Outdoor Straight Arm Lights
Frequently Asked Questions
An outdoor straight arm light is an exterior wall fixture whose shade extends from the wall on a rigid, horizontal arm, holding the light at a fixed distance and directing it downward. Unlike gooseneck and curved arm designs, there’s no arc — the line is squared-off and structural, which suits modern farmhouse, contemporary, and industrial exteriors. This collection offers straight arms in the Warehouse, Deep Bowl, Cafe, Homestead, Atomic, and Radial shade families, plus 2-light caged Vaportite fixtures.
Choose a straight arm when the building’s architecture is clean and squared-off — modern farmhouse, contemporary, workshop, industrial — and a gooseneck’s decorative sweep would feel out of place. Both fixture types do the same functional job: extend the shade from the wall and aim light down onto the door or sign below. The choice is purely visual, and since both are offered in largely the same shade families and finishes, you’re choosing a line, not a capability.
The Vaportite 2-Light mounts two caged-glass shades on a single straight-arm assembly — one installation, twice the directed light, with the protective metal cage that gives Vaportite its marine-industrial character. This collection offers it in Sea Green, Navy, and Barn Red. It suits wide utility doors, workshops, boathouses, and coastal exteriors where a single shade would leave one side of the opening underlit and where the caged look fits the setting.
The fixtures meet UL requirements and are labeled for Wet, Damp/Dry, or Dry location use, so check the label on the specific fixture’s listing and match it to how exposed your mounting spot is. An open wall with no overhang calls for a wet-location rating; a covered entry is less demanding. The listings also include dimensioned drawings with each fixture’s projection, which matters for a rigid arm that holds its shade at a fixed distance.
Shades in this collection run from 10 to 14 inches: the Warehouse in 10, 12, and 14 inches, the Deep Bowl in 10 and 12, the Cafe in 12 and 14, and the Homestead, Atomic, and Radial at 12 inches. The 10-to-12-inch range suits entry doors and porch-adjacent walls; 14-inch shades carry wider openings. The 2-light Vaportite fixtures cover broader spans from a single mount. Every listing includes full dimensions and projection.
Finishes across this collection include Forest Green, Black, Cantaloupe, Sea Green, Slate Gray, Bronze Matte, Architectural Bronze, Painted Galvanized, Navy, and Barn Red, with options varying by shade family. The neutral finishes — Black, the bronzes, Painted Galvanized — reinforce the straight arm’s structural character, while colors like Sea Green and Cantaloupe let the fixture carry personality on an otherwise quiet facade. Check each product page for the exact finishes offered on that fixture.