{"id":14470,"date":"2021-04-02T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T21:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/?p=14470"},"modified":"2023-11-05T08:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T13:03:07","slug":"temporary-sconce-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental Lighting Hack – How to Faux Install Sconce Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I made my DIY canvas<\/a>, for the living room, I envisioned it hanging above my sofa with sconces flanking either side. Sconces are typically hardwired or plug-in. I love the look of a hardwired sconce but living in a rental that doesn’t have a rough-in for it, it’s just not possible. The next option was a plug-in sconce but I didn’t love the look of the wires dangling down the wall. I decided I’d track the little sconce hack I’d seen floating around the interwebs and it worked so well that I’m going to share it with you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rental<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I bought this set of sconces<\/a> and we set off to figure out how to install them. The installation is so quick and simple that it’s almost a no-brainer project for any renter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first step was to remove the screw caps on the front of the sconce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the back of the sconce, you’ll see this metal plate which is installed on the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To install the metal plate on the wall, figure out where on the wall you want to hang your sconce. Use a measuring tape and mark it on both sides of the piece of art (if you’re hanging two like I did). Once you know where you want to hang the sconce, drill a little pilot hole a screw in the plate. Once the plate is secure, you can simply slide the sconce onto the plate by lining up the two screws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once you have the sconce on the wall with the screws you’ll just put the screw caps back on and it’s done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The last step is adding the lighting. Since it’s not hardwired or plugged in you need something battery-operated to use as a lightbulb. I got these puck lights and just dropped them into the sconce. I’ve also seen some batter operated lightbulbs that I think would work nicely as well. They would perfect for down-facing sconces that you’d like to give this faux installation to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The puck lights<\/a> are great because they are battery-operated and work on a remote. They take three AA-batteries and I just dropped them right between the shade and the prongs from the shade just held them in place perfectly. There are also some battery-operated sconce options<\/a> that you might choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So that’s it – that’s the hack for installing sconce lighting<\/a> in a rental. If you try this, I’d love for you to let me know and send me pictures! You can always reach out to me on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I made my DIY canvas, for the living room, I envisioned it hanging above my sofa with sconces flanking either side. Sconces are typically hardwired or plug-in. I love the look of a hardwired sconce but living in a rental that doesn’t have a rough-in for it, it’s just not possible. The next option…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[242,276],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/makinghomebase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-02T21:35:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-05T13:03:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1189\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/\",\"name\":\"Rental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-02T21:35:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-05T13:03:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2e949a9d4adc538a21814bcaf9831c87\"},\"description\":\"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rental Lighting Hack – How to Faux Install Sconce Lighting\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"Casual design that feels like home\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2e949a9d4adc538a21814bcaf9831c87\",\"name\":\"Chelsea\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1a930109692dd03829e66f1b9b4ee8c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1a930109692dd03829e66f1b9b4ee8c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chelsea\"},\"description\":\"Chelsea Coulston is the resident decorator, baker, and pillow hoarder around these parts. A wife to an active duty Sailor and mom of two girls, Chelsea's got a knack for decorating even the most challenging spaces (just see her military base house!) She's inspired by cool beach tones and warm natural elements that remind you of a day at the beach. After living in a half dozen rentals, she's enjoyed spending the last few years in a cute ranch style home that she and her husband have almost completely renovated themselves. Chelsea lives in sunny Jacksonville, Florida with her husband and two daughters.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/makinghomebase.com\",\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/makinghomebase\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/makinghomebase\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/author\/chelsea\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting","description":"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting","og_description":"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/","article_author":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/makinghomebase","article_published_time":"2021-04-02T21:35:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-05T13:03:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":1189,"url":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chelsea","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chelsea","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/","url":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/","name":"Rental Lighting Hack - How to Install Temporary Sconce Lighting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-04-02T21:35:21+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-05T13:03:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2e949a9d4adc538a21814bcaf9831c87"},"description":"Rentals can have the worst lighting. This easy lighting trick allows you to temporarly install sconce lighting with no wires!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/temporary-sconce-lighting\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rental Lighting Hack – How to Faux Install Sconce Lighting"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/","name":"","description":"Casual design that feels like home","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2e949a9d4adc538a21814bcaf9831c87","name":"Chelsea","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1a930109692dd03829e66f1b9b4ee8c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1a930109692dd03829e66f1b9b4ee8c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chelsea"},"description":"Chelsea Coulston is the resident decorator, baker, and pillow hoarder around these parts. A wife to an active duty Sailor and mom of two girls, Chelsea's got a knack for decorating even the most challenging spaces (just see her military base house!) She's inspired by cool beach tones and warm natural elements that remind you of a day at the beach. After living in a half dozen rentals, she's enjoyed spending the last few years in a cute ranch style home that she and her husband have almost completely renovated themselves. Chelsea lives in sunny Jacksonville, Florida with her husband and two daughters.","sameAs":["http:\/\/makinghomebase.com","http:\/\/facebook.com\/makinghomebase","https:\/\/twitter.com\/makinghomebase"],"url":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/author\/chelsea\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2.jpg",900,1189,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-530x700.jpg",530,700,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-768x1015.jpg",768,1015,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-775x1024.jpg",775,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2.jpg",900,1189,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2.jpg",900,1189,false],"wprm-metadata-1_1":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-500x500.jpg",500,500,true],"wprm-metadata-4_3":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-500x375.jpg",500,375,true],"wprm-metadata-16_9":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-480x270.jpg",480,270,true],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-640x853.jpg",640,853,true],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rental-House-Wall-Sconce-1-2-150x198.jpg",150,198,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Chelsea","author_link":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/author\/chelsea\/"},"uagb_comment_info":3,"uagb_excerpt":"When I made my DIY canvas, for the living room, I envisioned it hanging above my sofa with sconces flanking either side. Sconces are typically hardwired or plug-in. I love the look of a hardwired sconce but living in a rental that doesn’t have a rough-in for it, it’s just not possible. The next option...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14470"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86218,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470\/revisions\/86218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makinghomebase.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}