Granvenne Outdoor Wall Light - Black

The Granvenne is a compact outdoor wall light in black: a neat box shape with a single round lens on its underside that sends the light down the wall. It measures 7cm across, 8cm high and 9cm deep from the wall, so it sits close and tidy rather than jutting out into a path. The body and the shade are both plastic, and it takes a GU10 lamp, with the light rated at 4.6W and 400lm. It is rated IP44, which means it is protected from splashing water, so it lives outdoors on a house wall through rain and wind.

Because the light falls downwards, it suits a front door, a porch, a side passage or the wall beside a garden gate, where you want to see the step and the lock without lighting the whole street. A pair either side of a door gives a balanced welcome, and the small size means it works on narrow stretches of wall between windows. The black finish sits quietly against pale render, dark brick or painted timber cladding. At 400lm it gives a gentle level of light for a doorway, enough to find the keyhole on a dark evening.

Plastic does not rust, which suits a fitting that spends its life out in the weather. There is no switch on the light itself: it is switched at the wall, so you turn it on and off from a wall switch. It runs on mains power at 220-240V, 50/60Hz, and as a wired-in mains light it is installed by a qualified electrician. Its energy class is F, and it weighs 0.227KG packed. Before ordering, it is worth picturing where the light will land, since it shines downwards only: the step, the lock and the path are where it does its best work.

What does the IP44 rating mean?

IP44 means the light is protected from splashing water, so it can live outdoors on a house wall by a door, porch or garden gate.

Which way does the light shine?

The light shines downwards through a single round lens on the underside, so it lights the wall, the step and the ground directly beneath the fitting.

How big is this outdoor wall light?

It is 7cm across and 8cm high, and it stands 9cm out from the wall, so it suits narrow spaces beside doors and between windows.

What bulb does it take?

It takes a GU10 lamp. The light is rated at 4.6W and 400lm, a gentle level that suits a doorway, porch or garden path.

How is the light switched?

There is no switch on the fitting itself. It is switched at the wall, so you turn it on and off from a wall switch.

What material is the body?

Both the black body and the shade are plastic, and plastic does not rust, which suits a light that lives outdoors all year.