battery life.

Conclusion

Ultimately, a good picture light must showcase the piece of art that it has been selected to highlight. A good wireless picture light is versatile and beautiful in its own right. When selecting wireless picture lights for your home and your collection of artworks you need to consider several key features and ensure that you select the best fixtures.

This could include ensuring the light itself is of the correct size, adequate brightness and of the correct color temperature, the battery life is adequate and can be recharged if necessary, can be adjusted to achieve the required angle to best highlight the piece, can be fixed to the wall as opposed to being placed on the floor or shelving and ultimately looks good.

With all of these considerations in mind a wireless picture light is an extremely versatile fixture that is able to add beauty and elegance to any room and showcase any artwork to its best potential.