Alabaster Dome Wall Sconce – Brass 38 cm Twin-Rod | Akner

The Akner is a natural alabaster dome wall sconce with a half-dome shade in softly veined alabaster, mounted on a circular antique brass metal backplate with two turned hanging rods below. At 350 mm wide and 385 mm tall, it carries enough presence to anchor a bedroom wall or fill a hallway niche — while the rounded dome keeps the look calm rather than heavy.

Where it fits

• Bedside wall — mounted at 110–120 cm, the warm downward wash reaches eye-level while lying down, giving you reading light exactly where you want it without a lamp taking up nightstand space.
• Hallway or foyer — at 150–160 cm it lights faces and artwork on the opposite wall without bouncing off the ceiling, making the approach feel finished rather than functional.
• Powder room approach or feature wall — the pale veined alabaster holds its own against dark paint or marble without looking institutional.
• Study or reading corner — a pair flanking a console or bookshelf creates even, shadow-free coverage across the surface while the brass detailing adds warmth to neutral walls.

Why you’ll use it every day

The alabaster diffuses the G9 bulb into a warm, even glow with no bare-bulb hotspot — comfortable for reading in bed without waking a partner across the room. Because the shade is natural stone rather than fabric, it handles close-range heat well and the colour does not shift over time. Wall-mounted, it removes a lamp from the nightstand entirely and returns that surface to a glass of water, a book, and nothing else. In a hallway, guests tend to notice the veining in the shade before they register that the room is well-lit at all.

Hand-cut from natural alabaster — which means no two are alike. The veins run differently. The colour shifts. The edges darken where the stone is denser. Light it up and you get a glow that belongs to your piece and nothing else. One block of stone. One light. Never repeated.

Light & finish

When lit, the veined alabaster glows from within — the stone’s natural patterning becomes visible, and the light it casts is amber-warm rather than cool or clinical. The open underside of the dome directs light forward and downward, making it genuinely useful for task and ambient lighting rather than decorative only. Unlit, the pale natural alabaster and antique brass metal read together as a warm, earth-toned sculptural object. It works particularly well in interiors built around linen, terracotta, sage green, raw wood, and warm-white plaster, as well as in marble-and-brass or travertine schemes.